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Martin Fast
(Cal 1784-1838)
Catherine Blosser
(1790-1859)
Joseph Sowle
(1785-1862)
Rachel Allen
(1789-1851)
Christian Fast
(1814-1898)
Henrietta Sowle
(1820-1859)
Joseph Jackson Fast
(1839-1905)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary O. Butler

Joseph Jackson Fast 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 21 December 1839, Ashland County, OH 2 3 6 7
  • Marriage (1): Mary O. Butler on 8 February 1866 in , Steuben County, IN 1 2 3
  • Died: 8 July 1905, , Steuben County, IN at age 65
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1838 and a birth location of Ohio.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 12 on the 1850 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Sullivan Township, Ashland County, OH on 8 October 1850. 5

1850 US Census
Page 468A, Dwelling 115, Family 119, Roll 658
Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Joseph Fast..12..OH
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 21 Dec 1839, then his age should have been 10 instead of 12.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, IN on 4 July 1860. 6

1860 US Census
Page 105, Family 778, Roll 298
Pleasant Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States
J. J. Frost..20..Ohio..Farm Laborer

(Living with father and stepmother.)
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, IN on 14 June 1870. 7

1870 US Census
Page 21, Roll 359, Dwelling 153, Family 169
Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Joseph Fast..30..OH..Carpenter
(Living with wife and son.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Angola, IN on 12 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 338B, District 6, Dwelling 290, Family 310, Roll 312
Angola, Steuben County, Indiana
Joseph J. Fast..Self..40..OH..Carpenter
(Living with wife and son.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, IN on 5 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 102, Dwelling 37, Family 37
Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Farm owned no mortgage
Married 33 years
Joseph Fast..Head..Dec 1839..60..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and son.)
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Joseph married Mary O. Butler on 8 February 1866 in , Steuben County, IN.1 2 3 (Mary O. Butler was born in February 1846 in Indiana 2 3 7 and died after 1 June 1900.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, IN on 14 June 1870. 7

1870 US Census
Page 21, Roll 359, Dwelling 153, Family 169
Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Joseph Fast..30..OH..Carpenter
Mary O. Fast..24..IN
Charles Fast..1m..IN
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Angola, IN on 12 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 338B, District 6, Dwelling 290, Family 310, Roll 312
Angola, Steuben County, Indiana
Joseph J. Fast..Self..40..OH..Carpenter
Mary O. Fast..Wife..34..IN..Keeping House
Earnest Fast..Son..2..IN
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, IN on 5 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 102, Dwelling 37, Family 37
Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Farm owned no mortgage
Married 33 years
Joseph Fast..Head..Dec 1839..60..OH..Farmer
Mary O. Fast..Wife..Feb 1846..54..IN..2/1
Ernest L. Fast..Son..Dec 1877..22..IN..Farmer
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Sources


1 Genealogy.com, Marriage Index, Indiana (Family Archive #243).

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 6, p. 338B, dwelling 290, family 310, Joseph Jackson Fast and Mary O. Butler; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Aug 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 312.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 102, sheet 2B, dwelling 37, family 37, Joseph Jackson Fast and Mary O. Butler; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 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)).

5 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 468A, dwelling 115, family 119, Christian Fast and Henriette Sowle; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 658.

6 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Pleasant Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States, p. 105, family 778, Christian Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 December 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 298.

7 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana, p. 21, dwelling 153, family 169; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 359.


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