Sikes/Sykes Family Cards - Person Sheet
Sikes/Sykes Family Cards - Person Sheet
NameWilliam “Preacher Billy” Sikes 
Birth10 Oct 1824, Elkhorn, Henry Cty, TN
FatherSamson Sikes (1791-~1825)
MotherMary “Polly” Gross
Spouses
Birth1825, Stewart Cty, TN
Death23 Dec 1898, Stewart Cty, TN
BurialHart Cemetery, Long Creek, Stewart Cty, TN
Marriage8 Mar 1848, Stewart Cty, TN
ChildrenMartha A. “Matt” (1849-1939)
Sarah Jane (1854-1927)
Elijah (1855-<1870)
William Henry (1856-1946)
Nancy Della (1862-1956)
Benjamin Westley (1864-1941)
Arthur Franklin (1866-1943)
Julia Dicilla (~1867-1936)
James Albert “Ab” (1868-1948)
Notes for William “Preacher Billy” Sikes
William Sikes was a Methodist minister. He went to FL during the Civil War. His grave stone reads, “Here Lies a Sinner Saved by Grace”
Note all spelling of the children’s last name was changed from “Sikes” to “Sykes” for reasons unknown.
Note all spelling of the children’s last name was changed from “Sikes” to “Sykes” for reasons unknown.