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Christian Fast
(1762-1841)
Anna Barbara Mason
(1768-1855)
George Washington Fast
(1807-1888)
Sarah Schoonover
(1807-1876)
Jonathan Marion Fast
(1839-1922)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Vernelia Shannon

Jonathan Marion Fast 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 16 May 1839, Ashland County, OH 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Vernelia Shannon on 20 April 1869 in Ashland County, OH 1
  • Died: 1922, Brazil, IN at age 83 4 5
  • Buried: 1922, Brazil, IN 4
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bullet  General Notes:

[Genealogy.com, LLC WFT Vol. 62, Ed. 1, Tree #2330, ]
In 1872 moved from Ashland County, Ohio to Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 19 October 1850. 2

1850 US Census
Page 490B, Dwelling 221, Family 224, Roll 658
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Jonathan Fast..10..OH
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 16 May 1839, then his age should have been 11 instead of 10.
.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 3 August 1870. 3

1870 US Census
Page 20, Dwelling 160, Family 146, Roll 1169
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Johnathan Fast..30..OH..Manager of Farm
(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 16 May 1839, then his age should have been 31 instead of 30.
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Brazil, IN on 22 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 423D, District 229, Dwelling 375, Family 406, Roll 269
Brazil, Clay County, Indiana
Jonathan M. Fast..Self..40..OH..Keeping Bakery-Confectionery
(Living with wife and 2 sons.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 16 May 1839, then his age should have been 41 instead of 40.
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• He was buried in 1922 in the Cottage Hill Cemetery in Brazil, IN.

Find A Grave Memorial #130547620
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Jonathan married Vernelia Shannon on 20 April 1869 in Ashland County, OH.1 (Vernelia Shannon was born in August 1846 in Ohio,1 3 6 died in September 1905 5 6 and was buried in September 1905 in Brazil, IN 6.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 3 August 1870. 3

1870 US Census
Page 20, Dwelling 160, Family 146, Roll 1169
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Johnathan Fast..30..OH..Manager of Farm
Vernelia Fast..23..OH..Keeping House
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Brazil, IN on 22 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 423D, District 229, Dwelling 375, Family 406, Roll 269
Brazil, Clay County, Indiana
Jonathan M. Fast..Self..40..OH..Keeping Bakery-Confectionery
Vernela Fast..Wife..34..OH..Keeping House
Della Fast..Son..8..IN
William Fast..Son..6..IN
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bullet  Marriage Notes:

Name: J. M. Fast
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 Apr 1869
Event Place: Ashland, Ohio, United States
Spouse's Name: Vernela Shannon
Reference ID: v 3 p 479 rn 521
GS Film Number: 2079406
Digital Folder Number: 004031944
Image Number: 00735

Citing this Record:
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZHH-N13 : accessed 10 June 2016), J. M. Fast and Vernela Shannon, 20 Apr 1869; citing Ashland, Ohio, United States, reference v 3 p 479 rn 521; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,079,406.
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Sources


1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 229, p. 423D, dwelling 375, family 406, Jonathan M. Fast and Vernelia Shannon; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 Jun 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 269.

2 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 490B, dwelling 221, family 224, George Washington Fast and Sarah Schoonover; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 658.

3 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 20, dwelling 160, family 146, Jonathan M. Fast and Vernelia Shannon; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1169.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 10 Jun 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130547620.

5 Ann E. Robbins, World Family Tree Vol. 062, Ed. 1, Tree #2330 (Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: August 2000).

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 10 Jun 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130547730.


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