Andrew Jackson Fast ^{2 3 4 5 6 7}

  General Notes:

Andrew Jackson Fast served four months in the Civil War with the Ohio National Guard. His will was probated 15 Jan 1883.

(Source: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #1334)
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US Civil War Enlistment - Enlisted in Company K, Ohio 156th Infantry Regiment on 15 May 1864.

Mustered out on 01 Sep 1864 at Camp Dennison, Ohio USA
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  Birth Notes:

His birth date is calculated from his gravestone which says he was 54 yr and 5 d old when he died on 28 Dec 1882.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Auburn Township, Fairfield, OH on 3 September 1850. ⁵

1850 US Census
Page 114A, Family 87, Roll 677
Auburn Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
A. J. Fast..21..OH..Laborer
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Center Township, Mercer, OH on 7 July 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 10, Dwelling 70, Family 71, Roll 1243
Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio
Andrew J. Fast..41..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 1 son.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Center Township, Mercer, OH on 8 June 1880. ⁴

1880 US Census
Page 355B, District 181, Dwelling 59, Family 59, Roll 1048
Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio
A. J. Fast..Head..52..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 23 Dec 1828, then his age should have been 51 instead of 52.
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• He was buried after 28 December 1882 in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Saint Marys, OH.

Plot: Section L.
Find A Grave Memorial #17013934
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Andrew married Maria D. Thomas, daughter of David Thomas and Elizabeth Hawkey, on 6 February 1851 in , Fairfield County, OH.^{1 2 3 4} (Maria D. Thomas was born in November 1826 in , Washington County, MD,^{2 4 8} died on 2 October 1914 in Neptune, OH ^{2 9} and was buried after 2 October 1914 in Saint Marys, OH ⁹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Center Township, Mercer, OH on 7 July 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 10, Dwelling 70, Family 71, Roll 1243
Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio
Andrew J. Fast..41..OH..Farmer
Mariah D. Fast..40..MD..Keeping House
Riley Joseph H. Fast..3..OH
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Center Township, Mercer, OH on 8 June 1880. ⁴

1880 US Census
Page 355B, District 181, Dwelling 59, Family 59, Roll 1048
Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio
A. J. Fast..Head..52..OH..Farmer
Mariah Fast..Wife..53..MD..Keeping House
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Andrew J. Fast
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 06 Feb 1851
Event Place: Fairfield, Ohio, United States
Spouse's Name: Maria D. Thomas
GS Film number: 295269
Digital Folder Number: 004016267
Image Number: 00244

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZBT-F4B : accessed 06 Jun 2013), Andrew J. Fast and Maria D. Thomas, 1851.
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