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Phillip Fast
(1829-1908)
Evaline A. Wolf
(1845-After 1900)
William Benjamin Deer
(1852-)
Anna E. Prickett
(1851-)
Frank Leslie Fast
(1879-1955)
Mary Alwinda Deer
(1882-1965)
Harold Francis Fast
(1901-1972)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Edythe Cox
2. Margaret Frances Miller

Harold Francis Fast 1 2

  • Born: 12 September 1901, Kalispell, MT 1 3
  • Marriage (1): Edythe Cox on 16 June 1923 in Adel, IA
  • Marriage (2): Margaret Frances Miller on 26 July 1952 in Tripoli, IA
  • Died: 4 November 1972, , San Bernardino County, CA at age 71 3
  • Buried: After 4 November 1972, Ontario, CA
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 12 September 1900 and a birth location of Kalispell, MT.

• He appeared on the 1915 South Dakota State Census in Whitewood, SD in April 1915. 1

1915 South Dakota State Census
Whitewood, Lawrence County, South Dakota
Home or farm owned
Harold Fast..13..MT..5 years in SD..To School..Card 94
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Whitewood, SD on 15 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 121, Family 12, Roll 1721
Whitewood, Lawrence County, South Dakota
North Street; Home owned, with mortgage
Harold L. Fast..Son..19..MT..Chauffeur, Auto Livery
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 12 Sep 1901, then his age should have been 18 instead of 19.
.

• He was buried in Ontario, CA after 4 November 1972. Find A Grave Memorial 149843388
.


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Harold married Edythe Cox, daughter of C. J. Cox and Bessie Bryant, on 16 June 1923 in Adel, IA. The marriage ended in divorce. (Edythe Cox was born in 1902 in Pontiac, IL and died after 16 June 1923.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Harold Francis Fast and Edythe Cox were divorced before 1952.


bullet  Marriage Notes:

Groom's Name: Harold F. Fast
Groom's Birth Date: 1901
Groom's Birthplace: Kalispell, Mont.
Groom's Age: 22
Bride's Name: Edythe Cox
Bride's Birth Date: 1902
Bride's Birthplace: Pontiac, Ill.
Bride's Age: 21
Marriage Date: 16 Jun 1923
Marriage Place: Adel, Dallas, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name: F. L. Fast
Groom's Mother's Name: Mary Deere
Bride's Father's Name: C. J. Cox
Bride's Mother's Name: Bessie Bryant
Groom's Race: White
Bride's Race: White
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02681-9
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
Source Film Number: 1605281
Reference Number: Vol. 3 p64
Collection: Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992
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Harold next married Margaret Frances Miller, daughter of William J. Miller and Mary Payne, on 26 July 1952 in Tripoli, IA. (Margaret Frances Miller was born about 1902 in California and died on an unknown date.)


bullet  Marriage Notes:

The Certificate of Registry of Marriage issued in Los Angeles County indicates that Harold had been married 5 times before and his bride had been married 4 times before.
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Sources


1 1915 State Census, South Dakota, population schedule, Whitewood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, Frank L. Fast and Mary Alwinda Deer; index and images, Family Search (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1476041 : accessed 23 Apr 2018).

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Whitewood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, enumeration district (ED) 121, sheet 5A, family 12, Frank L. Fast and Mary Alwinda Deer; index and images (accessed 25 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1721.

3 Mike Wedell, "Wedell and Berg Family Genealogies," database, RootsWeb/Ancestry.com (https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mwedell : accessed 23 Apr 2018).


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