Ephraim Walter Fast

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(1762-1841)

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(1768-1855)

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Ephraim Walter Fast
(1830-1920)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Hannah Roberts

Ephraim Walter Fast ² ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰

Born: 28 March 1830, Ashland County, OH ² ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰
Marriage (1): Hannah Roberts on 15 October 1851 in Ashland County, OH ¹ ² ³ ⁴
Died: 22 September 1920, Richmond Township, Huron, OH at age 90 ⁸ ¹⁰
Buried: 25 September 1920, Willard, OH ⁸ ¹⁰

bullet Cause of his death was Senility and organic heart trouble.⁸

bullet Death Notes:

Name: Ephriam Walter Fast
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 22 Sep 1920
Event Place: Richmond Twp, Huron, Ohio
Gender: Male
Age: 90
Birth Year (Estimated): 1830
Father's Name: Jacob Fast
Mother's Name: Not Known
Spouse's Name: Hannah Fast
Citing this Record

"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X66R-V4F : 8 December 2014), Ephriam Walter Fast, 22 Sep 1920; citing Richmond Twp, Huron, Ohio, reference fn 59203; FHL microfilm 1,991,307.

NOTE - His son, Elmer Ephraim Fast, was the informant.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He resided in Ashland County, OH in 1850.

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 18 July 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 88, Roll 930, Dwelling 712, Family 687
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Ephraim Fast..30..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 4 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Richmond Township, Huron, OH on 6 June 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 7, Dwelling 44, Family 44
Richmond Township, Huron County, Ohio
Ephraim Post..40..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 6 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Richmond Township, Huron, OH on 9 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 195D, District 153, Dwelling 107, Family 114, Roll 1035
Richmond Township, Huron County, Ohio
Ephraim Fast..Head..50..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 4 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Richmond Township, Huron, OH on 22 June 1900. ⁷

1900 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 37, Dwelling 241, Family 250
Richmond Township, Huron County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 49 years
Ephraim W. Fast..Head..Mar 1830..70..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and adopted daughter.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Willard, OH on 7 January 1920. ⁹

1920 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 49, Dwelling 92, Family 102, Roll 1398
Willard, Huron County, Ohio
407 Laurel Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Ephraim W. Fast..Father..89..OH
(Living with wife at the home of his widowed daughter, Ida.)
.

• He was buried on 25 September 1920 in the Bethel Cemetery in Willard, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #77239763
. ¹⁰

Ephraim married Hannah Roberts, daughter of Aaron Roberts and Matilda Ticher, on 15 October 1851 in Ashland County, OH.¹ ² ³ ⁴ (Hannah Roberts was born on 25 October 1830 in Ashland County, OH,² ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁹ ¹¹ ¹² died on 23 June 1922 in Attica, OH ¹¹ ¹² and was buried on 25 June 1922 in Willard, OH ¹¹ ¹².). The cause of her death was Hemorrhagic paralysis of brain.⁸

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 18 July 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 88, Roll 930, Dwelling 712, Family 687
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Ephraim Fast..30..OH..Farmer
Hannah Fast..29..OH
Matilda J. Fast..6..OH
Mary J. Fast..5..OH
Madison M. Fast..3..OH
Ephraim E. Fast..10m..OH
.

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Richmond Township, Huron, OH on 6 June 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 7, Dwelling 44, Family 44
Richmond Township, Huron County, Ohio
Ephraim Post..40..OH..Farmer
Hannah Post..39..OH..Keeping House
Jane Post..16..OH..At home
Mary Post..15..OH..At home
Madison Post..13..OH..At home
Elmer Post..10..OH
Leroy Post..8..OH
Ida Post..5..OH
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Richmond Township, Huron, OH on 9 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 195D, District 153, Dwelling 107, Family 114, Roll 1035
Richmond Township, Huron County, Ohio
Ephraim Fast..Head..50..OH..Farmer
Hannah Fast..Wife..49..OH..Keeping House
Madison Fast..Son..23..OH..Farming
Elmer Fast..Son..20..OH..At Home
Leroy Fast..Son..17..OH..At Home
Ida Fast..Dau..14..OH..At Home
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Richmond Township, Huron, OH on 22 June 1900. ⁷

1900 US Census
Sheet 11A, District 37, Dwelling 241, Family 250
Richmond Township, Huron County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 49 years
Ephraim W. Fast..Head..Mar 1830..70..OH..Farmer
Hannah Fast..Wife..Oct 1830..69..OH..6/5
Kiter(?) Mills..Adopted Daughter..Mar 1886..14..OH..At School
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Willard, OH on 7 January 1920. ⁹

1920 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 49, Dwelling 92, Family 102, Roll 1398
Willard, Huron County, Ohio
407 Laurel Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Ida H. Skidmore..Head..54..OH..Widowed
Ephraim W. Fast..Father..89..OH
Hannah Fast..Mother..89..OH
.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Richmond Township, Huron County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 153, p. 195D, dwelling 107, family 114, Ephraim Walter Fast and Hannah Roberts; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 Nov 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1035.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Richmond Township, Huron County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 37, p. 11A, dwelling 241, family 250; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Willard, Huron County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 49, sheet 4B, family 102, Ephraim Walter Fast and Hannah Roberts; index and images (accessed 4 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1398.

5 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 88, dwelling 712, family 687, Ephraim Walter Fast and Hannah Roberts; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 930.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Richmond Township, Huron County, Ohio, p. 7, dwelling 44, family 44, Ephraim Walter Fast and Hannah Roberts; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

7 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Richmond Township, Huron County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 37, sheet 11A, dwelling 241, family 250, Ephraim Walter Fast and Hannah Roberts; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 24 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

8 Ohio Department of Health, death certificate 59203 (22 Sep 1920, Huron County), Ephraim Walter Fast; digital image, FamilySearch.org, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1307272 : accessed 24 Mar 2010).

9 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Willard, Huron County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 49, sheet 4B, dwelling 92, family 102, Ida H. Fast; index and images (accessed 4 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1398.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 6 Nov 2017), https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=77239763.

11 Ohio Department of Health, death certificate 35411 (23 Jun 1922, Senecca County), Hannah Fast; digital image, FamilySearch.org, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1307272 : accessed 24 Mar 2010).

12 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 6 Nov 2017), https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=77239722.

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