Married Eveline Ann Hunsaker on 21 SEP 1854 in Knox County, Missouri. Married Miriam Fite Neff on 11 JAN 1894 at the office of J. T. Turner, Justice of the Peace, in Shelby County, Missouri. Married Julia Linn Griffith Garnett on 17 APR 1898 at the brides home by W. A. Smith, ordained Preacher of the Gospel, in Shelby County, Missouri. Marriage recorded in Knox County, Missouri.

Occupation: Farmer

MO d/c 15568

** Note: Through a family source it seems the spelling of Eveline's name is incorrect on her marker.

FILVANUS [sic] SIKES, 91, IS DEAD
Was Buried Wednesday in Cockrum Grave Yard.
Filvanus [sic] Sikes, or "Uncle Vane" Sikes as he was usually called by those who knew him, 94 years old, died at 11:30 o'clock Tuesday morning at the home of his step-son, Harve Garnett, in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood, southeast of Novelty. He had been in ill health for some time.
Funeral services were conducted at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Mt. Pleasant Church by the Rev. O. B. Hobbs of Novelty. Burial was in the Cockrum grave yard.
The widow and one son, Ezra, of Lots, Wash., survive besides the stepson, who lived on the home place. Mr. Sikes was born Nov. 12, 1832, and had lived in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood a long time.
The Edina Sentinel, Edina, Missouri • Thu, Jun 2, 1927, Page 1, Column 4

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Silvanes Sikes
Eraline A Hunsaker
21 Sep 1854
Knox, Missouri
From familysearch.org Indexing Project (Batch) # M51530-1; System Origin: Missouri- ODM, Film # 105382

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Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Name: Silvanus Sikes
Marriage Date: 11 Jan 1894
Marriage Location: Shelby, Missouri
Marriage County: Knox
Spouse Name: Miriem Neff

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Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 about Silvanus Sikes
Name: Silvanus Sikes
Marriage Date: 17 Apr 1898
Marriage Location: Knox, Missouri
Marriage County: Knox
Spouse Name: Julia Garnett