Orla L. W. Fast

Martin Fast
(Cal 1784-1838)

Catherine Blosser
(1790-1859)

Loton Wells
(1810-1882)

Ann Sowles
(1818-1880)

Christian Fast
(1814-1898)

Rhoda M. Wells
(1835-1911)

Orla L. W. Fast
(1867-1932)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Kathryn V. Penner

Orla L. W. Fast ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶

Born: 17 July 1867, Pleasant Township, Steuben County, IN ² ⁶
Marriage (1): Kathryn V. Penner on 19 November 1892 in , Steuben County, IN ¹ ²
Died: 1932, , Steuben County, IN at age 65 ⁶
Buried: 1932, Angola, IN ⁶

bullet Burial Notes:

Orla and Kathryn share one large monument of rose colored granite with a polished vertical face. There is a small verse across the top edge which reads "Peace Be With You". In the center of the face is the name FAST in large block letters. In the lower left, it reads "Orla L. W., 1867 - 1932" while the lower right reads "Kathryn V., 1873 - 1944".

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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, IN on 28 June 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 156A, Dwelling 329, Family 351, Roll 359
Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Orla Fast..3..IN
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 17 Jul 1867, then his age should have been 2 instead of 3.
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, IN on 11 June 1880. ⁵

1880 US Census
Page 319A, District 5, Dwelling 133, Family 140, Roll 312
Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Orla Fast..Son..13..IN..At School
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 17 Jul 1867, then his age should have been 12 instead of 13.
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, IN on 5 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 102, Dwelling 42, Family 42, Roll 404
Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana
farm owned, no mortgage
married 7 years
Orla L. Fast..Head..Jul 1867..32..IN...Farmer
(Living with wife, son, widowed mother, and brother, Ira.)
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Orla married Kathryn V. Penner, daughter of Martin Penner and Elizabeth J. Drenning, on 19 November 1892 in , Steuben County, IN.¹ ² (Kathryn V. Penner was born in October 1873 in Indiana,² ⁷ died in 1944 in Indiana ⁷ and was buried in 1944 in Angola, IN ⁷.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, IN on 5 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 102, Dwelling 42, Family 42, Roll 404
Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana
farm owned, no mortgage
married 7 years
Orla L. Fast..Head..Jul 1867..32..IN...Farmer
Katherine Fast..Wife..Oct 1873..26..IN..2/1
Paul A. Fast..Son..Jul 1893..6..IN
Rhoda Fast..Mother..Dec 1836..63..OH..7/2..Widowed
Ira C. Fast..Bro..Jul 1864..35..IN..Farm Laborer
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1 "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 18 Mar 2015); Name: Orla L Fast; Spouse's Name: Kate Penner; Event Date: 19 Nov 1892; Event Place:, Steuben, Indiana.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 102, sheet 2B, dwelling 42, family 42, Orla L. W. Fast and Kathryn V. Penner; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 404.

3 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)).

4 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana, p. 45, dwelling 329, family 351, Christian Fast and Rhoda M. Wells; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 359.

5 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 5, p. 319A, dwelling 133, family 140, Christian Fast and Rhoda M. Wells; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Jun 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 312.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 18 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20121442.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 18 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20121449.

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