Oren T. Fast ^{1 3 4}

   Another name for Oren was Richard Fast.²

  General Notes:

Is it possible that another name for Oren was Richard? The name Richard appears with his brother, Charles, in the 1870 census in Barton County, Missouri. The name of Oren is not found in the 1870 Census but he appears in the 1880 census in Barton County.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Lee Township, Fulton County, IL on 12 October 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 258, Dwelling 38, Family 39
Lee, Fulton County, Illinois
Orin Fast..1..IL
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Lee Township, Fulton County, IL on 12 September 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 837, Roll 179, Dwelling 3386, Family 3348
Lee Township, Fulton County, Illinois
Oren Fast..11..IL
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Lamar Township, Barton County, MO on June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 418B, Roll 0673
Lamar Township, Barton County, Missouri
Dick Fast..Head..31..IL..Laborer
(Living with wife and two sons.)

NOTE - I'm not sure of the reason for the use of the nickname "Dick" unless his true given name was Richard.
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Oren married Clara Belle Dunkle on 31 December 1876.^{1 2} (Clara Belle Dunkle was born on 15 July 1857 in Illinois ^{1 2} and died on 29 May 1928 ¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Lamar Township, Barton County, MO on June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 418B, Roll 0673
Lamar Township, Barton County, Missouri
Dick Fast..Head..31..IL..Laborer
Clara Fast..Wife..22..IL..Keeping House
Claude Fast..Son..2..MO
William Fast..Son..1..MO
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Oren next married Frances Frezille on 3 February 1889.¹ (Frances Frezille was born in February 1869 in Iowa ¹ and died after August 1899.)