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Christian Fast
(1762-1841)
Anna Barbara Mason
(1768-1855)
Francis Fast
(Cal 1760-1831)
Elizabeth Yeager
(1768-1826)
William Fast
(1794-1882)
Anna Catherine Elizabeth Fast
(1795-1869)
Joshua B. Fast
(1841-1923)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Susanne Strouse

Joshua B. Fast 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 19 April 1841, Ohio 2 3 4 5 6 7
  • Marriage (1): Susanne Strouse on 5 March 1863 in Ashland County, OH 1 2 3
  • Died: 9 March 1923, Walton Township, Eaton County, MI at age 81 7
  • Buried: After 9 March 1923 7
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Joshua B Fast
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 09 Mar 1923
Event Place: Walton, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 81
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date: 19 Apr 1841
Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Name: William Fast
Mother's Name: Anna Catherine Fast
GS Film number: 001973229
Digital Folder Number: 005363689
Image Number: 01384

Citing this Record:
"Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFH6-LRS : 12 December 2014), Joshua B Fast, 09 Mar 1923; citing Walton, Eaton, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,229.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 19 October 1850. 5

1850 US Census
Page 490B, Roll 658, Dwelling 224, Family 227
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Joshua Fast..9..OH
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 13 July 1860. 6

1860 US Census
Page 86, Roll 930, Dwelling 701, Family 676
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Joshua Fast..19..OH
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Brookfield Township, Eaton, MI on 14 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 310B, District 77, Dwelling 189, Family 197, Roll 578
Brookfield Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Joshua B. Fast..Head..38..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 5 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 19 Apr 1841, then his age should have been 39 instead of 38.
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Brookfield Township, Eaton, MI on 13 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 62, Dwelling 136, Family 139, Roll 709
Brookfield Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 38 years
Joshua Fast..Head..Apr 1841..59..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Charlotte, MI on 15 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 94, Family 375, Roll 763, Ward 3
Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan
Shepherd Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Joshua Fast..Head..78..OH
(Living with wife.)
.



• He was buried after 9 March 1923 in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Charlotte, MI.

Plot: G
Find A Grave Memorial #70030369
. 7


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Joshua married Susanne Strouse, daughter of Joseph Strouse and Susan Markle, on 5 March 1863 in Ashland County, OH.1 2 3 (Susanne Strouse was born on 13 April 1845 in Ohio,2 3 8 died on 12 October 1922 in Charlotte, MI 8 and was buried after 12 October 1922 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, MI 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Brookfield Township, Eaton, MI on 14 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 310B, District 77, Dwelling 189, Family 197, Roll 578
Brookfield Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Joshua B. Fast..Head..38..OH..Farmer
Susan Fast..Wife..34..OH..Keeping House
Eleazer Fast..Dau..17..OH..Works On Farm
Clara Fast..Dau..15..OH..At Home
Anna Fast..Dau..13..MI
Arthur Fast..Son..11..MI
Minerva Fast..Dau..9..MI
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Brookfield Township, Eaton, MI on 13 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 62, Dwelling 136, Family 139, Roll 709
Brookfield Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 38 years
Joshua Fast..Head..Apr 1841..59..OH..Farmer
Susan Fast..Wife..Apr 1845..55..OH..6/5
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Charlotte, MI on 15 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 13A, District 94, Family 375, Roll 763, Ward 3
Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan
Shepherd Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Joshua Fast..Head..78..OH
Susan Fast..Wife..74..OH

(The surname is sometimes indexed as FORT instead of FAST due to poor handwriting.)
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Joshua Fast
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 05 Mar 1863
Event Place: Ashland, Ohio, United States
Spouse's Name: Susannah Strouse
Reference ID: v 3 p 126 rn 339
GS Film Number: 2079406
Digital Folder Number: 004031944
Image Number: 00380

Citing this Record:
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZH4-TR2 : accessed 8 March 2016), Joshua Fast and Susannah Strouse, 05 Mar 1863; citing Ashland, Ohio, United States, reference v 3 p 126 rn 339; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,079,406.
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Sources


1 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; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Sep 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 578.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Brookfield Township, Eaton County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 62, sheet 6A, dwelling 136, family 139, Joshua B. Fast and Susanne Strouse; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 Jan 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 709.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 13A, family 375, Joshua B. Fast and Susanne Strouse; index and images (accessed 7 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 763.

4 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)).

5 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 490B, dwelling 224, family 227; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 04 Jan 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 658.

6 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 86, dwelling 701, family 676, William Fast and Anna Catherine Elizabeth Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 930.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 21 Sep 2017), https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70030369.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 21 Sep 2017), https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70030298.


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