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Richard Oades Sykes

Born 15 May 1894 in Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Ancestors

Son of Richard Oades Sykes and Elizabeth (Hudson) Sykes

Brother of Gertrude (Sykes) Lindquist, Edith (Sykes) Lindquist, George Sykes, William Sykes and Unnamed Sykes

Husband of Katherine Pattee (Vennard) Sykes — married 15 May 1917 in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Father of Richard Oades Sykes, Frank Bennett Sykes, Isabel Lochhead Sykes, Thomas William Sykes, Henry George Sykes and Janet (Sykes) Bowden

Died 24 Feb 1966 at age 71 in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

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Biography

Richard Sykes was a Massachusettsan.

Richard Sykes has English ancestors.

Richard Oades Sykes (the suffix is Sr. but Wikitree only allows the suffix if it's on the birth certificate - but of course he wouldn't become a Sr. until he had a son that was given the same name) was born on May 15, 1894, in Lawrence, Massachusetts to Richard Sykes and Elizabeth Hudson ^[1]^[2].

In 1900, Richard (6 - middle initial recorded in the census as H and attended school), lived in Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with his father Richard (61 - age as recorded in the census but since he was born in 1859, he must've been 41 years old and worked in a mill), his mother Elizabeth (33), his sister Gertrude Sykes (13 - at school), his sister Edith Sykes (11 - at school), his brother George Sykes (9 - the census records his middle initial as J and his Wikitree profile records his middle initial as H and attended school) and his brother William W. Sykes (3)^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6].

In 1910, Richard O. (15), lived on Rockingham Street, in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with his father Richard (49 - continued to work in a mill), his mother Elizabeth (52 - age as recorded in the census but being born in 1867, she must've been 43 years of age), his sister Gertrude (23), his sister Edith (21 - worked as an assembler in electrical), his brother George (19 - worked as a machinist in a mill) and his brother William (13)^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10].

On May 15, 1917, Richard (23) married Katherine Pattee Vennard, in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14].

On August 17, 1917, Richard (23 - tall, medium build, blue eyes, light hair) registered for World War I, in Lowell. Richard listed his present trade/occupation as working at the B&M Railroad Car Shop and that he was married. The draft registration also noted, under the State on the back: "Aug 17/17 - Examined - Rexamined - Rejected" (so I guess Richard did not pass the physical)^[15]^[16]^[17].

On February 27, 1918, Richard and Katherine gave birth to their son RIchard Oades Sykes, in Lowell^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21].

On November 1, 1919, Richard and Katherine gave birth to their son Frank Bennett Sykes, in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25].

In 1920, Richard (26 - worked as a foreman), lived in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with his wife Catherine (28), their son Richard (Jr. is the suffix but Wikitree doesn't allow the suffix unless it's on the birth certificate, which I don't have but it is on several other documents and recorded as being 1 year old) and their son Frank (3/12)^[26]^[27].

In 1921, Richard and Katherine gave birth to their daughter Isabelle Lochhead Sykes, in Lowell^[28]^[29]^[30]^[31].

On March 10, 1925, Richard and Katherine gave birth to their son Thomas William Sykes, in North Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts^[32]^[33]^[34]^[35].

On July 14, 1927, Richard and Katherine gave birth to their son Henry George Sykes, in Chelmsford^[36]^[37]^[38]^[39].

In 1930, Richard (36 - worked as a carder in a cotton mill [[1]]), lived in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with his wife Katherine (37 - name as spelled in the census), their son Richard (12 - recorded as Jr.), their son Frank (10), their daughter Isabel (9), their son Thomas (5) and their son Henry (2); on the census it indicates that the Sykes owned a radio, during this time radio's were an expensive item to buy^[40]^[41].

On September 23, 1931, Richard and Katherine gave birth to their daughter Janet Elizabeth Sykes, in Lowell^[42]^[43]^[44]^[45].

In 1935, 1936 Richard and Katherine lived at 9 Rockingham, in Lowell; Richard was working as a carder^[46]^[47].

In 1940, Richard (46 - worked as a carder in a rayon mill), lived on Lawrence Street, in Lowell, with his wife Katherine (47 - name as spelled in the census), their son Richard (21 - worked as a laborer in the rayon mill), their son Frank (20 - worked as a stock clerk in a dry goods company), their daughter Isabelle (18), their son Thomas (15), their son Henry (12), their daughter Janet (8) and his mother-in-law Isabelle (Lochhead) Vennard (83 - widowed)^[48]^[49].

On October 16, 1940, Richard and Katherine's son Richard (22 - 5'9", 150lbs., blue eyes, brown hair and a ruddy complexion), registered for World War II, while living at 9 Rockingham Street, in Lowell^[50]^[51].

On April 27, 1942, Richard (47 - 6' tall, 179lbs., gray eyes, gray hair, a light complexion and wore glasses) registered for World War II, in Lowell, while married to Katherine, living at 1286 Lawrence Street, in Lowell and working for George Moore Wool Scouring, Company (on Princeton Street, in North Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts)^[52]^[53]^[54].

Richard Oades Sykes (71) died on February 25, 1966, in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts and is buried at Lowell Cemetery, in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts^[55]^[56]^[57].