To everyone who is working on Sickels family, I went for a walk thru Sparta Methodist Cemetery today. I made a transcript of all the Sickels gravestones I found and entered them at www.findagrave.com along with the Surrogate info, obit info, etc. Search: Sparta Methodist - Epis.... This group is spelled SICKELS on all stones. If anyone is in Sussex Cty, these stones are directly behind the old Methodist Church. There is still info I have to enter, however I will do it at a later date. If there are any typos, errors, questions, or additions, please let me know. With the gravestone info, I connected William & Leah with Dolson. George (1791-1877) with William J. and Catherine on same gravestone. I think William J. is the son of George and ? Hope this helps, Karen, NJ

George Sickles is my GR-Gr-Gr-granfather, his wife was Anna/Hannah from death cert. Amongst his children, Phoebe Sickles, my Gr-Gr-grandmotherFeb16,1813-Mar17,1897 married Joel Decker. I have her death cert.William J. Sickles is Phoebe's brother, with his wife being Catherine E. Shafer. I also have his death cert. and it also agrees with George and Anna/Hannah.Another brother, Walter Sickles, married Martha Goble, daughter of Benjamin goble and Amanda Durmer.Still another brother, John, Sep1,1830-Sep3,1904. I also have his death cert. and it too agrees with George and Anna?Hanna. ew Jersey Herald- March31,1897 OBITUARY Mrs. Phebe Decker departed this life at the home of her son -in-law, Coleman Babcock, of Amity, N.J., Mar17,1897, aged 84 years and one month. Her husband, Joel Decker Sr., has been dead for 32 years.Early in life she gave her heart to God and inited with the Baptist Church in Hamburg, N.J. Those who knew her best say that she truly lived a Christian life. Four daughters and three sons remain to mourn her loss. The funeral services were held at the home of Coleman Babcock. The Rev. C.M. Sandford, pastor of the free Methodist church of Dover N.J. was in charge. A large number of friends and neighbors gathered to pay the last tribute of respect to one they loved. her body was laid in the cemetery at Sparta. Sussex Indepependent- Aug29,1913 Mortuary Record- William J. Sickles William J. Sickles, Probably one of the oldest citizens of Sparta Township,died at his home in the Amity neighborhood last Friday. The funeral services were held at his late home Monday forenoon and interment in the Methodist Cemetery. He was born December,1819, and lived his entire life time in this vicinity , was a quiet, genial well-to-do farmer, known widely as one of the most accomadating and neighborly men of this vicinity, honorable and upright in all of his transactions. He is survived by one daughter, Ella, at home; two sons, Manning Sickles, of Sparta and James Sickles of The New Jersey Herald- Thursday, September8,1904 John Sickles, an aged man who had made his home with his son, Stewart, for some time past, was found dead along the side of the public road last Saturday afternoon. He had been to town, and returning to his sons , who lives just on the border, the fell destroyer, Death, laid his hands upon him before he quite reached the house. He could have lain there but a few minutes before he was found. His funeral services were held on Monday afternoon of this week. Interment at the Sparta Cemetery Tom Wilson --- karen wreden <kmwgen@earthlink.net> wrote: > To everyone who is working on Sickels family, > > I went for a walk thru Sparta Methodist Cemetery > today. I made a transcript of all the Sickels > gravestones I found and entered them at > www.findagrave.com along with the Surrogate info, > obit info, etc. Search: Sparta Methodist - > Epis.... This group is spelled SICKELS on all > stones. If anyone is in Sussex Cty, these stones > are directly behind the old Methodist Church. > There is still info I have to enter, however I > will do it at a later date. If there are any typos, > errors, questions, or additions, please let me know. > With the gravestone info, I connected William & > Leah with Dolson. George (1791-1877) with William > J. and Catherine on same gravestone. I think > William J. is the son of George and ? > Hope this helps, > Karen, NJ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to NJSUSSEX-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL