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Christian Fast
(1762-1841)
Anna Barbara Mason
(1768-1855)
Jacob Martin Fast
(1788-1875)
Catharine Rex
(1794-1872)
Martin M. Fast
(1811-1881)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Harriet Hartman

2. Nancy Jane Bumpus

Martin M. Fast 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 10 November 1811, , Greene County, PA 2 4 5 6 7
  • Marriage (1): Harriet Hartman about 1834
  • Marriage (2): Nancy Jane Bumpus on 1 June 1854 in Ashland County, OH 1 2
  • Died: 5 June 1881, Ashland, OH at age 69 6 7
  • Buried: After 5 June 1881, Nova, OH 6
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bullet  Death Notes:

Name: Martin M. Fast
Gender: Male
Death Date: 05 Jun 1881
Death Place: Ashland, Ashland, Ohio
Age: 69
Birth Date: 1812
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03672-6
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
GS Film number: 2079446
Reference ID: 3

Citing this Record:
"Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6Z8-Y47 : accessed 11 June 2016), Martin M. Fast, 05 Jun 1881; citing Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, reference 3; FHL microfilm 2,079,446.
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bullet  Burial Notes:

Martin shares a common gravestone with his 2nd wife, Nancy Jane Bumpus. On one side, it reads "Martin Fast, Born Nov. 10, 1811; Died June 5, 1881".

Find A Grave Memorial# 29259780
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 24 October 1850. 3

1850 US Census
Page 497B, Dwelling 4, Family 4, Roll 658
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Martin Fast..40..PA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 6 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 10 Nov 1811, then his age should have been 38 instead of 40.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 5 June 1860. 4

1860 US Census
Page 16, Roll 930, Dwelling 124, Family 121
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Martin Fast..48..PA..Farmer
(Living with 2nd wife and 6 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 28 June 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 14, Roll 1169, Dwelling 107, Family 106
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Martin M. Fast..58..PA..Farmer
(Living with his 2nd wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 10 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 234A, District 93, Family 88, Roll 0991
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Martin W. Fast..Head..68..PA..Farmer
(Living with wife, daughter, and granddaughter.)
.


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Martin married Harriet Hartman about 1834. (Harriet Hartman was born calculated 29 May 1811 in Pennsylvania,8 died on 19 November 1852 8 and was buried after 19 November 1852 in Ashland County, OH 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 24 October 1850. 3

1850 US Census
Page 497B, Dwelling 4, Family 4, Roll 658
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Martin Fast..40..PA..Farmer
Harriet Fast..41..PA
Melinda Fast..16..OH
David Fast..14..OH
Jacob Fast..12..OH
Melissa Fast..7..OH
Washington Fast..5..OH
Jackson Fast..5..OH
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Martin next married Nancy Jane Bumpus, daughter of John D. Bumpus and Nancy Bailey, on 1 June 1854 in Ashland County, OH.1 2 (Nancy Jane Bumpus was born on 21 January 1827 in Ashland County, OH,7 9 died on 1 October 1902 7 9 and was buried on 3 October 1902 in Nova, OH 9.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 5 June 1860. 4

1860 US Census
Page 16, Roll 930, Dwelling 124, Family 121
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Martin Fast..48..PA..Farmer
Jane Fast..36..OH
Jacob Fast..22..OH..Farm Laborer
Malissa Fast..16..OH
Washington Fast..14..OH
Jackson Fast..14..OH
Emily Fast..11..OH
Viola Fast..5..OH
.

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 28 June 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 14, Roll 1169, Dwelling 107, Family 106
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Martin M. Fast..58..PA..Farmer
Jane Fast..46..OH..Keeping House
Melissa Fast..26..OH..Teaching
Jackson Fast..24..OH
Viola Fast..15..OH
Martin Petty..12..OH
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 10 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 234A, District 93, Family 88, Roll 0991
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Martin W. Fast..Head..68..PA..Farmer
Nancy J. Fast..Wife..56..OH..Keeping House
Viola C. Hickey..Dau..25..OH
Vesta P. Hickey..GDau..3..OH
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bullet  Marriage Notes:

After his first wife, Harriet Hartman, died, Martin Fast was remarried in 1854 to Nancy Jane Bumpus who was also previously married to a George Beattie. George and Nancy had one daughter who was born in 1848 shortly after the death of George. This daughter, named Emmeline Ann Beattie, was brought into the marriage of Nancy and Martin Fast and she appears with them in the 1860 US Census under the name of Emily Fast. Emily Ann (Fast) Beattie later was married to Schuyler Weeks.
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Sources


1 Becky Teubner, "Bits and Pieces of Genealogy and History" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=cuatroake; Updated: 2009-07-07 10:57:29 UTC (Tue)).

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 93, p. 234A, family 88, Martin M. Fast and Nancy Jane Bumpus; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Jun 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0991.

3 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 497B, dwelling 4, family 4, Martin M. Fast and Harriet Hartman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 658.

4 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 16, dwelling 124, family 121, Martin M. Fast and Nancy Jane Bumpus; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Feb 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 930.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 14, dwelling 107, family 106, Martin M. Fast and Nancy Jane Bumpus; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Feb 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1169.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 28 Feb 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29259780.

7 Larry Overmire, "Genealogy of Fast, Shriver, Burns, Scott, McKibben, Including Descendants of Revolutionary War Hero Christian Fast" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lovermire; Updated: 2008-08-07 23:55:09 UTC (Thu)).

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 28 Feb 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22573272.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 28 Feb 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29259762.


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