Esther Delfina Sprague
(1845-1915)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. John Jay Fast Jr.

Esther Delfina Sprague 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 25 April 1845, Ohio 1 2 3
  • Marriage (1): John Jay Fast Jr. on 2 April 1863 in , Fulton County, IL 1 2 3 4
  • Died: 5 July 1915 at age 70 1 2
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Barton, MO on 16 June 1880. 3

1880 US Census
Page 387D, District 257, Dwelling 102, Family 108, Roll 673
Barton City, Barton County, Missouri
Esther Fast..Wife..35..OH..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 6 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Central Township, Barton, MO on 16 June 1900. 4

1900 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 18, Dwelling 201, Family 205
Central Township, Barton County, Missouri
Home owned, no mortgage
Hester Fast..Head..Apr 1846..54..8/7..OH..Widowed
Lindsay Fast..Son..Nov 1882..17..MO..Farm Laborer
Lottie M. Fast..Daughter..Jan 1884..16..MO
Charley F. Fast..Son..Aug 1887..12..MO

(Esther was widowed and living with children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 25 Apr 1845 instead of in Apr 1846, then her age should have been 55 instead of 54.
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Esther married John Jay Fast Jr., son of John Jay Fast and Hannah Robbins Day, on 2 April 1863 in , Fulton County, IL.1 2 3 4 (John Jay Fast Jr. was born on 6 July 1842 in , Fulton County, IL 1 2 and died on 6 February 1899 in Barton County, MO 1 2.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Barton, MO on 16 June 1880. 3

1880 US Census
Page 387D, District 257, Dwelling 102, Family 108, Roll 673
Barton City, Barton County, Missouri
John Fast..Head..36..IL..Farmer
Esther Fast..Wife..35..OH..Keeping House
Anabel Fast..Dau..16..IL..At Home
Wm. Fast..Son..12..MO..At Home
Ida L. Fast..Dau..7..MO..At Home
Rosetta Fast..Dau..6..MO..At School
Delphina Fast..Dau..4..MO..At Home
Bertha M. Fast..Dau..10m..MO..At Home
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Sources


1 Bill Loucks, "Bill Loucks Family History" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bloucks89; Updated: 2008-12-19 16:23:28 UTC (Fri)).

2 Patricia Banks, "Stevens, Reavis, Black, and Burke Ancestors" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=pbanks; Updated: 2008-10-02 11:35:21 UTC (Thu)).

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Barton City, Barton County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 257, p. 387D, dwelling 102, family 108, John Jay Fast and Esther Delfina Sprague; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 31 May 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 673.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Central Township, Barton County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 10A, dwelling 201, family 205, John Jay Fast Jr. and Esther Delfina Sprague; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Nov 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.


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