Sarah Schoonover ^{1 2 3}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth information of Cal 30 November 1816.Based on age at date of death of 60y, 5d (which is somewhat difficult to read on the gravestone). However, her age as given on the various census years do no support this year of death.
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 19 October 1850. ¹

1850 US Census
Page 490B, Dwelling 221, Family 224, Roll 658
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Sarah Fast..42..NJ
(Living with husband and 6 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 3 August 1870. ²

1870 US Census
Page 20, Dwelling 159, Family 145, Roll 1169
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Sarah Fast..63..NJ..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 2 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 30 Nov 1807, then her age should have been 62 instead of 63.
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• She was buried after 5 December 1876 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 her side of the column reads "Sarah, wife of G. Fast, Died Dec 5, 1876, Aged 69y 5d".

Find A Grave Memorial #13816683
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Sarah married George Washington Fast, son of Christian Fast and Anna Barbara Mason, about 1825. (George Washington Fast was born on 4 June 1807 in , Greene County, PA,^{1 4 5 6} died on 4 July 1888 ^{4 7} and was buried on 7 July 1888 in Ashland, OH ⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 19 October 1850. ¹

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. ²

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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