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Waitman Melancthan Fast
(1847-1917)
Delia Elizabeth Stansberry
(1847-1930)
John Henry Reed
(1859-1917)
Sarah Jane Bowden
(1859-1941)
Howard Glenn Fast
(1884-1947)
Selina Mae Reed
(1887-1979)
Vivian Reed Fast
(1913-2000)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Betty Jane Dent

Vivian Reed Fast 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 28 September 1913, West Virginia 1 2 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Betty Jane Dent about 1936
  • Died: 27 September 2000 at age 86 4 5
  • Buried: After 27 September 2000, Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, WV 5
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bullet  General Notes:


The 1920 US Census shows the name of Vivian Fast described as a son. The 1930 US Census originally had the word daughter filled in as the relationship but that was scratched over and the word son was written on top of it.
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Vivian R Fast
Given Name: Vivian
Middle Name: R
Surname: Fast
State: West Virginia
Last Place of Residence: Kanawha, West Virginia
Previous Residence Postal Code: 25302
Age: 87
Birth Date: 28 Sep 1913
Death Date: 27 Sep 2000

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYWH-LPN : 8 January 2021), Vivian R Fast, 27 Sep 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Charleston, WV on 15 January 1920. 1

1920 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 92, Family 218, Roll 1958, Ward 4
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
402 Ohio Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
Vivian R. Fast..Son..6..West Virginia

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Charleston, WV on 5 April 1930. 2

1930 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 28, Family 145, Roll 2537, Ward 2
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
1011 Third Avenue; Home owned, $10,000
Vivian R. Fast..Son..16..West Virginia

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - The relationship to Howard Fast was originally entered as "daughter" but that was crossed out and "son" written on top of it.
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Charleston, WV on 17 April 1940. 3

1940 US Census
Sheet 19A, District 20-38A, Family 407, Roll 4413
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
1106 First Avenue; Home owned, $7000
Vivian R. Fast..Son-in-law..26..West Virginia..12th grade..Truck Driver, Wholesale Bakery..earned $1875 in 1939

(Living with wife and son at the home of his wife's parents.)
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• He was buried after 27 September 2000 in the Sunset Memorial Park in South Charleston, WV.

Find a Grave Memorial 130444385
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Vivian married Betty Jane Dent, daughter of Elmer R. Dent and Lydia Mae Grimes, about 1936. (Betty Jane Dent was born on 26 October 1918 in Ohio,3 7 died on 17 September 2013 7 and was buried on 21 September 2013 in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, WV 7.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Charleston, WV on 17 April 1940. 3

1940 US Census
Sheet 19A, District 20-38A, Family 407, Roll 4413
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
1106 First Avenue; Home owned, $7000
Elmer R. Dent..Head..48..Ohio..10th grade..Train Dispatcher, Railroad..earned $3100 in 1939
Mae G. Dent..Wife..45..Ohio..10th grade
Betty D. Fast..Daughter..21..Ohio..12th grade
Vivian R. Fast..Son-in-law..26..West Virginia..12th grade..Truck Driver, Wholesale Bakery..earned $1875 in 1939
William D. Fast..Grandson..3..West Virginia
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Sources


1 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 92, sheet 9B, family 218, Howard Glenn Fast and Selina Mae Reed; index and images (accessed 20 January 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1958.

2 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 28, sheet 6B, family 145, Howard Glenn Fast and Selina Mae Reed; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 January 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2537.

3 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 20-38A, sheet 19A, household 407, Elmer R. Dent and Lydia Mae Grimes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 January 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 4413.

4 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 29 January 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYWH-LPN : 8 January 2021), Vivian R Fast, 27 Sep 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 29 January 2021, memorial page for Selina Mae Reed Fast (3 Jun 1887-Jun 1979), Find a Grave Memorial no. 89065864, citing Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 29 January 2021, memorial page for Vivian Reed Fast (28 Sep 1913-27 Sep 2000), Find a Grave Memorial no. 130444385, citing Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 29 January 2021, memorial page for Betty J Fast (26 Oct 1918-17 Sep 2013), Find a Grave Memorial no. 130444384, citing Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA


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