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Francis Fast
(1800-1876)
Anna Mary Durr
(1798-1868)
Samuel Cover
(Abt 1803-)
Mary Newcomer
(Abt 1802-1890)
Jacob Fast
(1824-1903)
Nancy Cover
(1828-1898)
Francis Marion Fast
(1849-1915)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Katheryn Johnson

Francis Marion Fast 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 29 December 1849, Pennsylvania, United States 1 2 3 4 6
  • Marriage (1): Katheryn Johnson in 1874 1 2 3
  • Died: 15 August 1915 at age 65 1
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bullet  Death Notes:


Died 12 hours following the death of his wife.
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bullet  Burial Notes:


"..a double funeral service (with spouse) was held from the Mennonite Church near Masontown, Pennsylvania."
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1850 US Census, 25 July 1850, Nicholson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 1850 US Census
Page 104, Dwelling 76, Family 76
Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Francis Fast..7m..PA
(Living with parents.)

2. 1860 US Census, 10 July 1860, Nicholson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. 5 1860 US Census
Page 192, Dwelling 50, Family 50, Roll 1109
Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Francis Fast..11..PA
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 29 Dec 1849, then his age should have been 10 instead of 11.

3. 1870 US Census, 1 July 1870, Nicholson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. 6 1870 US Census
Page 31, Family 217, Roll 1343
Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Francis Fast..20..PA..Farm Laborer
(Living with parents.)

4. 1880 US Census, 17 June 1880, German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 1880 US Census
Page 232C, District 41, Dwelling 129, Family 131, Roll 1129
German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Francis Fast..Self..30..PA..Laborer
(Living with wife and daughter.)

5. 1900 US Census, 21 June 1900, Nicholson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 42, Dwelling 80, Family 80
Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 26 years
Francis Fast..Head..Dec 1849..50..PA..Farmer
(Living with wife.)

NOTE - Catherine listed 1 child still alive. Their only daughter died in September 1880 so the census form must be wrong and should indicate 0 children still alive.


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Francis married Katheryn Johnson in 1874.1 2 3 (Katheryn Johnson was born on 15 February 1854 in Pennsylvania, United States 1 2 3 and died on 14 August 1915 1.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1880 US Census, 17 June 1880, German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 1880 US Census
Page 232C, District 41, Dwelling 129, Family 131, Roll 1129
German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Francis Fast..Self..30..PA..Laborer
Cathren Fast..Wife..26..PA..Keeping House
Mary M. Fast..Dau..3..PA

2. 1900 US Census, 21 June 1900, Nicholson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 42, Dwelling 80, Family 80
Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 26 years
Francis Fast..Head..Dec 1849..50..PA..Farmer
Catherine Fast..Wife..Feb 1854..46..PA..1/1

NOTE - Catherine listed 1 child still alive. Their only daughter died in September 1880 so the census form must be wrong and should indicate 0 children still alive.
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Sources

1 Wirt Gerry Faust, "By Way of Rotterdam," p. 188; manuscript, , 1952; photocopy reprinted 1983 held by Robert G. Fast, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE].

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 41, p. 232C, dwelling 129, family 131, Francis Marion Fast and Katheryn Johnson; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1417683 : accessed 8 Nov 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1129.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 42, sheet 4B, dwelling 80, family 80, Francis Marion Fast and Katheryn Johnson; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 18 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, p. 104, dwelling 76, family 76; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1401638 : accessed 18 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

5 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, p. 192, dwelling 50, family 50, Jacob Fast and Nancy Cover; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1473181 : accessed 8 Nov 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1109.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, p. 31, dwelling 209, family 217, Jacob Fast and Nancy Cover; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1438024 : accessed 18 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1343.

7 Wirt Gerry Faust, "By Way of Rotterdam," p. 187; manuscript, , 1952; photocopy reprinted 1983 held by Robert G. Fast, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE].

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