Mariah Fast ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in District 13, Doddridge County, VA on 1 October 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 29, Family 398, Roll 942
District 13, Doddridge, Virginia, United States
Mariah Fast..16..Virginia

(Living with mother.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1835, then her age should have been 14 or 15 instead of 16.

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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Doddridge County, VA on 5 June 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 31, Family 220, Roll 1342
Doddridge, Virginia, United States
Maria Davisson..25..Virginia

(Living with husband and 3 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in New Milton Township, Doddridge, WV on 24 August 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 18, Family 51
New Milton Township, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
Maria Davisson..35..Virginia..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 4 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Southern District, Doddridge County, WV on 10 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 396A, District 123, Family 122, Roll 1401
Southern District, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
Mariah L. J. Davidson..Wife..46..Virginia..Housekeeper

(Living with husband, 2 children, 1 adopted daughter, and 1 married daughter with her husband.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Clark District, Harrison, WV on 15 April 1910. ⁶

1910 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 16, Family 20, Roll 1683
Clark Magisterial District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Home rented
Marriah Davidson..Mother..75..West Virginia..Widowed..5/3

(Living at the home of her married son, Jerome, and his family.)
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Mariah married Jasper Wirt Davisson, son of Benjamin C. Davisson and Mary Cottrill, on 29 June 1855 in Doddridge County, VA.^{1 2} (Jasper Wirt Davisson was born on 11 July 1836 in , Harrison County, VA,^{1 7} died on 13 September 1895 in Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, United States ⁷ and was buried after 13 September 1895 in Cairo IOOF Cemetery, Cairo, WV ⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Doddridge County, VA on 5 June 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 31, Family 220, Roll 1342
Doddridge, Virginia, United States
J. W. Davisson..24..Virginia..Farmer
Maria Davisson..25..Virginia
M. L. Davisson..4..Virginia
M. J. Davisson..3..Virginia
J. W. Davisson..1..Virginia

Living next door to Mariah's brother, Hiram Nelson Fast and family.
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in New Milton Township, Doddridge, WV on 24 August 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 18, Family 51
New Milton Township, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
Jasper Davisson..34..Virginia..Common Laborer
Maria Davisson..35..Virginia..Keeping House
Mary L. Davisson..13..Virginia
Melissa J Davisson..12..Virginia
Jerome W. Davisson..10..Virginia
Hariet R. Davisson..7..Virginia
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Southern District, Doddridge County, WV on 10 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 396A, District 123, Family 122, Roll 1401
Southern District, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
John W. Davidson..Self..45..Virginia..Works on Saw Mill
Mariah L. J. Davidson..Wife..46..Virginia..Housekeeper
Jerome W. Davidson..Son..20..Virginia..Works on Saw Mill
Harriet R. Davidson..Daughter..17..West Virginia..House work
Jenna M. Cunningham..Adopted Daughter..7..West Virginia
Samuel A. Husk..Son-in-law..22..Pennsylvania..Works on Saw Mill
Malissa J. Husk..Daughter..23..Virginia..Housekeeper
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Jasper W. Davison
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 29 Jun 1855
Event Place: Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
Event Place (Original): Doddridge, West Virginia, United States
Sex: Male
Age: 19
Birth Year (Estimated): 1836
Birthplace: Harrison Co., Va.
Father's Name: Benj. Davison
Mother's Name: Mary Davison
Spouse's Name: Mariah Fast
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1834
Spouse's Birthplace: Manangalia
Spouse's Father's Name: Jacob Fast
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Fast
Source Details: pg 1

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4W-N8K : 30 January 2020), Jasper W. Davison, 1855.
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