Mary Malinda Fowler ^{1 2}

   Other names for Mary were Mary Melinda Fowler ³ and Mary Miranda Fowler.⁴

  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Center Township, Mercer, OH on June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 354C, Roll 1048
Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio
Malinda Fast..Wife..17..OH..Keeping House
(Living with husband, 1 son, and 1 step-son.)
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• She was buried after 4 June 1907 in the Elm Grove Cemetery in Saint Marys, OH.

William and his 3rd wife Mary share one common gravestone which is a gothic tablet of white sandstone sitting atop a base with the name FAST carved in relief. The inscription reads "Wm. Fast, Born Aug. 7, 1850, Died May 14, 1931, Age 80y 9m 7d; Mary M. Fast nee Fowler, Born Aug 3, 1863, Died June 4, 1907, "Age 43y 10m".

Find A Grave Memorial #17013777
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Mary married William H. Fast, son of Abraham Levi Fast and Mary Jane Ginter, in April 1880 in , Mercer County, OH.¹ (William H. Fast was born on 7 August 1850 in Bremen, OH,^{1 5 6} died on 14 May 1931 in Celina, OH ⁶ and was buried after 14 May 1931 in Saint Marys, OH ⁶.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Center Township, Mercer, OH on June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 354C, Roll 1048
Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio
William Fast..Head..30..OH..Farmer
Malinda Fast..Wife..17..OH..Keeping House
James E. Fast..Son..4M..OH
Andrew J. Fast..Son..5..OH
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Wm. Fast
Event Type: Intended Marriage
Event Date: Apr 1880
Event Place: Mercer, Ohio, United States
Spouse's Name: Malinda Fowler
Reference ID: p 164
GS Film Number: 914956
Digital Folder Number: 004017320
Image Number: 00333

Citing this Record:
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZGV-WLH : accessed 19 March 2016), Wm. Fast and Malinda Fowler, Apr 1880; citing Mercer, Ohio, United States, reference p 164; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 914,956.

NOTE - This license was never completed by the attending minister or the clerk of the office. The license is mostly blank except for the names of the bride and groom.
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