William Nicholas Fast

Nicholas Jacob Fast
(1786-1868)

Barbara Blosser
(1788-1870)

Christian C. Fast
(1810-1885)

Catherine Harick
(Abt 1810-After 1830)

William Nicholas Fast
(1832-1905)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Amanda Elaine Nailor

William Nicholas Fast ² ³ ⁴

Born: 23 April 1832, Ohio ² ³ ⁴
Marriage (1): Amanda Elaine Nailor on 13 July 1855 in Ashland County, OH ¹ ²
Died: 28 January 1905, Harrison Township, Henry, OH at age 72

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Harrison Township, Henry, OH on 5 August 1870. ³

1870 US Census
Page 22, Roll 1221, Dwelling 163, Family 165
Harrison Township, Henry County, Ohio
William N. Fast..38..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 4 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Harrison Township, Henry, OH on 12 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 117A, District 113, Dwelling 153, Family 159, Roll 1032
Harrison Township, Henry County, Ohio
W. N. Fast..Self..48..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Harrison Township, Henry, OH on 20 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 26, Dwelling 233, Family 236, Roll 1286
Harrison Township, Henry County, Ohio
Farm owned no mortgage
William N. Fast..Father..Apr 1832..67..OH..Widowed
(Widowed and living at the home of his married son, Harry, and his family.)
.

William married Amanda Elaine Nailor on 13 July 1855 in Ashland County, OH.¹ ² (Amanda Elaine Nailor was born in 1830 in New York ² ³ and died on 15 January 1899 ¹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Harrison Township, Henry, OH on 5 August 1870. ³

1870 US Census
Page 22, Roll 1221, Dwelling 163, Family 165
Harrison Township, Henry County, Ohio
William N. Fast..38..OH..Farmer
Amanda E. Fast..40..NY..Keeping House
Julian U. Fast..14..OH
Clarince L. Fast..11..OH
Jenny M. Fast..4..OH
Christian E. Fast..1..OH
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Harrison Township, Henry, OH on 12 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 117A, District 113, Dwelling 153, Family 159, Roll 1032
Harrison Township, Henry County, Ohio
W. N. Fast..Self..48..OH..Farmer
Amanda E. Fast..Wife..50..NY..Keeps House
Clarence L. Fast..Son..21..OH..Works On Farm
Jennie M. Fast..Dau..14..OH..At Home
Harry C. Fast..Son..8..OH
.

1 Larry Overmire, "Genealogy of Fast, Shriver, Burns, Scott, McKibben, Including Descendants of Revolutionary War Hero Christian Fast," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lovermire : accessed 16 Mar 2010).

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Harrison Township, Henry County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 113, p. 117A, dwelling 153, family 159, William Nicholas Fast and Amanda Elaine Nailor; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Sep 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1032.

3 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Harrison Township, Henry County, Ohio, p. 22, dwelling 163, family 165; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1221.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Harrison Township, Henry County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 26, sheet 12A, dwelling 233, family 236, Harry Chester Fast and Bertha Snyder; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Mar 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 1286.

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