Sarah Springer ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1802 and a birth location of Virginia.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 68 on the 1870 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County, OH on 5 September 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 416A, Dwelling 103, Family 105, Roll 677
Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Sarah Springer..50..VA
(Living with husband and 2 children.)

NOTE - Sarah was listed using her maiden name. Were they actually married? If her birth date was 20 Sep 1798, then her age should have been 51 instead of 50.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Berne Township, Fairfield, OH on 22 June 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 53 & 54, Dwelling 386, Family 401, Roll 1198
Berne Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Sarah Springer..68..VA (Mother of David)
(Apparently divorced and living with her married son, David, and his family. She used her maiden name instead of her married name.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 20 Sep 1798, then her age should have been 71 instead of 68.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Berne Township, Fairfield, OH on 3 June 1880. ⁶

1880 US Census
Page 208A, District 205, Dwelling 44, Family 44, Roll 1014
Berne Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Sarah Fast..Mother..82..VA..Retired House Keeper
(Living at the home of her married son, David, and his family.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 20 Sep 1798, then her age should have been 81 instead of 82.
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• She was buried after 13 February 1885 in the Mount Tabor in Berne Township, Fairfield, OH.

Sarah married Jacob Fast, son of John Jacob Fast and Catherine Rudicell, about 1821 in , Fairfield County, OH. (Jacob Fast was born in 1796 in Pennsylvania,^{4 8} died in 1882 in Celina, OH ^{1 3 7} and was buried in 1882 in Celina, OH ⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County, OH on 5 September 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 416A, Dwelling 103, Family 105, Roll 677
Rush Creek Township, Fairfield County, Ohio
Jacob Fast..53..PA..Farmer
Sarah Springer..50..VA
Samuel Fast..16..OH..Laborer
Margaret Fast..14..OH
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  Marriage Notes:

Indentures of Fairfield County, Ohio 1824 to 1880
compiled by the Fairfield County Chapter of OH Genealogical Society
(call no: 977.101 F16IND)

Indenture made 8 November 1828: Eli Fast, a poor boy aged 5 years, 8 months, 8 days is bound by the Trustees of Rushcreek Township to Samuel Willis, farmer, till age 21 years, on 31 Jan 1844.

Indenture made 8 Nov 1828: Mahela Fast , a poor girl aged 1 year, 10 month, 13 days, daughter of Catharine Fast of Rushcreek Township, is bound by Trustees of Rushcreek Township to Noah Beery, as housekeeper for 16 years, 1 month 14 days, till age 18 on 21 Dec 1844.

Indenture made 16 Jun 1829: Rebecca Fast, is bound by her father Jacob Fast of Rush Creek Township as a maid servant to Daniel Berry of Berne Township, until 13 Sep 1836, when aged 18 years.

Of the above three indentures, only the one for Rebecca does not conflict with dates or names. I can find no reference of a son named Eli ever fathered by Jacob Fast. The dates for Mahala Fast seem to be well past her known birth date and it is believed that Catherine Fast died about 1820 so how could she be listed as the mother of Mahala. Mahala's mother is believed to be Sarah Springer.
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