George R. Fast (1793-1852)

Susannah Shough (Cal 1796-1838)

Francis Jefferson Fast (1823-1877)

Malinda Catherine Smith (1830-1901)

Lester D. Fast (1860-1940)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Cora M. Shreve Miriam Fast William Kirk Fast+ Lester D. Fast 2 3 4 Born: 1860, Indiana 3 4 Marriage (1): Cora M. Shreve on 10 May 1887 in , Huntington County, IN 1 Died: 1940 at age 80   Noted events in his life were: • He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Jackson Township, Huntington County, IN on 22 June 1860. 3 1860 US Census Page 91, Roll 267, Dwelling 614, Family 613 Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana Lester B. D. Fast..3m..OH (Living with parents.) . • He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Jackson Township, Huntington County, IN on 18 June 1880. 4 1880 US Census Page 542C, District 195, Dwelling 138, Family 148, Roll 285 Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana George W. Hamilton..Self..52..PA..Farmer Caroline L. Hamilton..Wife..48..OH..Keeping House Lester Fast..Servant..20..IN..Laborer (Lester was living as a servant with the Hamilton family.) NOTE - Lester was probably enumerated twice in the 1880 census; once where he lived with his brother and sister and a second time where he lived with the Hamilton family as a laborer. . Lester married Cora M. Shreve, daughter of William Shreve and Eliza, on 10 May 1887 in , Huntington County, IN.1 (Cora M. Shreve was born in 1863 in Indiana 5 and died after 10 June 1889.)

1 Genealogy.com, Marriage Index, Indiana (Family Archive #243), The gender of Lester D. Fast is male; Spouse: Cora M. Shreve; Marriage Date: May 10, 1887; County: Huntington; This record can be found in the County Court Records located at Huntington, Indiana.

2 Sandra S. Shuster, World Family Tree Vol. 007, Ed. 1, Tree #1334 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: October 17, 1996).

3 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana, p. 91, dwelling 614, family 613, Francis Jefferson Fast and Malinda K. Smith; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 267.

4 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 195, p. 542C, dwelling 138, family 148, Lester D. Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Nov 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 285.

5 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 195, p. 550C, dwelling 305, family 322, William Shreve and Eliza; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 Dec 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0285.