Columbus Fast ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1842 and a birth location of Illinois.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 68 on the 1910 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Joshua, IL on 14 October 1850. ⁷

1850 US Census
Page 261, Roll 107, Dwelling 27, Family 27
Joshua, Fulton County, Illinois
Columbus Fast..6..IL
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Nevada Gulch, KS on 30 September 1860. ⁸

1860 US Census
Page 542, Roll 348, Dwelling 6401
Nevada Gulch, Arapahoe County, Kansas
C. Fast..16..IL
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Lola Township, Cherokee County, KS on 4 August 1870. ⁹

1870 US Census
Page 16, Dwelling 111, Family 124
Lola Township, Cherokee County, Kansas
Columbus Fast..26..IL..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Salamanca Township, Cherokee County, KS on 15 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 605C, District 50, Dwelling 125, Family 123, Roll 376
Salamanca Township, Cherokee County, Kansas
Columbus Fast..Self..36..IL..Farmer
(Living with wife and 7 children.)
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• 1890 Oklahoma Territorial Census: June 1890, in Wanamaker, Oklahoma Territory. ¹⁰ 1890 Oklahoma Territorial Census
page 894, 895
Wanamaker, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Territory
Columbus Fast..Head..46..IL..9 mos in Territory
(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Columbia Township, Kingfisher, Oklahoma Territory on 8 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 106, Dwelling 80, Family 81
Columbia Township, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Territory
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 28 years
Columbus Fast..Head..Feb 1844..56..IL..Farmer
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Columbia Township, Kingfisher, OK on 30 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 76, Family 143, Roll 1256
Columbia Township, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 40 years
Columbus Fast..Head..68..IL..Farmer
(Living with wife and 1 son.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 20 Feb 1844, then his age should have been 66 instead of 68.
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Columbia Township, Kingfisher, OK on 21 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 224, Family 98, Roll 1467
Columbia Township, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma
Farm rented
Columbia Fast..Head..65..IL..Retired Farmer
(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 20 Feb 1844, then his age should have been 75 instead of 65.
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Guthrie, OK on 9 April 1930. ⁶

1930 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 12, Dwelling 159, Family 168, Roll 1912, Ward 5
Guthie, Logan County, Oklahoma
1211 North Noble; home rented, $15.00
Columbus Fast..Head..85..IL..married at age 23
(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 20 Feb 1844, then his age should have been 86 instead of 85.
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• His obituary was published in the Unknown newspaper in August 1931 in Guthrie, OK.

Early Day Freighter and Frontiersman Dies Here.

Veteran Of Union Army And Eighty Niner Opened Trails In Southwest. Columbus Fast one of the West's early freighters died at his home Thursday at the age of 87.

After serving in the northern army came west to open new trails in Kansas and other western states. After several years of freighting from civilized outposts to far off trading posts, Fast made the race for a homestead at the Oklahoma Opening.

He staked a claim seven miles southwest of Lovell where he opened the first General Merchandise Store north of the Cimarron River.

Fast freighted goods from Guthrie to his and neighboring stores in that section. The General Merchandise Store became the town of Columbia in respect of the pioneer freighter. Battling the roaring Cimarron river when people in Fast's home vicinity were in need of food was part of the pioneering difficulties attached to his freighting career.

(Source: Unknown newspaper, Aug 1931, Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma)
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• He was buried on 22 August 1931 in the Oak View Cemetery in , Logan County, OK.

Columbus married Ella Elizabeth Moore, daughter of James Moore and Mary Mitchell, on 27 November 1867 in Cherokee County, KS.^{1 2 3 4 5 6} (Ella Elizabeth Moore was born on 1 January 1851 in Malugina Grove, IL,^{1 4 6} died on 1 November 1936 in Crescent, OK ¹ and was buried on 4 November 1936 in , Logan County, OK ¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Lola Township, Cherokee County, KS on 4 August 1870. ⁹

1870 US Census
Page 16, Dwelling 111, Family 124
Lola Township, Cherokee County, Kansas
Columbus Fast..26..IL..Farmer
Ella Fast..18..IL..Keeping House
Mary Fast..1..KS
Clara Fast..3m..KS
Sigel Fast..7..MO

NOTE - I am unsure about the parentage of Sigel Fast. His birthplace of Missouri would seem to rule out either Columbus and Ella as well as any of the siblings of Columbus.
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Salamanca Township, Cherokee County, KS on 15 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 605C, District 50, Dwelling 125, Family 123, Roll 376
Salamanca Township, Cherokee County, Kansas
Columbus Fast..Self..36..IL..Farmer
Ella Fast..Wife..28..IL..Keeping House
Mary Fast..Dau..11..KS..Attends School
Sarah Fast..Dau..10..KS..Attends School
Rosa Fast..Dau..8..KS..Attends School
Annie Fast..Dau..7..KS..Attends School
William Fast..Son..5..KS..Attends School
Wilson Fast..Son..5..KS..Attends School
Daisy Fast..Dau..8m..KS..Sep
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• 1890 Oklahoma Territorial Census: June 1890, in Wanamaker, Oklahoma Territory. ¹⁰ 1890 Oklahoma Territorial Census
page 894, 895
Wanamaker, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Territory
Columbus Fast..Head..46..IL..9 mos in Territory
Ella Fast..Wife..38..IL
Sarah J. Fast..Dau..20..KS
Annie Fast..Dau..17..KS
Willie Fast..Son..15..KS
Daisie Fast..Dau..9..KS
Archie Fast..Son..6..KS
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Columbia Township, Kingfisher, Oklahoma Territory on 8 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 106, Dwelling 80, Family 81
Columbia Township, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma Territory
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 28 years
Columbus Fast..Head..Feb 1844..56..IL..Farmer
Eliza Fast..Wife..Jan 1857..43..IL..8/7
John W. Fast..Son..May 1875..25..KS..Farmer
Daisy Fast..Dau..Oct 1875(?)..20..KS
Archie Fast..Son..Jan 1884..16..KS
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Columbia Township, Kingfisher, OK on 30 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 76, Family 143, Roll 1256
Columbia Township, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 40 years
Columbus Fast..Head..68..IL..Farmer
Ella Fast..Wife..59..IL..8/7
William Fast..Son..32..KS..Farmer
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Columbia Township, Kingfisher, OK on 21 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 7B, District 224, Family 98, Roll 1467
Columbia Township, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma
Farm rented
Columbia Fast..Head..65..IL..Retired Farmer
Ellie Fast..Wife..69..IL
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Guthrie, OK on 9 April 1930. ⁶

1930 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 12, Dwelling 159, Family 168, Roll 1912, Ward 5
Guthie, Logan County, Oklahoma
1211 North Noble; home rented, $15.00
Columbus Fast..Head..85..IL.married at age 23
Ella Fast..Wife..79..IL..married at age 17
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