Thompson Dukes
(Cir 1838-)
Sarah Owens
(Abt 1843-)
Mary Etta Dukes
(1868-1942)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Erastus E. Fast

Mary Etta Dukes 2 3 4

  • Born: 16 March 1868, Coles County, IL 1 3
  • Marriage (1): Erastus E. Fast on 29 August 1889 in Durham, IA 1 2 3 4
  • Died: 15 July 1942, Knoxville, IA at age 74

bullet   Other names for Mary were Mary Etta Dubes and Mary Etta Dubis.1

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Knoxville Township, Marion County, IA on 23 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 43, Dwelling 295, Family 295
Knoxville Township, Marion County, Iowa
Farm owned with mortgage
Married 11 years
Mary E. Fast..Wife..Mar 1868..32..IL..3/3
(Living with husband, widowed mother-in-law, and 3 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Knoxville, IA on 5 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 47, Family 70, Roll 501, Ward 1
Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa
614 Washington Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Mary Etta Fast..Wife..52..IL
(Living with husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 16 Mar 1868, then her age should have been 51 instead of 52.
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Mary married Erastus E. Fast, son of Jesse Jackson Fast and Sarah B. Biddinger, on 29 August 1889 in Durham, IA.1 2 3 4 (Erastus E. Fast was born on 16 August 1866 in , Marion County, IA,1 3 5 died on 24 May 1932 in Knoxville, IA and was buried after 24 May 1932 in Harvey, IA.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Knoxville Township, Marion County, IA on 23 June 1900. 3

1900 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 43, Dwelling 295, Family 295
Knoxville Township, Marion County, Iowa
Farm owned with mortgage
Married 11 years
Erastus E. Fast..Head..Aug 1866..33..IA..Farmer
Mary E. Fast..Wife..Mar 1868..32..IL..3/3
Bertie E. Fast..Dau..Jul 1890..9..IA..At School
Harold Fast..Son..Jan 1893..7..IA..At School
Ethel A. Fast..Dau..Jan 1896..4..IA
Sarah Fast..Mother..Nov 1826..74..OH..Wd..2/1
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Knoxville, IA on 5 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 47, Family 70, Roll 501, Ward 1
Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa
614 Washington Street; Home owned, no mortgage
E. E. Fast..Head..52..IA
Mary Etta Fast..Wife..52..IL
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bullet  Marriage Notes:

Name: Erastus E. Fast
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 26 Aug 1889
Event Place: Durham, Marion, Iowa, United States
Age: 23
Birthplace: Marion Co., Iowa
Father's Name: Jesse Jackson Fast
Mother's Name: Sarah Biddelwing
Spouse's Name: Mary E. Dukes
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Spouse's Birthplace: Coles County, Ills.
Spouse's Father's Name: Thompson Dukes
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sarah Owen
Reference ID: it1 v2
GS Film Number: 1503355
Digital Folder Number: 004320605

Citing this Record:
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC4D-3S1 : accessed 5 March 2016), Erastus E. Fast and Mary E. Dukes, 26 Aug 1889; citing Durham, Marion, Iowa, United States, county courthouses, Iowa.
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Sources


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

2 Genealogy.com, Marriage Index: Iowa 1851-1900 (Family Archive #222).

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Knoxville Township, Marion County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 43, sheet 14A, dwelling 295, family 295, Erastus E. Fast and Mary Etta Dukes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 47, sheet 3B, family 70, Erastus E. Fast and Mary Etta Dukes; index and images (accessed 4 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 501.

5 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 122, p. 598D, dwelling 267, family 274, Jesse Jackson Fast and Sarah B. Biddinger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Apr 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0354.


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