James Warren Sikes Jr

  Noted events in his life were:

• Notes. Sisters, Alice Prince & Mary Prince married brothers, James Warren Sikes Jr & Ruben Sikes.

• census, 1880, Ward 7, Grant, LA. Name: James Sikes
Home in 1880: 7th Ward, Winn, Louisiana
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of Household: Son
Father's Name: Warren
Father's birthplace: Louisiana
Mother's Name: Ellen
Mother's birthplace: Louisiana
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male

• census, 1910, Ward 3, Winn, LA. Name: James W Sikes Jr
Age in 1910: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Louisiana
Mother's Birth Place: Louisiana
Spouse's Name: Alise J
Home in 1910: Police Jury Ward 3, Winn, Louisiana
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household members:
James W Sikes Jr 33
Alise J Sikes 33
Hester E Sikes 11
Arnold L Sikes 10
Ellie E Sikes 8
Ollie V Sikes 5
Troy R Sikes 3
Almo C Sikes 5/12

• WWI Draft Registration, 1918, Sikes, Winn, LA. Name: James Waren Sikes Jr.
County: Winn
State: Louisiana
Birth Date: 6 May 1876
Race: White
FHL Roll Number: 1685030
DraftBoard: 0
Age: 42
Occupation: Farmer
Nearest Relative: Mrs Alice Jane Sikes, Sikes, Winn, LA
Height: Medium
Build: Stout
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Light
Date: 9/12/1918

• census, 1920, Ward 3, Winn, LA. Name: James W Sikes Jr.
Home in 1920: Police Jury Ward 3, Winn, Louisiana
Age: 43 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Alice
Father's Birth Place: Louisiana
Mother's Birth Place: Louisiana
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 387
Household members:
James W Sikes 43
Alice Sikes 43
Hester Sikes 21
Arnold Sikes 19
Etta Sikes 17
Olie Sikes 15
Troy Sikes 13
Almore Sikes 10
Grady Sikes 8
Tressie Sikes 3

• census, 1930, Ward 3, Winn, LA. Name: James W Sikes
Home in 1930: Police Jury Ward 3, Winn, Louisiana
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Louisiana
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Alice
Race: White
Household members:
James W Sikes 53
Alice Sikes 50
Eta Sikes 21
Grady W Sikes 19
Tressie Sikes 12

• Obituary, 1962. J. W. Sikes, who celebrated his 86th birthday May 6, died in a Winnfield hospital at 5 a.m. Thursday, May 24, following a stroke he suffered last Monday. A retired farmer, he was a native of Sikes, but for a number of years has been residing with his daughter, Mrs. Troy Adams of Gaars Mill. He was a long time member and deacon of the Fellowship Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 25, at the Fellowship Baptist Church, with the Rev. Mr. Martin and Rev. Paul Hammons of Jonesboro officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Mr. Sikes' wife and four sons preceded him in death. He leaves four daughters, Mrs. Dave Simmons, Sikes, Mrs. Troy Adams and Mrs. Clyde Parker, Gaars Mill, and Mrs. Tommie Chaddick, Shreveport; 17 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Arlie [sic Arley] Thompson of Sikes.

Published in The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American, May 24, 1967

James married Alice Jane Prince, daughter of Christopher H Prince and Amanda Jane Tullos. (Alice Jane Prince was born on 2 Mar 1877, died on 26 Aug 1938 and was buried in Fellowship Cemetery, Sikes, Winn, LA.)