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Christian Fast
(1795-1840)
Elizabeth Blosser
(1794-1834)
Samuel Day
(1772-)
Hannah Robbins
(1792-)
John Jay Fast
(1814-1891)
Hannah Robbins Day
(1818-1899)
Charles Fast
(1844-1925)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Matilda S. Martin
2. Martha Cox

3. Caroline York
4. Lena Pyle

Charles Fast 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 17 September 1844, , Fulton County, IL 3 5 6 7 8
  • Marriage (1): Matilda S. Martin on 31 December 1865 in , Fulton County, IL 1 2
  • Marriage (2): Martha Cox about 1877 2
  • Marriage (3): Caroline York about 1881
  • Marriage (4): Lena Pyle in 1895 2 3
  • Died: 19 June 1925 at age 80 1 2
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Lee Township, Fulton County, IL on 12 October 1850. 4

1850 US Census
Page 258, Dwelling 38, Family 39
Lee, Fulton County, Illinois
Charles Fast..6..IL
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 17 Sep 1844, then his age should have been 5 instead of 6.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Lee Township, Fulton County, IL on 12 September 1860. 5

1860 US Census
Page 837, Roll 179, Dwelling 3386, Family 3348
Lee Township, Fulton County, Illinois
Charles Fast..15..IL
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Barton City Township, Barton, MO on 17 June 1870. 6

1870 US Census
Page 6, Dwelling 50, Family 50, Roll 757
Barton City Township, Barton County, Missouri
Charles Fast..25..IL..Farmer
(Living with wife)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Richland Township, Barton County, MO on 20 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 26, Family 306
Richland Township, Barton County, Missouri
farm owned, no mortgage
Married 5 years
Charles Fast..Head..Sep 1844..55..IL..Farmer
(Living with 4th wife, his two children from previous wives, and their one daughter, Gladys.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Richland Township, Barton County, MO on 22 April 1910. 7

1910 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 30, Family 100, Roll 768
Richland Township, Barton County, Missouri
Farm owned, no mortgage
Chas. Fast..Head..65..IL..Farmer..Widowed
A. J. Fast..Son..31..MO..Farm Laborer
Missouri Fast..Daughter-in-Law..19..MO
Chas. Fast Jr..Grandson..1..MO
Gladys Fast..Daughter..12..MO

(Charles was widowed and had his daughter and married son living with him.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Benton Township, Cedar, MO on 1 April 1920. 8

1920 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 51, Family 85, Roll 912
Benton Township, Cedar County, Missouri
Farm owned, no mortgage
Charles Fast..Father..75..IL..widower
(Widowed and living at the home of his married son Adrian and his family.)
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Charles married Matilda S. Martin on 31 December 1865 in , Fulton County, IL.1 2 (Matilda S. Martin was born in 1849 in Ohio 2 6 and died after 1 June 1870.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Barton City Township, Barton, MO on 17 June 1870. 6

1870 US Census
Page 6, Dwelling 50, Family 50, Roll 757
Barton City Township, Barton County, Missouri
Charles Fast..25..IL..Farmer
Matilda Fast..21..OH..Keeping House
Richard Fast..21..IL..Farm Labor

NOTE - I believe that Richard Fast was probably a brother to Charles based on his age and birth location but I can find no other supporting evidence. (Brian L. Lightfoot)
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Charles next married Martha Cox about 1877.2 (Martha Cox was born about 1849 and died after January 1878.)


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Charles next married Caroline York about 1881. (Caroline York was born about 1849 and died on an unknown date.)


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Charles next married Lena Pyle in 1895.2 3 (Lena Pyle was born in April 1873 in Missouri 2 3 and died between 1900 and 1910.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Richland Township, Barton County, MO on 20 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 26, Family 306
Richland Township, Barton County, Missouri
farm owned, no mortgage
Married 5 years
Charles Fast..Head..Sep 1844..55..IL..Farmer
Lena Fast..Wife..Apr 1873..27..MO..1/1
Adrian Fast..Son..Jul 1878..21..MO..Farm laborer
Francis Fast..Son..Aug 1885..14..MO...Farm laborer
Gladus Fast..Dau..Mar 1898..2..MO

NOTE - Only Gladys was born to the current wife, Lena Pyle. Both Adrian and Frank (Francis) had different mothers.
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Sources


1 Bill Loucks, "Bill Loucks Family History" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bloucks89; Updated: 2008-12-19 16:23:28 UTC (Fri)).

2 Patricia Banks, "Stevens, Reavis, Black, and Burke Ancestors" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=pbanks; Updated: 2008-10-02 11:35:21 UTC (Thu)).

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Richland Township, Barton County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 26, sheet 15A, family 306, Charles Fast and Lena Pyle; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 May 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Lee, Fulton County, Illinois, p. 258, dwelling 38, family 39, John Jay Fast and Hannah Robbins Day; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

5 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Lee Township, Fulton County, Illinois, p. 837, dwelling 3386, family 3348, John Jay Fast and Hannah Robbins Day; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 179.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Barton City Township, Barton County, Missouri, p. 6, dwelling 50, family 50, Charles Fast and Matilda S. Martin; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 757.

7 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Richland Township, Barton County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 30, sheet 5A, family 100, Charles Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 768.

8 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Benton Township, Cedar County, Missouri, enumeration district (ED) 51, sheet 6B, family 85, Adrian J. Fast and Missouri Waring; index and images (accessed 26 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 912.


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