Henrietta Sowle ^{2 3 4 5 6}

  General Notes:

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #1334]
Reportedly a Mayflower descendant.
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  Death Notes:

Died during childbirth of daughter Henrietta.
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  Burial Notes:

There is one large monument that serves as the gravestone for Christian, his first wife Henrietta, his second wife, Rhoda, his daughter, Laura, and his son John A. The center portion of the pedestal monument is made of rose colored marble and capped with a carved vaulted granite top piece with a large letter F cut in relief. The inscription on the top of the front face reads "Christian Fast, Feb. 12, 1814 - Dec. 13, 1898". Below that and on the left half it reads "Henrietta, his wife, Nov. 10, 1820 - Dec. 8, 1859" while on the right half it reads "Rhoda M., his wife, Dec. 12, 1835 - May 27, 1911". On the face of the left side it reads "Laura E. Fast, July 9, 1870 - Sept. 7, 1879" while the face on the right side reads "John A. Fast, Aug. 19, 1857 - July 20, 1875". Note that the names of the son and daughter are unfortunately inscribed on the side of wrong mother.

Find A Grave Memorial# 14302982
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1815 and a birth location of New York.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 35 on the 1850 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Sullivan Township, Ashland County, OH on 8 October 1850. ⁵

1850 US Census
Page 468A, Family 119, Roll 658
Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Henrietta Fast..35..New York

(Living with husband and 5 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 10 Nov 1820, then her age should have been 29 instead of 35.
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Henrietta married Christian Fast, son of Martin Fast and Catherine Blosser, on 14 April 1839 in , Wayne County, OH.^{1 2} (Christian Fast was born on 12 February 1814 in , Fayette County, PA,^{7 8 9 10} died on 13 December 1898 in , Steuben County, IN and was buried after 13 December 1898 in Sowles Cemetery, Angola, IN ¹⁰.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 14 April 1839, in , Wayne County, OH.

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Sullivan Township, Ashland County, OH on 8 October 1850. ⁵

1850 US Census
Page 468A, Family 119, Roll 658
Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Christian Fast..42..Ohio..Farmer
Henrietta Fast..35..New York
Joseph Fast..12..Ohio
Bosand Fast..9..Ohio
Allen Fast..5..Ohio
Eli Fast..4..Ohio
Mary C. Fast..2..Ohio
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Christian Fast
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 16 Apr 1839
Event Place: Wayne, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Henrietta Powle
Spouse's Gender: Female
Record Number: 748
Reference ID: 266

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZDJ-FL9 : 26 August 2019), Christian Fast and Henrietta Powle, 16 Apr 1839; citing Marriage, Wayne, Ohio, United States, 266, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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While visiting the Sowles Cemetery in September 2002, I noted the following small individual markers around the gravestone of Christian Fast. These small stones are sometimes called "footstones" for they designate the exact burial location of multiple people in a family burial plot.
...Father
...Mother
...Mother
...Infant
...Infant
...Infants
...John
...L??isa (Badly weathered; looks like Louisa but is probably Laura)
...Infant
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