Abraham Levi Fast ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  Death Notes:

Name: Abraham Fast
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 04 Sep 1874
Event Place: Mercer, Ohio, United States
Residence Place: Mercer County, Ohio
Gender: Male
Age: 70
Marital Status: Married
Race: white
Occupation: farmer
Birth Year (Estimated): 1804
Birthplace: Ohio

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6NH-L6J : 8 March 2018), Abraham Fast, 04 Sep 1874; citing Death, Mercer, Ohio, United States, source ID v 1 p 62, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 914,954.

NOTE - This record indicates the date of death as 4 Sep 1875 whereas his actual gravestone has the date as 5 Sep 1875.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He was baptized Lutheran Church in , Frederick County, MD. ^{1 2}

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Auburn Township, Fairfield, OH on 3 September 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 114A, Family 87, Roll 677
Auburn Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Abraham Fast..46..PA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 9 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 16 Oct 1804, then his age should have been 45 instead of 46.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Center Township, Mercer, OH on 5 July 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 1, Family 1
Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio
Abraham Fast..74..OH..Retired Farmer
(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 16 Oct 1804, then his age should have been 65 instead of 74. His birth location is believed to be in Pennsylvania instead of Ohio.
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• He resided at 4 Miles North of town in 1874 in Celina, OH.
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• Death Image: 5 September 1874, in Center Township, Mercer, OH.

• He was buried after 5 September 1874 in the Roberts Cemetery in Celina, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #12676435
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Abraham married Mary Jane Ginter, daughter of Daniel Samuel Ginter and Sarah Fast, on 20 January 1828 in , Fairfield County, OH.¹ (Mary Jane Ginter was born on 15 April 1810 in Redstone, PA,^{1 5 7} died on 1 September 1874 in Center Township, Mercer, OH ^{1 7} and was buried after 1 September 1874 in Celina, OH ^{1 7}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 20 January 1828, in , Fairfield County, OH.

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Auburn Township, Fairfield, OH on 3 September 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 114A, Family 87, Roll 677
Auburn Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Abraham Fast..46..PA..Farmer
Polly Fast..41..PA
A. J. Fast..21..OH..Laborer
Henry Fast..19..OH..Laborer
Daniel Fast..17..OH..Laborer
Levi Fast..15..OH..Laborer
Philip Fast..14..OH
Jacob Fast..10..OH
Abraham Fast..8..OH
George Fast..5..OH
P. J. Fast..1..OH
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Center Township, Mercer, OH on 5 July 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 1, Family 1
Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio
Abraham Fast..74..OH..Retired Farmer
Mary Fast..60..OH..Keeping House
Eliza Muslman..13..OH..At Home
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Abraham Fast
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 Jan 1828
Event Place: Fairfield, Ohio, United States
Spouse's Name: Polly Ginter

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ57-7BC : 10 December 2017), Abraham Fast and Polly Ginter, 20 Jan 1828; citing Marriage, Fairfield, Ohio, United States, bk2p134, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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Abraham Levi Fast was actually an uncle to Mary Jane Ginter.
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Note that it was only 3-4 days after the death of Mary Jane Ginter, that Abraham Fast also died.
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