Nancy Melinda Phillips ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Alt. Birth, April 1845, Ohio, United States. ³

2. 1880 US Census, 15 June 1880, Rural Township, Jefferson, Kansas, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 305B, District 119, Dwelling 131, Family 132, Roll 383
Rural Township, Jefferson County, Kansas
Nancy M. Fast..Wife..35..OH..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 4 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 27 Apr 1844, then her age should have been 36 instead of 35.

3. 1895 Kansas State Census, 1 March 1895, Rural Township, Jefferson, Kansas, United States. ² 1895 Kansas State Census
Page 26, Dwelling 155, Family 166
Rural Township, Jefferson, Kansas
N. M. Fast..50..OH
(Living with husband and 5 children.)

4. 1900 US Census, 25 June 1900, Ottumwa Township, Coffey, Kansas, United States. ³ 1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 42, Dwelling 182, Family 184
Ottumwa Township, Coffey County, Kansas
Farm owned, with mortgage
Years Married 29
Nancy M. Fast..Wife..Apr 1845..55..OH..7/5
(Living with husband and 3 children.)

5. 1910 US Census, 26 April 1910, Burlingame, Osage, Kansas, United States. ⁴ 1910 US Census
Sheet 15B, District 94, Dwelling 257, Family 259, Roll 451
Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas
Hall Street; home rented
married 37 years
Nancy M. Fast..Wife..64..OH..7/5
(Living with husband.)

6. 1920 US Census, 15 January 1920, Burlingame, Osage, Kansas, United States. ⁵ 1920 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 104, Dwelling 172, Family 173, Roll 543
Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas
Farm owned
Nancy M. Fast..Wife..74..OH
(Living with husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 27 Apr 1844, then her age should have been 75 instead of 74.

7. Cemetery: Burlingame City Cemetery, After 16 February 1937, Burlingame, Osage, Kansas, United States. ⁶ Find A Grave Memorial #18926988

Nancy married Ephraim Hess Fast, son of John Mason Fast and Sarah Jane Hess, on 29 August 1872 in Jefferson, Kansas, United States.^{1 2 3 4 5} (Ephraim Hess Fast was born on 7 February 1845 in Wood, Ohio, United States,^{1 2 3 4 5 7} died in April 1923 in Burlingame, Osage, Kansas, United States ⁷ and was buried after April 1923 in Burlingame, Osage, Kansas, United States ⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1880 US Census, 15 June 1880, Rural Township, Jefferson, Kansas, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 305B, District 119, Dwelling 131, Family 132, Roll 383
Rural Township, Jefferson County, Kansas
D. H. Fast..Head..35..OH..Farmer
Nancy M. Fast..Wife..35..OH..Keeping House
Earl Fast..Son..7..KS
Edmond D. Fast..Son..5..KS
Ethel Fast..Dau..3..MO
Maybell Fast..Dau..1..KS

2. 1895 Kansas State Census, 1 March 1895, Rural Township, Jefferson, Kansas, United States. ² 1895 Kansas State Census
Page 26, Dwelling 155, Family 166
Rural Township, Jefferson, Kansas
E. H. Fast..50..OH..Farming
N. M. Fast..50..OH
E. H. Fast..21..KS..Farming
E. C. Fast..20..KS
E. S. Fast..18..MO
Mable Fast..16..KS
Geo. Fast..10..KS

3. 1900 US Census, 25 June 1900, Ottumwa Township, Coffey, Kansas, United States. ³ 1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 42, Dwelling 182, Family 184
Ottumwa Township, Coffey County, Kansas
Farm owned, with mortgage
Years Married 29
Ephram H. Fast..Head..Feb 1845..55..OH
Nancy M. Fast..Wife..Apr 1845..55..OH..7/5
Ethel S. Fast..Daughter..Jan 1877..23..MO
Nannie M. Fast..Daughter..Apr 1879..21..KS
George E. Fast..Son..Jan 1887..13..KS

4. 1910 US Census, 26 April 1910, Burlingame, Osage, Kansas, United States. ⁴ 1910 US Census
Sheet 15B, District 94, Dwelling 257, Family 259, Roll 451
Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas
Hall Street; home rented
married 37 years
E. H. Fast..Head..65..OH
Nancy M. Fast..Wife..64..OH..7/5

5. 1920 US Census, 15 January 1920, Burlingame, Osage, Kansas, United States. ⁵ 1920 US Census
Sheet 7A, District 104, Dwelling 172, Family 173, Roll 543
Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas
Farm owned
Ephirian H. Fast..Head..74..OH
Nancy M. Fast..Wife..74..OH

  Marriage Notes:

Name: Ephraim H. Fast
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 29 Aug 1872
Event Place: , Jefferson, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Birth Year (Estimated): 1845
Spouse's Name: Nancy M. Philips
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 24
Spouse's Marital Status: S
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1848

Citing this Record
Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWLM-N8S : 16 February 2016), Ephraim H. Fast and Nancy M. Philips, 29 Aug 1872; citing Marriage, , Jefferson, Kansas, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,631,681.
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(Source: Faust, Wirt Gerry, By Way of Rotterdam; 1952, Reprint 1976, Reprinted 1983; p. 313, 346)

"Ephriam Hess, born February 7, 1845, married Nancy Melinda Phillips near Antioch, Ohio, who was born April 27, 1844. After the death of her father, her mother with other members of the family became pioneer settlers in Jefferson County, Kansas. At Rock Creek, near Topeka, Kansas, she met Ephriam H. Fast, January 8, 1871, and they were married August 29, 1872. They farmed near Burlington, Kansas. Nancy M. P. Fast was one of the first teachers in the State of Kansas, and taught in a rock constructed schoolhouse in Jefferson County which is said to be still standing. Ephriam was a lay preacher, and held in esteem as an authority on the Bible. He died in April, 1923, she on February 16, 1937. Both are buried at Burlingame, Kansas. Seven children were born to this couple: two dying in childhood, and one at age of thirty-six."
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