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William Fast
(1794-1882)
Anna Catherine Elizabeth Fast
(1795-1869)
Joseph Strouse
(Abt 1815-)
Susan Markle
(Abt 1820-)
Joshua B. Fast
(1841-1923)
Susanne Strouse
(1845-1922)
Eleazer O. Fast
(1862-1956)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Vida Adell Nye

Eleazer O. Fast 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: July 1862, Ohio, United States 1 2 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Vida Adell Nye on 12 March 1888 in Walton, Eaton, Michigan, United States 1 2 3 4
  • Died: 1956 at age 94 6
  • Buried: 1956, Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan, United States 6
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1880 US Census, 14 June 1880, Brookfield Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. 5 1880 US Census
Page 310B, District 77, Dwelling 189, Family 197, Roll 578
Brookfield Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Eleazer Fast..Daughter..17..OH..Works On Farm

(Living with parents.)

2. Occupation: Farmer, 1888, Brookfield, Eaton, Michigan, United States. 1

3. Residence, 1888, Brookfield, Eaton, Michigan, United States. 1

4. 1900 US Census, 20 June 1900, Walton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. 2 1900 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 80, Dwelling 362, Family 364
Walton Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Farm rented
Married 12 years
Eleazer O. Fast..Head..Jul 1862..37..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife.)

5. 1920 US Census, 9 January 1920, Carmel Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. 3 1920 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 91, Family 58, Roll 763
Carmel Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Farm owned, no mortgage
Eleazer Fast..Head..56..OH..Farmer, own farm

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Jul 1862, then his age should have been 57 instead of 56.

6. 1930 US Census, 5 May 1930, Carmel Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. 4 1930 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 6, Dwelling 199, Family 199, Roll 983
Carmel Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Home owned
Eleazer O. Fast..Head..66..OH..Farmer, General Farming

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Jul 1862, then his age should have been 67 instead of 66.



7. Cemetery: Maple Hill Cemetery, 1956, Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan, United States. 6 Plot: G
Find A Grave Memorial #70030733


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Eleazer married Vida Adell Nye, daughter of Earl O. Nye and Maria Corkill, on 12 March 1888 in Walton, Eaton, Michigan, United States.1 2 3 4 (Vida Adell Nye was born on 26 December 1869 in Bedford, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States,1 2 3 4 7 died on 26 July 1943 in Carmel Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States 7 and was buried on 29 July 1943 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan, United States 7.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



1. Marriage Image, 12 March 1888, Walton, Eaton, Michigan, United States. 1

2. 1900 US Census, 20 June 1900, Walton Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. 2 1900 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 80, Dwelling 362, Family 364
Walton Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Farm rented
Married 12 years
Eleazer O. Fast..Head..Jul 1862..37..OH..Farmer
Vida A. Fast..Wife..Dec 1869..30..OH..0/0

3. 1920 US Census, 9 January 1920, Carmel Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. 3 1920 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 91, Family 58, Roll 763
Carmel Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Farm owned, no mortgage
Eleazer Fast..Head..56..OH..Farmer, own farm
Vida Fast..Wife..50..OH

4. 1930 US Census, 5 May 1930, Carmel Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States. 4 1930 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 6, Dwelling 199, Family 199, Roll 983
Carmel Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Home owned
Eleazer O. Fast..Head..66..OH..Farmer, General Farming
Vida A. Fast..Wife..60..OH


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Eleazer O. Fast
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 12 Mar 1888
Event Place: Walton, Eaton, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 25y
Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Name: Joshua B. Fast
Mother's Name: Susan Strouse
Spouse's Name: Vida A. Nye
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 18y
Spouse's Birthplace: Ohio
Spouse's Father's Name: Earl O. Nye
Spouse's Mother's Name: Maria Corkill

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3ND-T9F : 9 November 2020), Eleazer O. Fast and Vida A. Nye, 12 Mar 1888; citing Marriage, Walton, Eaton, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207677.
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Sources


1 "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 18 January 2021), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3ND-T9F : 9 November 2020), Eleazer O. Fast and Vida A. Nye, 12 Mar 1888; citing Marriage, Walton, Eaton, Michigan, Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207677.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Walton Township, Eaton County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 80, sheet 15A, dwelling 362, family 364, Eleazer O. Fast and Vida Adell Nye; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 10 Jan 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Carmel Township, Eaton County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 3A, family 58, Eleazer O. Fast and Vida Adell Nye; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 4 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 763.

4 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Carmel Township, Eaton County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 8A, dwelling 199, family 199, Eleazer O. Fast and Vida Adell Nye; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1810731 : accessed 2 Nov 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 983.

5 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Brookfield Township, Eaton County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 77, p. 310B, dwelling 189, family 197, Joshua B. Fast and Susanne Strouse; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 21 Sep 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 578.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 4 Mar 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70030733.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 4 Mar 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70030512.


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