Nelson Fast ^{1 2 3}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Eastern District, Marion County, VA on 14 August 1850. ²

1850 US Census
Page 129B, Family 247
Eastern District, Marion County, Virginia
Nelson Fast..15..Virginia

(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in District 1, Monongalia County, VA on 10 August 1860. ³

1860 US Census
Page 181, Family 1300, Roll 1364
District 1, Monongalia County, Virginia
Nelson Fast..25..Virginia..Farmer

(Living with wife and daughter.)
.

Nelson married Helen M. Ross, daughter of Elijah Burris Ross and Catherine Parks Meredith, on 8 July 1858 in , Marion County, VA.¹ (Helen M. Ross was born in 1840 in , Monongalia County, VA ^{1 3} and died after 1 June 1860.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in District 1, Monongalia County, VA on 10 August 1860. ³

1860 US Census
Page 181, Family 1300, Roll 1364
District 1, Monongalia County, Virginia
Nelson Fast..25..Virginia..Farmer
Helen M. Fast..20..Virginia
Emma L. Fast..1..Virginia
.

  Marriage Notes:

Name: Nelson Fast
Name Note: by J. B./McCormick
Sex: Male
Age: 23
Birth Year (Estimated): 1835
Birthplace: Preston County
Father's Name: Richard Fast
Father's Sex: Male
Mother's Name: Sarah
Mother's Sex: Female
Spouse's Name: Helen Ross
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1840
Spouse's Birthplace: Monongalia County
Spouse's Father's Name: Elijah Ross
Spouse's Father's Sex: Male
Spouse's Mother's Name: Catherine
Marriage Date: 8 Jul 1858
Marriage Place: Marion, Virginia, United States
Marriage Place (Original): Marion County, West Virginia, United States
Source Details: rec. bk. C; pg 13

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4Y-N8Y : 30 January 2020), Nelson Fast, 1858.
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