William Elias Fast ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Cause of his death was Arteriosclerosis.⁶

  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1880 US Census, 8 June 1880, Orange Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ⁴ 1880 US Census
Page 187C, District 89, Family 89, Roll 991
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
William E. Fast..Son..7..OH
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 27 Jul 1873, then his age should have been 6 instead of 7.

2. 1900 US Census, 21 June 1900, Orange Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ⁵ 1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 14, Dwelling 177, Family 177, Roll 1237
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned, with mortgage
William E. Fast..Son..Jul 1873..26..OH..Farmer
(Living with widowed father.)

3. 1910 US Census, 18 April 1910, Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ¹ 1910 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 18, Family 12, Roll 1151
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm rented
Married 8 years
William E. Fast..Head..36..OH
(Living with wife and 3 children.)

4. 1920 US Census, 5 January 1920, Clear Creek Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ² 1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 1, Family 9, Roll 1347
Clear Creek Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm rented
William Fast...Head..47..OH..Farmer, General Farm
(Living with wife and 3 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 27 Jul 1873, then his age should have been 46 instead of 47.

5. 1930 US Census, 21 April 1930, Clear Creek Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ³ 1930 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 2, Dwelling 96, Family 97, Roll 1749
Clear Creek Township, Ashland County, Ohio
farm rented
William Fast..Head..54..OH..married at age 27..Farmer, General Farm
(Living with wife, son, married daughter, and grandson.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 27 Jul 1873, then his age should have been 56 instead of 54.

6. Residence: 711 Hale Avenue, 1950, Savannah, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ⁶

7. Cemetery: Savannah Cemetery, 28 January 1950, Savannah, Ashland, Ohio, United States. Although the death certificate indicates burial at the Savannah Cemetery, a survey of visible markers done on February 27, 1999 indicated no marker for any Fast family member other than a Maria Fast, 1828-1923.
[Source: US GenWeb Archives, http://files.usgwarchives.org/oh/ashland/cemeteries/savannah.txt]

William married Cora May Fry, daughter of Henry Walter Fry and Sophia Leiner, on 26 June 1901 in Ashland, Ohio, United States.^{1 2 3} (Cora May Fry was born on 17 November 1878 in Wayne, Ohio, United States,⁷ died on 28 February 1950 in Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, United States ⁷ and was buried on 3 March 1950 in Savannah, Ashland, Ohio, United States ⁷.). The cause of her death was Arteriosclerosis.⁶

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1910 US Census, 18 April 1910, Troy Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ¹ 1910 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 18, Family 12, Roll 1151
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm rented
Married 8 years
William E. Fast..Head..36..OH
Cora M. Fast..Wife..30..OH..4/3
Ruth E. Fast..Dau..4..OH
Pauline N. Fast..Dau..3..OH
Francis U. Fast..Son..3m..OH

2. 1920 US Census, 5 January 1920, Clear Creek Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ² 1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 1, Family 9, Roll 1347
Clear Creek Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm rented
William Fast...Head..47..OH..Farmer, General Farm
Cora Fast...Wife..40..OH
Ruth Fast...Dau..14..OH
Pauline Fast...Dau..12..OH
Eugene Fast...Son..10..OH

3. 1930 US Census, 21 April 1930, Clear Creek Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States. ³ 1930 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 2, Dwelling 96, Family 97, Roll 1749
Clear Creek Township, Ashland County, Ohio
farm rented
William Fast..Head..54..OH..married at age 27..Farmer, General Farm
Cora Fast..Wife..47..OH..married at age 20
Eugene Fast..Son..20..OH..farm laborer, farm
Ruth Detrow..Dau..24..OH..married at age 20..farm laborer, farm
John Detrow..GSon..4..OH

  Marriage Notes:

Name: William E. Fast
Spouse's Name: Cora M. Frey
Event Date: 26 Jun 1901
Event Place: Ashland County, Ohio
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00950-7
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
GS Film number: 2074228
Reference ID: 11193

Citing this Record:
"Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD7Z-3JS : accessed 6 March 2016), William E. Fast and Cora M. Frey, 26 Jun 1901; citing Ashland County, Ohio, reference 11193; FHL microfilm 2,074,228.
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