Mabel Dixon
(1891-1973)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Harry Alonzo Fast

Mabel Dixon 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 1891, West Virginia 2 3 4 6
  • Marriage (1): Harry Alonzo Fast in 1914 in , Nicholas County, WV 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: 1973 at age 82 6
  • Buried: 1973, Penney Memorial Cemetery, Penney Farms, FL 6
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Gassaway, WV on 6 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 8, Family 99, Roll 1949
Gassaway, Braxton, West Virginia, United States
Elk Street; Home rented
Mabel Fast..Wife..28..West Virginia

(Living with husband.)
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Penney Farms, FL on 11 April 1930. 3

1930 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 2, Family 162, Roll 308
Penney Farms, Clay, Florida, United States
Kentucky Avenue; Home owned, $2000
Mabel Fast..Wife..38..West Virginia..married at age 23

(Living with husband.)
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• She appeared on the 1935 Florida State Census in Penny Farms, FL on April 1935. 4

1935 Florida State Census
Sheet 5, Line 13, Precinct 11
Penny Farms, Clay, Florida, United States
Home owned
Mabel Fast..Wife..44..West Virginia..College..Postmaster

(Living with husband and 2 foster children.)
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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Penny Farms, FL on 16 April 1940. 5

1940 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 10-16, Family 18, Roll 578
Penny Farms, Clay, Florida, United States
Home rented $15
Mabel Fast..Wife..47..Florida..12th grade..Postmistress, Post Office..earned $1400 in 1939

(Living with husband and foster son.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1891, then her age should have been 48 or 49 instead of 47.
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• She was buried in 1973 in the Penney Memorial Cemetery in Penney Farms, FL.

Find A Grave Memorial #54663668
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Mabel married Harry Alonzo Fast, son of Waitman Melancthan Fast and Delia Elizabeth Stansberry, in 1914 in , Nicholas County, WV.1 2 3 4 5 (Harry Alonzo Fast was born on 15 July 1875 in Clinton District, Monongalia, WV,2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 died on 4 March 1956 in Clay County, FL 11 12 and was buried after 4 March 1956 in Penney Memorial Cemetery, Penney Farms, FL 11.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Gassaway, WV on 6 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 8, Family 99, Roll 1949
Gassaway, Braxton, West Virginia, United States
Elk Street; Home rented
Harry A. Fast..Head..44..West Virginia..Laborer, RR Shops
Mabel Fast..Wife..28..West Virginia
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Penney Farms, FL on 11 April 1930. 3

1930 US Census
Sheet 6A, District 2, Family 162, Roll 308
Penney Farms, Clay, Florida, United States
Kentucky Avenue; Home owned, $2000
Harry A. Fast..Head..54..West Virginia..married at age 38..Farmer, Dairy Farming
Mabel Fast..Wife..38..West Virginia..married at age 23
Arthur Moody..Lodger..25..Alabama
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• They appeared on the 1935 Florida State Census in Penny Farms, FL on April 1935. 4

1935 Florida State Census
Sheet 5, Line 13, Precinct 11
Penny Farms, Clay, Florida, United States
Home owned
Harry A. Fast..Husband..59..West Virginia..High School..Farmer
Mabel Fast..Wife..44..West Virginia..College..Postmaster
Ruby Gray..Foster Daughter..21..South Carolina..8th grade..Student
Tommie Fast..Foster Son..6..Florida..1st grade..Student
.

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Penny Farms, FL on 16 April 1940. 5

1940 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 10-16, Family 18, Roll 578
Penny Farms, Clay, Florida, United States
Home rented $15
Harry A. Fast..Head..64..West Virginia..1 year college..Operator, own farm
Mabel Fast..Wife..47..Florida..12th grade..Postmistress, Post Office..earned $1400 in 1939
Tommy Fast..Son..11..Florida..5th grade
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Harry A Fast
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 1914
Marriage Place: Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
Spouse's Name: Mabel Dixon
Source Reference: County Records
Record Number: 1055

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTHP-QZB : 11 February 2018), Harry A Fast and Mabel Dixon, 1914; citing Nicholas, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 495,644.
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On the 1935 Florida State Census, they listed Ruby Gray as a 21 year old foster daughter and Tommie Fast as a 6 year old foster son. On the 1940 US Census they listed Tommy Fast as an 11 year old son.
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Sources

1 "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database and images, FamilySearch (accessed 25 January 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTHP-QZB : 11 February 2018), Harry A Fast and Mabel Dixon, 1914; citing Nicholas, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 495,644.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Gassaway, Braxton, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 8, sheet 4B, family 99, Harry Alonzo Fast and Mabel Dixon; index and images (accessed 25 January 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1949.

3 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Penney Farms, Clay, Florida, United States, enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 6A, family 162, Harry Alonzo Fast and Mabel Dixon; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 January 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 308.

4 "1935 Florida State Census," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 25 January 2021).

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Penny Farms, Clay, Florida, United States, enumeration district (ED) 10-16, sheet 1B, household 18, Harry Alonzo Fast and Mabel Dixon; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 January 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 578.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 13 Jul 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54663668.

7 "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928," database, FamilySearch (accessed 25 January 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5PN-XVL : 12 December 2019), Harry A. Fast, 1875.

8 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Clinton District, Monongalia County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 94, p. 178A, dwelling 41, family 41, Waitman Melancthan Fast and Delia Elizabeth Stansberry; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Nov 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1409.

9 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Birch District, Braxton County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 13B, 14A, dwelling 231, family 231, Waitman Melancthan Fast and Delia Elizabeth Stansberry; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

10 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 62, sheet 18A, family 360, Howard Glenn Fast and Selina Mae Reed; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 January 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1684.

11 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 13 Jul 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=54663710.

12 "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1946805 : accessed 25 January 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVXD-QQ7 : 25 December 2014), Harry Alonzo Fast, Mar 1956; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 1783, certificate number 7592, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.

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