Mary Jane Evans Sykes, 1844-1927

SYKES, EVANS

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 4/4/2009 at 20:44:50

MRS. GEO. SYKES, PIONEER LADY PASSED AWAY

Mrs. George Sykes, another of our pioneer residents, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Wratten, on September the twenty-ninth [1927]. Mrs. Sykes came to this city from Belmond, shortly after her marriage to Mr. Sykes in 1882 and has been a resident of this city since that time.

She was born on March 27, 1844, in Lukin, Ireland, and came with her parents to this country in 1849. She was united in marriage to Henry J. Evans, in Connecticut in 1862. Henry Evans served in the war and after the war they resided in the east and he died in Hartford, Conn., where he was visiting at the home of his mother.

There was born to this union seven children. One passed away in infancy, and one, Mrs. Manchester, passed away in Sioux City one week before her mother. The surviving children are C.H. Evans of Groversfield, Mo.; Archie and James Evans, and Mrs. Walter Wratten of this city and Mrs. Katie McFarland of Burns, Mont., all of whom attended the mother's funeral in this city on Monday.

In 1882 Mrs. Sykes became the wife of George Sykes at Belmond and shortly afterward they moved to this city. Her husband passed away in August, 1919 (sic) 1908. There were two children born to this union. The daughter passed away in 1894 and the son, Geo. Sykes, is a resident of Ellsworth, Minn.

The funeral services were held on Monday, the Rev. Father Kelly officiating. Interment was made in St. Patricks cemetery, south of this city. There were sixty-five relatives and close friends from out of the city in attendance.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Enterprise, Emmet County, Iowa, October 5, 1927.