FIKES, Jacob 1788 to 1862, Vanhornesville. Elizabeth Miller, wife
1800
Fikes, Nicholas, Wife, 1 Son
Fikes, Peter - Wife, 2 Sons, 1 Daughter
Minden, Montgomery County NY
1833
Adam Fikes, was born in Stark, N.Y., April 30th, 1833, and was married in 1858 to Miss Amanda SHIMEL. They have three children. Raised in Stark where he lived all his life-except three years in Steuben county. He died in Stark in 1866, aged fifty-three years. He served in various town offices and was a Republican. He had three children and raised two; Jacob A. Fikes and Franklin Fikes. After his father's death he bought the homestead farm of 150 acres, to which he has since added fifty acres. He owns another of 135 acres and one of 120 acres. He was elected in 1871 supervisor and served two terms, was elected justice of the peace in 1880, in 1885 commissioner of highways and justice of the peace.
1838
Margaret FIKES married Abram SHAVER, born in Stark, N.Y., July 30th, 1820, His father, Nicholas, was also a native of this town. Mr. SHAVER has held the office of constable for fifteen years, and was a musician in the old State militia for fifteen years.
FIKES, Jacob A., Stark, was born in Steuben county January 1, 1838 son of Adam and Catherine Conderman Fikes. The grandfather, Jacob, was born in Stark, and his father was born in Germany and settled in Stark before the Revolutionary War. Jacob was in the War of 1812 and was born in Stark. He was over seventy years old when he died. His wife was Elizabeth Miller and they raised eleven children; Michael, Peter, Adam, John, Jacob, James, Abram, who died young, Katie, Betsey, Clarinda, Mary A. and Margaret.
FIKES, Jacob A., is a native of Howard, Steuben county, N.Y., and was born January 1st, 1839. he was married December 24th, 1862, to Miss Mary PHILLIPS, of Warren, N.Y., who was born March 18th, 1839. They have one son. Mr. FIKES's father was born in Stark, N.Y., and married Elizabeth COUNTRYMAN. Mr. FIKES has served his town two terms as supervisor, and was elected justice of the peace in 1877. He is a farmer.
1840
Bronner, Betsy Ann (Fikes)1840-1925
Wife of Anderson
1856
Mary Ann FIKES, who was born October 1st, 1830 married David SHAVER, born in Stark, N.Y., July 5th, 1828, and Mr. SHAVER is a farmer by occupation.
1861
FIKES, Willard, born May 28, 1861. Stark, son of Adam H. and Amanda Shimel Fikes. His grandfather, Henry was a son of Adam Fikes who came to Stark and bought the farm where subject resides. His wife was a Miss Walts and they had four children; Christina, Adam H. Fikes, born in 1883, Menzo and Harvey. Menzo died young. He was educated at district schools and after his father's death took charge of the farm, the fourth generation in possession of same.
1862
Arthur Fikes was born November 30, 1862, and married Carrie, daughter of William and Jennie Fikes Armstrong. They have one child, Howard J.
1869
Fikes, Peter, Palatine Bridge N.Y., Farmer
Gazetteer and Business Directory of Montgomery County, N.Y. 1869-70
published by Hamilton Child & Co., Syracuse, NY 1869
Fikes, Harvey, Fort Plain, MINDEN, hotel and Farmer
1883
Adam H. Fikes was born in 1883 and resided here all his life, except three years when he lived in Fort Plain. He died January 1, 1881 leaving a wife and three children, Luella, deceased, Willard and Arthur. The wife of Adam was born in Stark, a daughter of Jacob and Katie Fort Shimel. The former was born in Jefferson county and died at Richfield in June 1800, aged ninety-two and his wife died aged seventy. They had ten children, nine survived; Lena, Ephraim, Louisa, Eli, Levi who died young, Almira, Amanda, Sylvester, Lucy and Amelia C.
1898
FIKES, Orange J. - age, 26 years. Enlisted May 2, 1898, at Mohawk, to serve two years; mustered in as private, Co. G., May 16, 1898; mustered out with company, November 1, 1898, at Herkimer, N.Y.
1917
Fikes Richard, McKinley, NY
Canajoharie N.Y. 1917 Phone Book
1928
Fikes, Charles, house, Rural Delivery 1
Fikes, Richard, house, Rural Delivery 1
1928 Palatine Bridge Directory, Town of Palatine, Montgomery County, NY
Palatine Bridge was settled in 1723.
