Catharine Fluke
(1819-1902)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Abraham C. Fast

Catharine Fluke 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 1 April 1819, Ohio 3 7 8
  • Marriage (1): Abraham C. Fast on 23 January 1840 in , Richland County, OH 1 2
  • Died: 17 January 1902 at age 82 3 8
  • Buried: After 17 January 1902, Nankin Cemetery, Nankin, OH 3 8
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 21 October 1850. 4

1850 US Census
Page 493B, Roll 658, Dwelling 265, Family 267
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Catherine Fast..30..OH
(Living with husband and 3 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 1 Apr 1819, then her age should have been 31 instead of 30.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 13 July 1860. 5

1860 US Census
Page 92, Roll 930, Dwelling 736, Family 711
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Catharine Fast..40..OH
(Living with husband and 5 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 1 Apr 1819, then her age should have been 41 instead of 40.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 17 June 1880. 6

1880 US Census
Page 192B, District 89, Family 205, Roll 991
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Catharine Fast..Head..62..OH..Widowed..Keeping House
Bryam Fast..Son..28..OH..Farmer
Charles F. Fast..Nephew..9..IA

(Catharine was widowed and living with her son and nephew. The exact identity of Charles is not known for certain.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 01 Apr 1819, then her age should have been 61 instead of 62.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Villisca, IA on 13 June 1900. 7

1900 US Census
Sheet 22A, District 108, Dwelling 477, Family 499, Roll 450, Ward 3
Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa
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Catharine Fast..Moth..Apr 1819..81..OH..Widowed..1/1
(Widowed and living at the home of her married son, Byron, and his family.)
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• She was buried after 17 January 1902 in the Nankin Cemetery in Nankin, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #22345690
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Catharine married Abraham C. Fast, son of Joseph John Fast and Sophia Guzeman, on 23 January 1840 in , Richland County, OH.1 2 (Abraham C. Fast was born on 28 August 1816 in Pennsylvania,3 5 9 10 died on 28 November 1862 3 10 and was buried after 28 November 1862 in Nankin, OH 3 10.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 21 October 1850. 4

1850 US Census
Page 493B, Roll 658, Dwelling 265, Fam 267
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Abraham Fast..34..PA..Farmer
Catherin Fast..30..OH
William Fast..7..OH
Jane Fast..5..OH
Judson Fast..3..OH

NOTE - Where was Wilson A. Fast at this time? He would have been about 5 years old. Was he the same person as William?
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 13 July 1860. 5

1860 US Census
Page 92, Roll 930, Dwelling 736, Family 711
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Abraham C. Fast..43..PA..Farmer
Catharine Fast..40..OH
Wilson Fast..17..OH..Farm Laborer
Jane Fast..13..OH
Judson Fast..11..OH
Byron Fast..8..OH
Mary Fast..3..OH
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Sources


1 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)).

2 "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1681001 : accessed 16 Jan 2015), Name: Abraham Fast; Spouse's Name: Katharine Fluke; Event Date: 23 Jan 1840; Event Place: Richland,Ohio.

3 Becky Teubner (Becky Teubner has posted many messages relating to her visits to various cemeteries around Ohio and the Fast family gravestones that are located there. Most of these messages are archived at Genealogy.com's message database at http://genforum.genealogy.com/fast/messages/.), http://genforum.genealogy.com/fast/messages/313.html.

4 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 493B, dwelling 265, family 267, Abraham C. Fast and Catharine Fluke; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 658.

5 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 92, dwelling 736, family 711, Abraham C. Fast and Catharine Fluke; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 930.

6 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 89, p. 192B, family 205, Catharine Fluke; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Jun 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 991.

7 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 108, sheet 22A, dwelling 477, family 499, Byron Fluke Fast and Nellie E. Thomlinson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 450.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 16 Jan 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22345690.

9 George F. Sowers, World Family Tree Vol. 003, Ed. 1, Tree #5643 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: February 9, 1996).

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 16 Jan 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22345689.


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