Sholtes, Stanton

Stanton Sholtes

Birth

Stanton Sholtes was born on September 17,1856 at Rock Road, Knox, Albany, NY. His parents were Jacob Sholtes(1817-1891) and Angelica Schell(1828-1906). Stanton was the fourth of nine children, all born on the Rock Road Sholtes farm.

Education

He was educated.

Occupation

Stanton Sholtes was a Farmer. He learned the skills of farming from his father, and carried on the operation of the 150 acre Rock Road Sholtes farm on Lot 629 which was homesteaded by his great grandfather, Johan Jacob Scholtes. The farm stayed in the Sholtes family for 175 years, until 1958.

Marriage & Children

Stanton Sholtes married Ida Gibbs(Jul 10, 1859-Aug 26, 1932) on Jun 26, 1877 at the Lutheran Church, Gallupville, Schoharie, NY. Ida was the daughter of James Gibbs and Eva Ester Engle. Stanton Sholtes and Ida Gibbs had the following nine children:

• Clifford Sholtes-b.Nov 29, 1877 at Rock Road, Knox, Albany, NY, He married Retha M. Schoonmaker, daughter of Wesley Schoonmaler and Mary Hanes, on Feb 25, 1902 at Scotia, Schenectady, NY. Ne married Mae Blessing after 1938. He died on Apr 4, 1947 at Berne, Albany, NY. He was a Farmer. He and Retha M. Schoonmaker appeared on the cenus of 1910 at the Town of Guilderland, Albany, NY, farmer on a general farm. He was a carpenter working in Albany in 1917. He lived in 1917 at Guilderland Center, Albany, NY. He and Retha M. Schoonmaker appeared on the census of 1920 and 1930 at the Town of Guilderland, Albany, NY.
• Dudley Sholtes b.Apr 13, 1880 at Rock Road, Knox, Albany, NY. He married Lottie Fort. He died on Jan 19, 1939 at St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, Albany, NY, at age 58. He was buried at Beaverdam Cemetery, Town of Berne, Albany, NY. He was a Farm Laborer. He appeared on the census of 1910 at Town of Knox, Albany, NY, single and living at home (mistakenly listed as Clifford). He and Lottie Fort appeared on the census of 1920 at Schenectady, Schenectady, NY.
• Effie Sholtes-b.Aug 12, 1883 at Rock Road, Knox, Albany, NY. She married James Henry Wagoner, son of Elias Waggoner and Sally Ann Willsey, before 1915. She died on Jun 28, 1943 at NY at age 59. She was buried after Jun 28, 1943 at Knox Cemetery, Albany, NY. She was a Homemaker.
• Howard Sholtes-b. Mar 4, 1987 at Rock Road, Knox, Albany, NY. He married Olive M. Fairlee, daughter of Mil B. Fairlee and Anna M. Batcher, in 1911. He died on Aug 16, 1973 at Hallmarks Nursing Home, Schenectady,NY, at age 86. He was buried after Aug 16, 1973 at Knox Cemetery, Knox, Albany, NY. He was a Farmer on his farm on West Road near Rock Road. He lived in 1973 at Town of Berne, Albany, NY, in the former schoolhouse next to the Reformed Church parsonage.
• Friend Sholtes-b. Jun 8, 1889 at Rock Road, Knox, Albany, NY. He married Gertrude Mason, daughter of Unk Mason and Ria Black. He died on Apr 21, 1958 at Rock Road, Knox, Albany, NY, at age 68. He was buried after Apr 21,

1958. He lived at 142 Rock Road, Town of Knox, Albany, NY. He was a Farmer. He was the last Sholtes to own the Rock Road farm after 175 years in the family. He and Gertrude Sholtes appeared on the census of 1930, he was a mechanic on road machinery. He and Gertrude had a daughter, Virginia. She is currently married and living in Tenn.(2009)

• Alta Mae Sholtes -b.May 12, 1891 at Rock Road, Knox, Albany, NY. She married Clyde L. Ball, son of Charles Eugene Ball and Minnie Bell Onderdonk, on Jun 1, 1911 at Rock Road, Knox, Albany, NY. She died on Sep 25, 1996 at Berne, Albany, NY, at age 105. She was buried after Sep 25, 1996 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Berne, Albany, NY. She was a Homemaker. She and Clyde L. Ball appeared on the census of Jun 1, 1915 at Village of Berne, Albany, NY. They were living that year in the Warren Wood house. Clyde was a school teacher and worked part time at Ed Tompkins store next to the bridge. He also helped his father, Charles Eugene Ball,at the Ball farm in Switzkill Valley.They had two children;Alberta who lives at the farm today(2009), and Gertrude Ball Deitz who died in 2008 at age 91. In 1920, Alta and Clyde moved to the Ball farm. Alta often rode a horse bareback to the one room school on Rock Road, dismounted, went to class while the horse returned to it's stable in the Dutch Barn on the farm built by Johan Jacob Sholtes. Her close brothers Friend and Jessie taught her to fish , which she enjoyed annually for years with the family. As a teenager, Alta spent one year at a Finishing School in NYC.
• Jesse D. Sholtes-b.Aug 26, 1895 at Rock Road, Knox, Albany, NY. He married Lena Posson, daughter of Frederick R. Possom and Cora Briggs, on Oct 13,1917 at Town of Berne, Albany, NY. He died on Jan 22, 1958 at Berne, Albany, NY, at age 62. He was a Machine Operator, Dept. of Highways. He and Lena Sholtes appeared on the census of 1930 at Town of Knox, Albany, NY, he was a farmer.
• Clara Esther Sholtes-b.May 7, 1897 at Rock Road, Knox, Albany, NY. She died on Jun 14, 1897 at Rock Road, Knox, Albany, NY.
• (--?--)Sholtes was born after Apr 1, 1920 at of Schenectady, Schenectady, NY.

Ida Gibbs, wife of Stanton, was born on Jul 1859 at the Town of Wright, Schoharie, NY. She died on Aug 26, 1932 at Rotterdam, Schenectady, NY, at age 73. She was buried on Aug 29, 1932 at Beaverdam Cemetery, Town of Berne, Albany, NY.

Death

Stanton Sholtes died on Feb 5, 1929 at Rock Road, Knox, Albany, NY, at Age 72. He was buried on Feb 7, 1929 at Beaverdam Cemetery, Town of Berne, Albany, NY.

Additional Media

Photos courtesy of Allan Deitz

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  Stanton and Ida Sholtes 50th anniversary
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  Stanton Sholtes teasing Clara Schell. Effie Schell in the background. Photo courtesy of Allan Deitz
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  Sholtes Family of Rock Road Farm. Photo courtesy of Allan Deitz
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  Stanton Sholtes,Photo courtesy of Allan Deitz
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  Stanton Sholtes Obituary - Altamont Enterprise - February 8, 1929

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