Individual Details
Nelson Joseph Sykes
(1877 - 10 Nov 1937)
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon Nelson J. Sykes appears with his wife Esther H. and children Lauren B. (son) and H. Lucile, a daughter. Also in the household is an uncle Chancey L. Clayson widowed and a farmer. A roomer Zelpha F. Holtee is also living there. Nelson is a bookkeeper, Esther is an interior decorator and Lauran is a music teacher.
This family is also at the same place in the 1920 and 1910 census. The daughter is listed as Hazel L. in 1920.
Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Friday, November 12, 1937, Page 15, Col. 5: Sykes---Late of 3133 N. E. Rodney ave., Nov. 10, Nelson J. Sykes, aged 59 years, beloved father of Lauren B. Sykes of Portland and Mrs. Wayne Chastain of Freewater, Or.; brother of Russell Sykes and Mrs. Mabel Mills of Portland. Funeral services Friday, Nov. 12, at 11 A. M. at the Chapel of Miller & Tracey. Interment Rose City Cemetery.
This family is also at the same place in the 1920 and 1910 census. The daughter is listed as Hazel L. in 1920.
Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Friday, November 12, 1937, Page 15, Col. 5: Sykes---Late of 3133 N. E. Rodney ave., Nov. 10, Nelson J. Sykes, aged 59 years, beloved father of Lauren B. Sykes of Portland and Mrs. Wayne Chastain of Freewater, Or.; brother of Russell Sykes and Mrs. Mabel Mills of Portland. Funeral services Friday, Nov. 12, at 11 A. M. at the Chapel of Miller & Tracey. Interment Rose City Cemetery.
Events
| Birth | 1877 | Michigan |  | ||
| Marriage | 19 Oct 1904 | Yamhill Co., Oregon - Harriet Esther Horton | | ||
| Death | 10 Nov 1937 | Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon | | ||
| Burial | Rose City Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon | |
Families
| Spouse | Harriet Esther Horton (1880 - 1958) |
| Child | Lauren Berkeley Sykes (1905 - 1980) |
| Child | Lucile Hazel Sykes (1909 - 1987) |
Endnotes
1. 1930 Census Multnomah Co., Oregon.
4. Ancestry.com, Washington Death Index, 1940-1996 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002).
5. Obituary of Nelson Joseph Sykes, Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Friday, November 12, 1937, Page 15, Col. 5.
6. Find A Grave.
7. Obituary of Nelson Joseph Sykes, Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Friday, November 12, 1937, Page 15, Col. 5.