Emma E. Gaskill

Asa Gaskill
(1810-1880)

Emily Philetta Goodale
(1814-1864)

Emma E. Gaskill
(1848-1940)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Francis Allen Fast

Emma E. Gaskill ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶

Born: October 1848, , Steuben County, IN ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Marriage (1): Francis Allen Fast in 1869 ¹ ² ³
Died: 1940, , Steuben County, IN at age 92 ⁶
Buried: 1940, Metz, IN ⁶

bullet Another name for Emma was Emma Gashel.⁷

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Richland Township, Steuben, IN on 18 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 398A, District 11, Dwelling 95, Family 92, Roll 312
Richland Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Emma Fast..Wife..31..IN..Keeping House
(Living with husband, 2 sons, and 1 step-son.)
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Richland Township, Steuben, IN on 1 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 104, Dwelling 1, Family 1
Richland Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Farm rented
Married 31 years
Emma E. Fast..Wife..Oct 1848..51..IN..4/3
(Living with husband, son, married son, daughter-in-law, and grandson.)
.

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Richland Township, Steuben, IN on 3 May 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 135, Family 123, Roll 380
Richland Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Farm owned
Emma Fast..Mother..61..IN..4/3
(Living with husband, two married sons, and their families.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Angola, IN on 8 January 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 159, Family 185, Roll 461
Angola, Steuben County, Indiana
212 East Gilmore; Home rented
Emma Fast..Mother..71..IN..Widowed
(Living at the home of her widowed son, Stanley, and his 2 sons.)
.

• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Angola, IN on 7 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 10, Dwelling 168, Family 169, Roll 624, Ward 1
Angola, Steuben County, Indiana
315 East Gilmore Street; Home owned, $1400
Emma Fast..Mother..81..IN..Widowed
(Living at the home of her married son, Stanley, and his family.)
.

• She was buried in 1940 in the Metz Cemetery in Metz, IN.

Find A Grave Memorial #19077958
. ⁶

Emma married Francis Allen Fast, son of Christian Fast and Henrietta Sowle, in 1869.¹ ² ³ (Francis Allen Fast was born on 25 August 1845 in Ashland County, OH,¹ ² ⁸ ⁹ died on 7 November 1919 in , Steuben County, IN ⁹ and was buried after 7 November 1919 in Metz, IN ⁹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Richland Township, Steuben, IN on 18 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 398A, District 11, Dwelling 95, Family 92, Roll 312
Richland Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Allen Fast..Self..34..OH..Farmer
Emma Fast..Wife..31..IN..Keeping House
Curtis Fast..Son..16..IN..Works On Farm..Measels
Stanley Fast..Son..10..IN..Goes to School
Fred Fast..Son..2..IN
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Richland Township, Steuben, IN on 1 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 104, Dwelling 1, Family 1
Richland Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Farm rented
Married 31 years
Allen Fast..Head..Aug 1845..54..OH..Farmer
Emma E. Fast..Wife..Oct 1848..51..IN..4/3
Fred Fast..Son..Feb 1878..22..IN..Teacher
Stanley Fast..Son..Mar 1870..30..IN..married 4 years..Farmer
Anna B. Fast..DauL..Nov 1866..33..IN..married 4 years..1/1
John M. Fast..GSon..Jun 1898..1..IN
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Richland Township, Steuben, IN on 3 May 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 135, Family 123, Roll 380
Richland Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Farm rented
Married 14 years
Allen Fast..Father..63..OH
Emma Fast..Mother..61..IN

(Living at the home of their married son, Stanley, and his family.)

NOTE - The surname is sometimes incorrectly indexed as "Hack."

1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Richland Township, Steuben County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 11, p. 398A, dwelling 95, family 92, Francis Allen Fast and Emma E. Gaskill; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Sep 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 312.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Richland Township, Steuben County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 104, sheet 1A, dwelling 1, family 1, Francis Allen Fast and Emma E. Gaskill; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Richland Township, Steuben County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 135, sheet 6A, family 123, Stanley Fast and Anna B. (unknown); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 380.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 159, sheet 6A, family 185, Stanley Fast; index and images (accessed 28 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 461.

5 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Angola, Steuben County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 6B, dwelling 168, family 169, Stanley Fast and Mary Esther Parker; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Sep 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 624.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 1 Apr 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19077958.

7 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)).

8 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.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 1 Apr 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19077907.

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