Henrietta Fast ^{3 4 5 6}

   Another name for Henrietta was "Nettie" Fast.^{1 2 6 7}

  General Notes:

The 1880 US Census listed her occupation as "Amanuensis" which is a Latin word adopted in various languages, including English, for certain persons performing a function by hand, either writing down the words of another or performing manual labor. The term is derived from a Latin expression which may be literally translated as "manual laborer". It could possibly mean an office secretary or clerk.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, IN on 4 July 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 105, Family 778, Roll 298
Pleasant Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States
Henrietta Frost..?m..Indiana

(Living with father and stepmother.)
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, IN on 28 June 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 156A, Dwelling 329, Family 351, Roll 359
Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Henrietta Fast..10..IN
(Living with father and step-mother.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Angola, IN on 8 June 1880. ⁷

1880 US Census
Page 332B, District 6, Dwelling 164, Family 175, Roll 312
Angola, Steuben County, Indiana
Nettie Fast..Sister-in-Law..20..IN..Amanuensis

NOTE - An "amanuensis" is a person who acts as a clerk and writes down what another person speaks, similar to a secretarial assistant. In this case, Orville Goodale as the County Clerk used Nettie Fast as his assistant and clerk.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Angola, IN on 7 June 1900. ¹

1900 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 103, Dwelling 137, Family 142
Angola, Steuben County, Indiana
Farm owned with mortgage
Married 6 years
Nettie Freligh..Wife..Dec 1859..40..IN..0/0
(Living with husband.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, IN on 28 January 1920. ²

1920 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 158, Dwelling 184, Family 185, Roll 461
Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Farm owned, with mortgage
Nettie Freligh..Wife..60..IN
(Living with husband.)
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• She was buried after 13 June 1924 in the Sowles Cemetery in Angola, IN.

Find A Grave Memorial #19066108
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Henrietta married Ervin Freligh, son of George Freligh and Abigail Squier, on 13 June 1894 in , Steuben County, IN.^{1 2} (Ervin Freligh was born on 12 October 1852 in Indiana,^{1 2 8} died on 15 July 1922 in Angola, IN ⁸ and was buried after 15 July 1922 in Angola, IN ⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Angola, IN on 7 June 1900. ¹

1900 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 103, Dwelling 137, Family 142
Angola, Steuben County, Indiana
Farm owned with mortgage
Married 6 years
Ervin Freligh..Head..Oct 1852..47..IN..Farmer
Nettie Freligh..Wife..Dec 1859..40..IN..0/0
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, IN on 28 January 1920. ²

1920 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 158, Dwelling 184, Family 185, Roll 461
Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Farm owned, with mortgage
Ervin Freligh..Head..57..IN..Farmer
Nettie Freligh..Wife..60..IN
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