Mark, I have a bit of information on the Jost Fickes family. If you would like more, please e-mail me at lepeltola@aol.com
Jost came from Germany abt 1737, and had about 9 children. There is a book written about his descendants. The Strom family is mentioned in the book, but I don't know to what extent (I don't have the book). If my John and Jacob Fickes are connected to Jost, they would probably be grandchildren. I can't find their parents though.