Catharine Myers ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth information of Cal 7 August 1848.Birth date is calculated from her age at death of 47y, 8m, 16d. and based on a year of death of 1896. The gravestone is difficult to read and the year of death is probably 1890 instead of 1896.

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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Summit Township, Somerset County, PA on 11 October 1850. ³

1850 US Census
Page 272A, Dwelling 88, Family 89, