Elizabeth Gable Bright

Elizabeth Gable Bright
(1828-1881)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Jacob Fast

Elizabeth Gable Bright ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵

Born: 23 June 1828, Virginia ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Marriage (1): Jacob Fast on 29 December 1850 in Ashland County, OH ¹
Died: 27 December 1881 at age 53 ² ³ ⁴

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Center Township, Mercer, OH on 15 July 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 22, Dwelling 154, Family 155
Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio
Elizabeth Fast..32..VA..Keeps House
(Living with husband and 5 children.)
.

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Center Township, Mercer, OH on 16 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 361A, District 181, Dwelling 154, Family 158, Roll 1048
Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio
Elezebeth Fast..Wife..51..VA..Keeping House
(Living with husband.)
.

Elizabeth married Jacob Fast, son of John Jacob Fast and Catherine Rudicell, on 29 December 1850 in Ashland County, OH.¹ (Jacob Fast was born in 1796 in Pennsylvania,¹ ⁶ died in 1882 in Celina, OH ² ³ ⁴ and was buried in 1882 in Celina, OH ².)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Center Township, Mercer, OH on 15 July 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 22, Dwelling 154, Family 155
Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio
Jacob Fast..75..PA..Farmer
Elizabeth Fast..32..VA..Keeps House
Gideon Fast..18..OH..Works on Farm
Dortha A. Fast..16..OH..At Home
Rachel J. Fast..16..OH..At Home
Andrew Fast..13..OH..Works on Farm
Harriet Fast..11..OH..At School
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Center Township, Mercer, OH on 16 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 361A, District 181, Dwelling 154, Family 158, Roll 1048
Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio
Jacob Fast..Head..84..PA..Farmer
Elezebeth Fast..Wife..51..VA..Keeping House
.

bullet Marriage Notes:

At the time of their marriage, Jacob was more than twice the age of Elizabeth. He was 54 years old and she was 22 years old. He had already fathered 12 children from his first 2 wives.
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Multiple researchers show this as a valid marriage yet no official document proving the marriage has yet be found. The best available proof seems to be in the Death Certificate for their alleged son, Andrew Henderson Fast, who died on 19 Mar 1924 in Drake County, Ohio. That certificate shows the father of Andrew to be Jacob Fast and the mother to be Elizabeth Bright.
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1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 181, p. 361A, dwelling 154, family 158, Jacob Fast and Elizabeth Bright; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Apr 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1048.

2 Sandra S. Shuster, World Family Tree Vol. 007, Ed. 1, Tree #1334 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: October 17, 1996).

3 Stephen R. von Hitritz, "The von Hitritz Family Home Page" (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/v/o/n/Stephen-R-Von-hitritz-VA/index.html; Updated January 11, 2008).

4 Robert E. Wallace, World Family Tree Vol. 012, Ed. 1, Tree #1194 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: July 28, 1997).

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio, p. 22, dwelling 154, family 155, Jacob Fast and Elizabeth Gable Bright; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Sep 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

6 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, p. 416A, dwelling 103, family 105, Jacob Fast and Sarah Springer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Dec 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

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