Son of Leeander Graham Sykes and Letitia Jeans Andrew Sykes.

Married to Lillie Turner Hinton on July 24, 1896 in Orange County, North Carolina.

Malachi and Lillie were the parents of:
Bertha Sykes Ward
Pearl Ethel Sykes Taylor
Effie Sykes Andrews
Jesse Enoch Sykes
Robert Graham Sykes
Mamie Sykes Rogers
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North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011
Name: Mallie Sykes
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1875
Marriage Date: 24 Jul 1896
Marriage Place: Orange, North Carolina
Father: Graham Sykes
Mother: Martelia Sykes
Spouse: Lilly Harris
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Race: White
Spouse Age: 25
Spouse Father: Long Hinton
Spouse Mother: Ina Hinton
Event Type: Marriage

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Mallie Sykes
Age: 22
Birth Date: Jun 1877
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
Race: White
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Lillie T Sykes
Marriage Year: 1896
Years Married: 4
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Mallie Sykes 22
Lillie T Sykes 29
Mike L Sykes 8
Bertha M Sykes 3
Ethel P Sykes 1

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Mallie K Sykes
Age in 1910: 32
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: New Hope, Chatham, North Carolina
Race: White
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Lillie Sykes
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Mallie K Sykes 32
Lillie Sykes 38
Mike Sykes 19
Bertha Sykes 12
Pearl Sykes 11
Effie Sykes 8
Jessie Sykes 7
Robert Sykes 4
Mamie Sykes 1

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Marion Sykes
Age: 43
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Durham Ward 2, Durham, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Lillie Sykes
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Home owned: Rent
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
Household Members: Name Age
Marion Sykes 43
Lillie Sykes 49
Effie Sykes 19
Jessie Sykes 17
Robert Sykes 16
Mamie Sykes 12
Manly Osborn 36
Mollie Osborn 30
Eva Biggs 26
Violet Biggs 6
Bessie Loften 17

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Maliki K Sykes
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1930: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Lily Sykes
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Maliki K Sykes 53
Lily Sykes 58
Bertha Ward 30
Bruce Ward 40
Arthur Ward 1
James Pickard 9

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Malie K Sykes
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1930: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Inmate
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members: Name Age
Malie K Sykes 52

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Mr. Malachi Sykes
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 64
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Liggett & Myers, Retired
Birth Date: 3 May 1877
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 16 Jun 1941
Death Location: Durham, Durham
Spouse's Name: Lilly Hinton Sykes
Father's Name: Graham Sykes
Mother's name: Sitis Zelna
Residence: 610 Railroad St, Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Cause of death: Carcinoma of thymus with metastases
Informant; Lilly Sykes, 610 Railroad St, Durham