R. Schyler Sykes Family lived on
property almost directly across the highway from the
Garner Prairie Chapel on Farm Road 3126. R. Schyler Sykes, born
in 1874, was the son
of Owen & Flora Sykes. He married Laura Qualls (Sykes), daughter
of Henry Qualls &
Julia Jackson (Qualls) about 1909. The 1930 U. S. Census for Polk County
shows they had
the following children:
John H. Sykes, b. 1910; Novells Sykes, b. 1911; Julia Sykes,
b. 1913;
Estelle Sykes, b. 1916; Arlee Sykes, b. 1918; and Fineal
Sykes, b. 1923.
About 100 yards north of the abandoned old homeplace is the burial marker for Laura Sykes:
Sykes, Laura, born: 1887 died:
Jan. 5, 1932