George Washington Fast ^{3 4 5 6 7}

  General Notes:

[Genealogy.com, LLC WFT Vol. 62, Ed. 1, Tree #2330, ]
In spring of 1815 to Orange Township, Richland County (Now Ashland County) Ohio
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Court Testimony, Ashland County, Ohio
21 Apr 1855
The State of Ohio, Ashland County ss.
On this 21st day of April 1855 personally appeared before me, Samuel Smith a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, George Fast, Guardian of Barbara Ann Fast, who being duly sworn according to law says that the said Barbara Ann Fast is the widow of the identical Christian Fast who was a private in the Revolutionary War and the identical Barbara Fast who holds a Certificate for Pension given at the War Office of the United States on the 3rd day of March 1849. That said Certificate is recorded in the Pension Office on the roll of Pensioners under Act February ___, 1848, Page 341, Vol 4. That the said Barbara Fast is aged eighty-nine years and that the said Christian continued in active service in said war for the term of over fourteen days and that the said Barbara is a resident of the County and State aforesaid and that she is now the widow of Christian Fast, and has never married since his death. The said George Fast, Guardian as aforesaid, makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining Bounty Land Granted by the Act passed March 3rd 18 43, and he hereby declares the this Barbara Fast has not applied for or received Bounty Land except as above stated and the said George Fast hereby appoints Chas. C. Larchers of the City of Washington, D.C. his attorney to Prosecute this claim of said Barbara Fast and receive her warrant when issued.

George Fast, Guardian of Barbara Fast

Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I certify that I have no interest in the above and am not concerned in its prosecution.
Samuel Smith
Justice of the Peace
The State of Ohio

Ashland County ss.
Personally came Alexander Parker and Wells Kellogg, residents of the Town and County of Ashland, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit and who being duly sworn say that they were present and saw George Fast sign his name to the foregoing declaration as Guardian for Barbara Fast and that they know him to be such Guardian and that they know Barbara Fast to be the identical person he represents her to be and they also swear that they are disinterested witnesses.

Alexander Parker
Wells Kellogg

Sworn and subscribed before me this 21st day of April 1855 and I certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons, that the claimant is the person he represents himself to be and that I have no interest in the claim.
Samuel Smith
Justice of the Peace
The State of Ohio
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth information of 4 June 1807. ⁸

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 19 October 1850. ⁵

1850 US Census
Page 490B, Dwelling 221, Family 224, Roll 658
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
George Fast..42..PA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 6 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 3 August 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 20, Dwelling 159, Family 145, Roll 1169
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
George Fast..65..PA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 4 Jun 1807, then his age should have been 62 instead of 65.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 22 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 194A, District 89, Family 211, Roll 0991
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
George Fast..Head..72..PA..Farmer
(Living with 2nd wife and 2 step-children.)
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• He was buried on 7 July 1888 in the Ashland Cemetery in Ashland, OH.

George and his wife, Sarah, share one common gravestone in the Ashland City Cemetery which is a brown sandstone column that is starting to show some severe weathering effects as of September 2002. The inscription on his side of the column reads "George Fast, Born June 4, 1807, Died July 4, 1888".

Find A Grave Memorial #13816512
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George married Sarah Schoonover about 1825. (Sarah Schoonover was born on 30 November 1807 in New Jersey,⁵ died on 5 December 1876 in Ashland County, OH ¹⁰ and was buried after 5 December 1876 in Ashland, OH ¹⁰.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 19 October 1850. ⁵

1850 US Census
Page 490B, Dwelling 221, Family 224, Roll 658
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
George Fast..42..PA..Farmer
Sarah Fast..42..NJ
Martin Fast..18..OH..Farmer
Rebecca Fast..16..OH
William Fast..12..OH
Jonathan Fast..10..OH
Hannah Fast..6..OH
Delila Fast..2..OH
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 3 August 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 20, Dwelling 159, Family 145, Roll 1169
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
George Fast..65..PA..Farmer
Sarah Fast..63..NJ..Keeping House
Delila Fast..22..OH
George Fast..19..OH
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George next married Hannah on 5 December 1877 in Ashland County, OH.^{1 2 3} (Hannah was born in June 1830 in Pennsylvania ¹¹ and died after 1 June 1900.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 22 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 194A, District 89, Family 211, Roll 0991
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
George Fast..Head..72..PA..Farmer
Hannah Fast..Wife..51..PA...Keeping House
William Rubenalt..SSon..12..OH..Farm Laborer
Cora Rubenalt..SDau..9..OH

NOTE - William and Cora Rubenalt were step-children of George. They were from Hannah Rubenalt's prior marriage.
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: George Fast
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 05 Dec 1877
Event Place: Ashland, Ohio, United States
Spouse's Name: Hannah Rubenall
Reference ID: v 4 p 550 rn 6604
GS Film Number: 2079406
Digital Folder Number: 004031944
Image Number: 01148

Citing this Record:
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZHC-9JD : accessed 10 June 2016), George Fast and Hannah Rubenall, 05 Dec 1877; citing Ashland, Ohio, United States, reference v 4 p 550 rn 6604; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,079,406.
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