Walter Harry Fast ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Birth Image, 18 March 1877, Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. ⁶

2. 1880 US Census, 4 June 1880, Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. ⁴ 1880 US Census
Page 190C, District 70, Family 68, Roll 578
Eaton, Eaton, Michigan
Walter Fast..Son..3..MI

(Living with parents.)

3. 1900 US Census, 19 June 1900, Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. ⁵ 1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 71, Family 226
Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan
Farm owned, no mortgage
Walter Fast..Son..Mar 1877..23..MI..Farm Laborer

(Living with father and step-mother.)

4. 1910 US Census, 6 May 1910, Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. ¹ 1910 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 85, Family 216, Roll 645
Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan
Farm rented
Married 10 years
Walter H. Fast..Head..33..MI..Farmer

(Living with wife and 2 children.)

5. 1920 US Census, 9 January 1920, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States. ² 1920 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 106, Family 186, Roll 772, Ward 6
Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
Home owned, with mortgage
Walter H. Fast..Head..43..MI..Real Estate Agent

(Living with wife and 2 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 18 Mar 1877, then his age should have been 42 instead of 43.

6. 1930 US Census, 8 April 1930, Potterville, Eaton, Michigan, United States. ³ 1930 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 3, Family 35, Roll 983
Potterville, Eaton, Michigan
Home rented, $18
Walter H. Fast..Head..53..MI..Farmer, General Farming

(Living with wife and daughter.)

7. Obituary: Grand Rapids Press, 3 October 1940, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States. Walter H. Fast, 63, of Eaton township, died Wednesday at Hayes-Green Memorial hospital, Charlotte. Mr. Fast was born in Eaton township, March 19, 1877, a son of Clinton and Carrie Olin Fast. Surviving are the widow, Ethel; two daughters, Mrs. Kelsea Vance of Lansins and Mrs. Leon Heinze at home; a son, Bruce C. of Lansing; three grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Leo Shaler of Haslett, and a half-sister, Mrs. Flossie Rochester, of Charlotte. Funeral at the Myron E. Pray funeral home at 2 Friday. Burial in Potterville cemetery.

(Source: Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 3 Oct 1940)
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8. Cemetery: Potterville Cemetery, 4 October 1940, Potterville Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States.

Walter married Ethel L. Jackson in 1900.^{1 2 3} (Ethel L. Jackson was born on 20 March 1878 in Michigan, United States ^{1 3} and died on 6 November 1975 in Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1910 US Census, 6 May 1910, Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. ¹ 1910 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 85, Family 216, Roll 645
Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan
Farm rented
Married 10 years
Walter H. Fast..Head..33..MI..Farmer
Ethel L. Fast..Wife..32..MI..2/2
Erma V. Fast..Daughter..9..MI
Bruce C. Fast..Son..7..MI

2. 1920 US Census, 9 January 1920, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, United States. ² 1920 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 106, Family 186, Roll 772, Ward 6
Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
Home owned, with mortgage
Walter H. Fast..Head..43..MI..Real Estate Agent
Ethel Fast..Wife..40..MI
Bruce Fast..Son..16..MI..Chauffer, Auto
Lois Fast..Daughter..5..MI

3. 1930 US Census, 8 April 1930, Potterville, Eaton, Michigan, United States. ³ 1930 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 3, Family 35, Roll 983
Potterville, Eaton, Michigan
Home rented, $18
Walter H. Fast..Head..53..MI..Farmer, General Farming
Ethel L. Fast..Wife..52..MI
Lois J. Fast..Daughter..15..MI