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Martin Fast
(Cal 1784-1838)
Catherine Blosser
(1790-1859)
Jacob Berry
(1786-1873)
Elizabeth A. Herring
(1785-1863)
Eli Fast
(1811-1874)
Margaret Berry
(1819-1901)
Wilson Fast
(1849-1922)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Emma D. Crow

2. Effie May Fair

Wilson Fast 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

  • Born: 19 October 1849, Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH 1 3 4 8 9 10
  • Marriage (1): Emma D. Crow on 3 December 1873 in Ashland County, OH 1
  • Marriage (2): Effie May Fair on 28 October 1900 in , Wayne County, OH 2 3
  • Died: 12 June 1922, Troy Township, Ashland County, OH at age 72 8 9 10
  • Buried: 14 June 1922, Ruggles, OH 8 9 10
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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 28 October 1850. 4

1850 US Census
Page 503A, Roll 658, Dwelling 83, Family 83
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Wilson Fast..1..OH
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 1 June 1860. 5

1860 US Census
Page 2, Roll 930, Dwelling 13, Family 13
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Wilson Fast..11..OH
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 19 Oct 1849, then his age should have been 10 instead of 11.
.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 21 June 1870. 6

1870 US Census
Page 19 & 20, Roll 1169, Dwelling 169, Family 159
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Wilson Fast..21..OH
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 19 Oct 1849, then his age should have been 20 instead of 21.
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 7 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 213B, District 91, Dwelling 16, Family 17, Roll 991
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Wilson Fast..Head..30..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 13 June 1900. 7

1900 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 16, Dwelling 155, Family 155, Roll 1237
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm rented
Wilson Fast..Head..Oct 1848..51..OH..Wd..Carpenter
Pearl I. Fast..Daughter..Oct 1876..23..OH
Wilson C. Fast..Son..Oct 1879..20..OH..Carpenter
Genevieve Fast..Daughter..Nov 1884..15..OH..At School

(Wilson was widowed and living with 3 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 19 Oct 1849, then his age should have been 50 instead of 51.
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 2 May 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 18, Family 134, Roll 1151
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 8 years
Wilson Fast..Head..61..OH..Grocer
(Living with 2nd wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 19 Oct 1849, then his age should have been 60 instead of 61.
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Nova, OH on 28 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 18, Dwelling 160, Family 166, Roll 1347
Nova, Ashland County, Ohio
Home owned, no mortgage
Wilson Fast..Head..70..OH..Carpenter, House
(Living with 2nd wife.)
.



• He was buried on 14 June 1922 in the Ruggles Cemetery in Ruggles, OH.

Wilson and both of his wives all share one common gravestone. The main inscription reads "FAST - Wilson, 1849 - 1922; Effie Fair, his wife, 1867 - 1934". Also appearing on the stone is the inscription that reads "Emma D. Crow, wife of Wilson Fast, Nov. 27, 1851 - June 19, 1896".

Find A Grave Memorial# 35406968
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Wilson married Emma D. Crow, daughter of William Crow and Palmyra Lyon, on 3 December 1873 in Ashland County, OH.1 (Emma D. Crow was born on 27 November 1851 in Ohio,11 died on 19 June 1896 in Ashland County, OH 11 and was buried after 19 June 1896 in Ruggles, OH 11.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 7 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 213B, District 91, Dwelling 16, Family 17, Roll 991
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Wilson Fast..Head..30..OH..Farmer
Emma Fast..Wife..27..OH..Keeping House
Pearl I. Fast..Dau..3..OH
Carle Fast..Son..7m..OH..Nov
.


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Wilson Fast
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 03 Dec 1873
Event Place: Ashland, Ohio, United States
Spouse's Name: Emma Crow
Reference ID: v 4 p 256 rn 5728
GS Film Number: 2079406
Digital Folder Number: 004031944
Image Number: 00995

Citing this Record:
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZHC-8JD : 8 December 2014), Wilson Fast and Emma Crow, 03 Dec 1873; citing Ashland, Ohio, United States, reference v 4 p 256 rn 5728; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,079,406.
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Wilson next married Effie May Fair, daughter of Andrew Fair and Painter, on 28 October 1900 in , Wayne County, OH.2 3 (Effie May Fair was born in 1867 in Ohio,2 3 12 died in 1934 12 and was buried in 1934 in Ruggles, OH 12.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 2 May 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 18, Family 134, Roll 1151
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 8 years
Wilson Fast..Head..61..OH..Grocer
Effie M. Fast..Wife..43..OH..0/0
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Nova, OH on 28 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 18, Dwelling 160, Family 166, Roll 1347
Nova, Ashland County, Ohio
Home owned, no mortgage
Wilson Fast..Head..70..OH..Carpenter, House
Effie M. Fast..Wife..52..OH
.


bullet  Marriage Notes:

Name: Wilson Fast
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 28 Oct 1900
Event Place: Wayne, Ohio, United States
Age: 51
Birth Date: 19 Oct 1849
Birthplace: Ruggles, Ohio
Father's Name: Eli Fast
Mother's Name: Margaret Berry
Spouse's Name: Effie May Fair
Spouse's Age: 33
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Spouse's Birthplace: Pittsburg, Wayne, Ohio
Spouse's Father's Name: Andrew Fair
Spouse's Mother's Name: Painter
Reference ID: Page #260B
GS Film Number: 425759
Digital Folder Number: 004016753
Image Number: 00221

Citing this Record:
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZV8-2CC : accessed 25 February 2015), Eli Fast in entry for Wilson Fast and Effie May Fair, 28 Oct 1900; citing Wayne, Ohio, United States, reference Page #260B; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 425,759.
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Sources


1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 91, p. 213B, dwelling 16, family 17, Wilson Fast and Emma D. Crow; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Jul 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 991.

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 6B, family 134, Wilson Fast and Effie May Fair; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 Jan 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1151.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Nova, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 6A, dwelling 160, family 166, Wilson Fast and Effie May Fair; index and images (accessed 3 Feb 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1347.

4 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 503A, dwelling 83, family 83; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Feb 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 658.

5 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 2, dwelling 13, family 13, Eli Fast and Margaret Berry; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Feb 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 930.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 19 & 20, dwelling 169, family 159; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Feb 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1169.

7 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 6A, dwelling 155, family 155, Wilson Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Feb 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 1237.

8 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Feb 2015), Name: Wilson Fast; Event Date: 12 Jun 1922; Event Place:Troy, Ashland, Ohio.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 26 Feb 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35406968.

10 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)).

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 26 Feb 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35406959.

12 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 26 Feb 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35406977.


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