George Fikes (1825 - 1862)

Born 1825 in South Carolina, United States

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Died 1862 at about age 37 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

George Fikes was a South Carolinian.

George Fikes was buried in Salem Church Cemetery, North Perry, Perry County, Alabama.

Private George Fikes served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Alabama 36th Volunteer Infantry

George was born in 1825. He was the son of Michael Fikes and Mahala Dean. He passed away in 1862.

George served in the Civil War; he was hospitalized for some time, but is said to have died in the Battle of Chicamauga.

Buried in the Salem Church Cemetery in North Perry, Perry County, Alabama.

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Research Notes

Father, wife and 2 children are attached to the memorial page on Find A Grave for George.

Sources

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDH-VVC : 13 December 2017), George Fikes, 1860.

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPR-HJ9 : 12 April 2016), Geo Fikes, Bibb county, Bibb, Alabama, United States; citing family 48, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

https://www.nps.gov/chch/learn/historyculture/missionary-ridge.htm

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36440107/george-fikes

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Maryann Fikes for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Maryann and others.