Stanley S. Fast ^{1 2 3 4}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Camden Township, Hillsdale, MI on 20 August 1870. ³

1870 US Census
Page 25, Family 197, Roll 673
Camden Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan
Stanley S. Fast..10..OH..At School
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Woodbridge Township, Hillsdale County, MI on 21 June 1880. ⁴

1880 US Census
Page 328B, District 96, Dwelling 228, Family 231, Roll 0581
Woodbridge Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan
Stanley S. Fast..Son..20..OH..Farming
(Living with divorced mother.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Surrey Township, Clare County, MI on 26 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 30, Dwelling 288, Family 293
Surrey Township, Clare County, Michigan
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 1 year
Stanley S. Fast..Head..Apr 1860..40..OH..Farming
(Living with wife.)
.

Stanley married Fanny Murray, daughter of Charles Murray and Collie Adrain, on 16 October 1898 in Woodbridge Township, Hillsdale County, MI.^{1 2} (Fanny Murray was born in September 1877 in , Wood County, OH ^{1 2} and died after 1 June 1900.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 16 October 1898, in Woodbridge Township, Hillsdale County, MI. ¹

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Surrey Township, Clare County, MI on 26 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 30, Dwelling 288, Family 293
Surrey Township, Clare County, Michigan
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 1 year
Stanley S. Fast..Head..Apr 1860..40..OH..Farming
Fannie Fast..Wife..Sep 1877..22..OH..0/0
.

  Marriage Notes:

Name: Stanley S. Fast
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 16 Oct 1898
Event Place: Woodbridge, Hillsdale, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 38y
Birth Date: 1860
Birthplace: Putnam County, Ohio
Marriage Date: 16 Oct 1898
Marriage Place: Woodbridge, Hillsdale, Michigan
Father's Name: Martin Fast
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Brown
Spouse's Name: Fanny Murray
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 20y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1878
Spouse's Birthplace: Wood County, Ohio
Spouse's Father's Name: Chas. Murray
Spouse's Mother's Name: Unknown
Source Reference: p 134 rn 3184

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3XP-7JX : 9 November 2020), Stanley S. Fast and Fanny Murray, 16 Oct 1898; citing Marriage, Woodbridge, Hillsdale, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4208258.
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The marriage register for Hillsdale County indicates that Stanley S. Fast was married one time before his marriage to Fanny Murray. He was almost twice Fanny's age: Stanley was 38 while Fanny was 20. The marriage did not last; less than 4 years later Fanny was remarried to Lyman Dickinson on 6 Apr 1902 in Isabella County, Michigan. Once again her husband was almost 18 years older than she.
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