A bridge across the Mohawk River here built in 1798 gave the community it name.
The village was incorporated in 1867.
Palatine The town was formed in 1788 from the "Palatine District" in the newly formed Montgomery County. In 1797, part of the town was used to form the Town of Salisbury . The population was 3,070 at the 2000 census. The named is derived from the Palatinate in the Rhineland, the homeland of the early settlers of this region. the town has a total area of 41.7 square miles, of which, 41.2 square miles (106.7 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (1.25%) is water. The Mohawk River forms the south town line, and the north town line is the border of Fulton County, New York.
Communities and locations in Palatine
- Big Nose -- A landmark at the town line in the southeast part of Palatine. Along with "Little Nose" on the opposite bank of the Mohawk River, it marks a place called "The Noses."
- Christmans Corners -- A location in the north part of the town.
- Cook Corners -- A hamlet south of Stone Arabia on Route 10 at the intersection with Dillenbeck Road.
- Cranes Landing -- A former community in the western part of the town.
- East Stone Arabia -- A hamlet east of Stone Arabia.
- McKinley -- A location in the southeast part of the town.
- Nelliston -- The Village of Nelliston is on the Mohawk River, opposite Fort Plain, New York.
- Palatine Bridge -- The Village of Palatine Bridge on the Mohawk River, opposite Canajoharie, New York.
- Palatine Church -- A former community in the northwest part of the town.
- Stone Arabia -- A hamlet on Route 10, northeast of Palatine Bridge. Home to a large Amish community.
Residents of note
Webster Wagner was a local postmaster, state politician, and railroad inventor.
http://montgomery.nygenweb.net/palatine/paldir.html
1800 Census, Town of Minden, Montgomery County NY
Fikes, Nicholas - 1 Male under the age of 10 years-0-0-1 Male between the age of 26-45 years,1 Female between the age of 16-26 years
Fikes, Peter - 2 Males under the age of 10 years-0-0-1 Male between the age of 26-45 years -0--1 Female under the age of 10 years-0-0-1 Females between the age of 26-45 years
Christian Roof Jr, was born in Stone Arabia in 1767, Son Benjamin ROOF married Katherine Fikes, daughter of Henry FIKES and Marguerite HECK, Sons Alexander Roof on 7 Sept 1833 and Abram James Roof on 9 June 1837, other children
Benjamin ROOF was born in Minden, Montgomery County on 22 Feb 1807.
He married Katherine Fikes, born on 16 Sept 1814 in Herkimer County, dau of Henry FIKES and Marguerite HECK of Pamelia, before 1833. Their first two sons were both born in Jefferson County: Alexander Roof on 7 Sept 1833 in Pamelia and Abram James Roof on 9 June 1837. Children were born in Jefferson, Herkimer and Otsego Counties. Eventually settled in Delaware County. His father, Christian Roof Jr, was born in Stone Arabia in 1767. Other related families are DILLENBACH, BEEROP, and SCHITTERLY.
From the Richfield Springs Mercury, Richfield Springs, NY, Thursday, Aug 31, 1961.
1882
Dayton Armstrong, 78, died Aug 23 at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown following a brief illness. Burial in VanHornesville Cemetery. Born Dec 7, 1882 in Stark, the son of William and Emma (Fikes) Armstrong. He attended Rocks District School in the town of Stark. On Aug 26, 1906 he married Katie Palmer of Springfield Center in the Springfield Center Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong always resided on their present farm.
Van Hornesville Cemetery, Town of Stark,Herkimer County, New York
| Fikes, Adam | 1834-1881 | |
| Fikes, Adam | 1814-1867 | |
| Fikes, Amanda (Shimel) | 1835-1906 | Wife of Adam |
| Fikes, Catharine | 1810-1893 | Wife of Adam |
| Fikes, Elizabeth (Countryman) | 1790-1875 | Wife of Jacob |
| Fikes, Henry | 1810-1857 | |
| Fikes, Jacob | 1789-1864 | |
| Fikes, Jacob A. | 1839-1910 | |
| Fikes, Mary | -- 1814 | Wife of Michael J. |
| Fikes, Mary L. (Phillips) | --- -- | Wife of Jacob A. |
| Fikes, Menzo | 1836-1898 | Son of Henry and Peggy |
| Fikes, Michael J. | 1728-1818 | |
| Fikes, Peggy | 1810-1858 | Wife of Henry |
