Jacob B. Fast

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Jacob B. Fast
(1837-1922)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth Bell Gable

2. Isabelle Folk

Jacob B. Fast ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸

Born: 9 January 1837, Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH ¹ ² ³ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷
Marriage (1): Elizabeth Bell Gable about 1860 ¹
Marriage (2): Isabelle Folk in 1895 ² ³
Died: 8 May 1922, Troy Township, Ashland County, OH at age 85 ⁷ ⁸
Buried: 10 May 1922, Nova, OH ⁷ ⁸

bullet Cause of his death was Influenza.⁷

bullet Burial Notes:

Jacob's grave has three names on it with one appearing on each of the 4 total sides: his own, his 1st wife's, and his daughter, Ora. They read as follows: "J. B. Fast, 1837 - 1922", "Elizabeth Gable, wife of J. B. Fast, Died, Feb. 19, 1892, Aged 50y 1m 19d", and "Ora E. Fast, Jan. 9, 1879 - Dec 9, 1898". His 2nd wife, Isabelle Folk, died about 8 years later and has her own gravestone.

Find A Grave Memorial# 28971708

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1836 and a birth location of Ohio.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 14 on the 1850 census.
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• 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
Jacob B. Fast..14..OH
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 9 Jan 1837, then his age should have been 13 instead of 14.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 8 June 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 26, Roll 930, Dwelling 220, Family 212
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Jacob Fast..23..OH..Carpenter
(Living with wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 22 June 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 1, Roll 1169, Dwelling 5, Family 5
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Jacob Fast..33..OH..Carpenter
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 11 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 234B, District 93, Family 104, Roll 0991
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Jacob B. Fast..Head..43..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 5 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 3 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 16, Dwelling 16, Family 16, Roll 1237
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
farm owned, no mortgage
married 5 years
Jacob B. Fast..Head..Jan 1837..63..OH..Carpenter
(Living with 2nd wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Nova, OH on 14 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 18, Family 47, Roll 1347
Nova, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Jacob B. Fast..Head..82..OH..Farmer, General Farm
(Living with 2nd wife.)
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Jacob married Elizabeth Bell Gable about 1860.¹ (Elizabeth Bell Gable was born calculated 31 December 1841 in Ohio,¹ ⁵ ⁶ died on 19 February 1892 ⁹ and was buried after 19 February 1892 in Nova, OH ⁹ ¹⁰.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 8 June 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 26, Roll 930, Dwelling 220, Family 212
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Jacob Fast..23..Ohio..Carpenter
Elizabeth Fast..18..OH
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 22 June 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 1, Roll 1169, Dwelling 5, Family 5
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Jacob Fast..33..OH..Carpenter
Elizabeth Fast..28..OH
Adina Fast..9..OH
Emma Fast..8..OH
Hulbert Fast..4..OH
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 11 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 234B, District 93, Family 104, Roll 0991
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Jacob B. Fast..Head..43..OH..Farmer
Elisabeth Fast..Wife..38..OH..Keeping House
Adina Fast..Dau..19..OH
Emma E. Fast..Dau..18..OH
Hulbert H. Fast..Son..14..OH
William A. Fast..Son...8..OH
Orry E. Fast..Dau..1..OH
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Jacob next married Isabelle Folk, daughter of Daniel Folk and Susannah E. Bowery, in 1895.² ³ (Isabelle Folk was born on 19 January 1850 in Sullivan Township, Ashland County, OH,² ³ ¹¹ died on 5 June 1930 in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH ¹² and was buried on 7 June 1930 in Nova, OH ¹¹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 3 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 16, Dwelling 16, Family 16, Roll 1237
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
farm owned, no mortgage
married 5 years
Jacob B. Fast..Head..Jan 1837..63..OH..Carpenter
Isabella Fast..Wife..Jan 1850..50..OH..0/0
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Nova, OH on 14 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 18, Family 47, Roll 1347
Nova, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Jacob B. Fast..Head..82..OH..Farmer, General Farm
Isabell Fast..Wife..69..OH
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1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 93, p. 234B, family 104, Jacob B. Fast and Elizabeth Bell Gable; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 31 May 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0991.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 1B, dwelling 16, family 16, Jacob B. Fast and Isabelle Folk; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Feb 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 1237.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Nova, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 2B, family 47, Jacob B. Fast and Isabelle Folk; index and images (accessed 22 Feb 2016); 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, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 26, dwelling 220, family 212, Jacob B. Fast and Elizabeth Bell Gable; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 Mar 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 930.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 1, dwelling 5, family 5; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Feb 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1169.

7 "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Feb 2015), Name: Jacob B Fast; Event Date: 08 May 1922; Event Place: Troy, Ashland, Ohio.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 25 Feb 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28971708.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 25 Feb 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29259884.

10 Glenn K. Fast, "History and Roll Call of the Descendants of Nicholas Fast" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=fastgk; Updated: 2007-12-23 00:47:07 UTC (Sun)).

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 25 Feb 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29260334.

12 Ohio Department of Health, death certificate 34090 (5 Jun 1930, Ashland County), Isabel Fast; digital image, FamilySearch.org, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1307272 : accessed 7 Feb 2010).

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