Ella Fast ^{1 2}

   Another name for Ella was Ellen Fast.³

  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1866 and a birth location of Iowa.

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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Knoxville Township, Marion County, IA on 20 June 1870. ³

1870 US Census
Page 44, Dwelling 327, Family 310
Knoxville Township, Marion County, Iowa
Ellen Fast..4..IA
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1867, then her age should have been 2 or 3 instead of 4.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Nodaway Township, Adams, IA on 25 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 200C, District 13, Dwelling 80, Family 84, Roll 325
Nodaway Township, Adams County, Iowa
Ella Fast..Daughter..13..IA
(Living with father and step-mother.)
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Ella married D. A. Davis, son of T. H. Davis and Anna Fees, on 4 January 1884 in Mount Etna, IA. (D. A. Davis was born about 1850 and died after 4 January 1884.)

  Marriage Notes:

Groom's Name: D. A. Davis
Groom's Birthplace: Adams Co., IA
Bride's Name: Ella Fast
Bride's Birth Date: 1868
Bride's Birthplace: Louisa Co., IA
Bride's Age: 16
Marriage Date: 04 Jan 1884
Marriage Place: Mt Etna, Adams, IA
Groom's Father's Name: T. H. Davis
Groom's Mother's Name: Anna Fees
Bride's Father's Name: Philip Fast
Bride's Mother's Name: Nancy McBride
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M73526-6
System Origin: Iowa-VR
Source Film Number: 1035097
Reference Number: 2:3RCLTF9
Collection: Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992
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