William Henry SikesAge: 66 years1890–1957
- Name
- William Henry Sikes
- Given names
- William Henry
- Surname
- Sikes
 Birth | June 29, 1890 39 39 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | Elijah Lancaster October 5, 1908 (Age 18 years) Cause: Asthma |
 Census | May 4, 1910 (Age 19 years) |
 Civil marriage | Lena Dell Dilday — View this family December 25, 1910 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Ann Lancaster June 7, 1911 (Age 20 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | William Howell Sikes Jr. — Laura Bell Broadway — View this family March 1912 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth Clauson July 8, 1916 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 25 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Military | WW1 Draft 1917 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 26 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 27 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 7, 1920 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a father | William Howell Sikes Jr. April 22, 1929 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 39 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 18, 1930 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ida Florence Sikes July 24, 1934 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | May 2, 1940 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary “Annie” Sikes July 20, 1941 (Age 51 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Mary “Annie” Sikes July 21, 1941 (Age 51 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount View Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | George Alex Sikes October 5, 1943 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a brother | Ollie B Sikes May 15, 1951 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a brother | Nelson Franklin Sikes October 27, 1952 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | 1957 (Age 66 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount View Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Howell Sikes Jr. Birth: January 5, 1851 33 26 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 22, 1929 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Ann Lancaster Birth: September 15, 1850 21 19 — Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1911 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: May 7, 1868 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Mary “Annie” Sikes Birth: February 22, 1870 19 19 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 20, 1941 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Lawrence Sikes Birth: 1873 21 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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1 year elder brother |
Torence Sikes Birth: 1873 21 22 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1880 |
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23 months elder sister |
Ida Florence Sikes Birth: November 17, 1874 23 24 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: July 24, 1934 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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15 months elder brother |
Ollie B Sikes Birth: February 17, 1876 25 25 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 15, 1951 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Sikes Birth: 1879 27 28 Death: |
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2 years elder brother |
George Alex Sikes Birth: May 20, 1881 30 30 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 5, 1943 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months elder brother |
Nelson Franklin Sikes Birth: March 17, 1883 32 32 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 27, 1952 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Lydia Sallie Sikes Birth: April 4, 1888 37 37 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 28, 1971 — Barberton, Summit, Ohio, United States |
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2 years himself |
William Henry Sikes Birth: June 29, 1890 39 39 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: 1957 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Laura Bell Broadway |
| father |
William Howell Sikes Jr. Birth: January 5, 1851 33 26 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 22, 1929 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Laura Bell Broadway Birth: September 15, 1875 Death: December 28, 1943 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: March 1912 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Lena Dell Dilday |
| himself |
William Henry Sikes Birth: June 29, 1890 39 39 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: 1957 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Lena Dell Dilday Birth: 1895 Death: 1985 |
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Marriage: December 25, 1910 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
William Henry Sikes has 32 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (32)
Parents William Clauson Lancaster + Martha Ann Carney
Parents Nelson Alexander Lancaster + Angeline “Annie” Henley
Parents Joseph Elijah Lancaster + Susan Buckingham
Parents Joseph Elijah Lancaster + Nancy Ann Bell
Parents Franklin Marion “Frank” Lancaster + Rebecca Ann “Becky” Rougemont
Parents Granville D Davis + Ellen Lancaster
Parents Robert Lee Lancaster + Effie Jane Fitzhugh
Parents William C Carney + Eva Lee Lancaster
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Howell Sikes Jr. - Household
Hickman Church Rd Stewart TN
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