Josephine Elizabeth Fast ^{1 2}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Morgantown, WV on 7 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 85, Dwelling 161, Family 161
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia
Chestnut Street; home owned, with mortgage
Frances J. Fast..Daughter..Jan 1900..1..WV
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - Frances J. Fast as listed in the 1900 US Census was probably the same person who came to be called Josephine Elizabeth Fast whose birth date is known to be 6 Jan 1900.
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Josephine married Dr. Okey Maxwell Staats, son of William C. Staats and Clara Morgan, in 1920 in Monongalia County, WV. The marriage ended in divorce. (Dr. Okey Maxwell Staats was born on 16 July 1877 in Ravenswood, WV, died on 25 January 1956 in Wheeling, WV and was buried on 28 January 1956 in Cincinnati, OH.)

  Marriage Notes:

Groom: Okey Maxwell Staats
Bride: Josephine Fast
Marriage Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 1920
Marriage Place: Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Film Number: 843804
Digital Folder Number: 4231501
Image Number: 00138
Source: County Records
Collection: West Virginia Marriages, 1853-1970
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