Asa W. Sykes and Jennie London

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Husband Asa W. Sykes ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1 Dec 1877 - Henderson Twp, Jefferson Co, PA 2
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         Father: Jacob Bilger Sykes (1852-1916) 3 4
         Mother: Florenna Philippi (      -Aft 1917) 1 2

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   Other Spouse: Estella Kreider (      -      ) 2

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Wife Jennie London ^{2 5}

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         Father: James K. London (1851-      ) 5
         Mother: Phoebe Owens (      -      ) 5

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Children

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1 M Asa W. Sykes, Jr. ²

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2 F Martha Sykes ²

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3 M George W. Sykes ²

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4 M J. B. Sykes ²

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5 M Roy London Sykes ²

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6 M Donald Sykes ²

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General Notes: Husband - Asa W. Sykes

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His education was acquired in the local schools and at Waynesburg (Pennsylvania) College, where he took the commercial course and graduated, and his practical business training was obtained in association with his father, whom he joined as soon as his school days were over. Having become sufficiently familiar with the latter's affairs to be intrusted with some responsibility in their management, he was sent to Newtonburg to look after the interest of J. B. Sykes in the large mill of Sykes Brothers at that point, remaining until 1898. With the exception of the Cascade Coal Company, Mr. Sykes took an active part in the organization of all the corporations operating at Sykesville, and was an organizer and member of the original board of directors of the First National Bank of the borough of which his father was the first president. He was president of the Sykesville Gas Company, Incorporated, carrying all these responsibilities in addition to the management of the J. B. Sykes estate, which did a large business dealing in lumber and all kinds of building supplies.
He was but twenty-one years old when he was elected a justice of the peace at Sykesville, being one of the youngest incumbents of such an office in the state, and he served for five years, refusing renomination. His political allegiance was given to the Republican party, in whose campaigns he took an active part.
During the Spanish-American war he was a member of the 16th Pennsylvania infantry and served for six months, being stationed at Porto Rico. He later spent six months in travel along the Mexican border. Socially he affiliated with the P. O. S. of A., Knights of Pythias and Masons, in the latter connection holding membership in John M. Read Lodge, No. 534, F. & A. M., of Reynoldsville; Jefferson Chapter, No. 225, R. A. M., of Brookville, and Bethany Commandery, No. 83, K. T., of DuBois.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1207.

2 Editor, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 195.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1206.

4 Editor, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 193.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1299.