Joshua Fast 2 4 5 6 7 8
- Born: 1802, , Greene County, PA 4 5 6 8
- Marriage (1): Susannah E. Wells on 29 December 1825 1 2 3
- Marriage (2): Henrietta Case on 9 February 1846 2 3
- Marriage (3): Isabell Miller on 23 October 1856 in Virginia 4
- Died: 9 May 1866, Monongalia County, WV at age 64 4 8
- Buried: After 9 May 1866, Fairmont, WV 8
 Noted events in his life were:
• He has alternate birth date of 1801 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.
This birth year was referenced by his age of 59 on the 1860 census.
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• His occupation in 1824 was a Land Sales Grantor in , Monongalia County, VA. 2
• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Eastern District, Monongalia County, VA on 14 September 1850. 6
1850 US Census
Page 277, Family 792, Roll 961
Eastern District, Monongalia County, Virginia
Joshua Fast..47..Pennsylvania..Miller
(Living with 2nd wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in District 1, Monongalia County, VA on 10 August 1860. 7
1860 US Census
Page 181, Roll 1364, Dwelling 1344, Family 1301
District 1, Monongalia County, Virginia
Joshua Fast..59..PA..Miller
(Living with 2nd wife and daughter, Henrietta.)
NOTE - If his birth year was 1802, then his age should have been 57 or 58 instead of 59.
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• He signed a will on 13 April 1866. 2
• He was buried after 9 May 1866 in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Fairmont, WV.
Find A Grave Memorial #136267204
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• He had an estate probated on 15 May 1866. 2
Joshua married Susannah E. Wells on 29 December 1825.1 2 3 (Susannah E. Wells was born in 1801 in Pennsylvania,2 4 died on 29 January 1845 in Virginia 4 and was buried after 29 January 1845 in , Marion County, WV 9.)
Joshua next married Henrietta Case on 9 February 1846.2 3 (Henrietta Case was born in 1805 in Virginia,4 6 died on 13 May 1865 in West Virginia 10 and was buried after 13 May 1865 in , Marion County, WV 10.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Eastern District, Monongalia County, VA on 14 September 1850. 11
1850 US Census
Page 277, Family 792, Roll 961
Eastern District, Monongalia County, Virginia
Joshua Fast..47..Pennsylvania..Miller
Henrietta Fast..45..Virginia
Nancy J. Fast..15..Virginia
Louisa C. Fast..12..Virginia
Angeline Fast..10..Virginia
NOTE - All children were from Joshua's first wife, Susannah Wells.
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in District 1, Monongalia County, VA on 10 August 1860. 7
1860 US Census
Page 181, Roll 1364, Dwelling 1344, Family 1301
District 1, Monongalia County, Virginia
Joshua Fast..59..PA..Miller
Henrietta Fast..52..VA
Henrietta Fast..9..VA
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Joshua next married Isabell Miller on 23 October 1856 in Virginia.4 (Isabell Miller was born calculated 1801,12 died on 10 July 1893 12 and was buried after 10 July 1893 in Fairmont, WV 12.)
Marriage Notes:
The marriage date of 1856 is somewhat suspect because of the 1860 Census which shows Joshua living with his wife still named Henrietta and not Isabelle. Perhaps this is a transcription error or perhaps the marriage to Isabelle didn't take place until after 1860.
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Sources
1
Sandra S. Shuster, World Family Tree Vol. 007, Ed. 1, Tree #1334 (Brřderbund Software, Inc., Release date: October 17, 1996).
2
Glenn K. Fast, "History and Roll Call of the Descendants of Nicholas Fast" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=fastgk; Updated: 2007-12-23 00:47:07 UTC (Sun)).
3
Elisha Andrew Phillips, World Family Tree Vol. 096, Ed. 1, Tree #0808 (Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: Feb. 2002).
4
Vernon E. Wilson, "A Motley Crew" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=vewcaere; Updated: 2008-09-05 20:27:09 UTC (Fri)).
5
Mark Poropat, "Poropat-Maislis" (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2444277; Updated: Thu Jun 26 20:52:22 2003).
6
1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Eastern District, Monongalia County, Virginia, p. 277, dwelling 791, family 792, Joshua Fast and Henrietta Case; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Jun 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 961.
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1860 U.S. census, population schedule, District 1, Monongalia County, Virginia, p. 181, dwelling 1344, family 1301, Joshua Fast and Henrietta Case; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 Mar 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1364.
8
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 3 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136267204.
9
Mount Zion Cemetery (Marion County, West Virginia), "Fast, Susannah Wells - Died Jan 29, 1845 Aged 34Ys 11Ms 21Ds, w/ Joshua" marker, Database info maintained by WVPics.com.
10
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 3 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=96328919.
11
1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Eastern District, Monongalia County, Virginia, p. 277, family 792, Joshua Fast and Henrietta Case; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Jun 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 961.
12
Mount Zion Cemetery (Marion County, West Virginia), "Fast, Isabell - Died Jul 10, 1893 Aged 92Ys, w/ Joshua" marker, Database maintained by WVPics.com.
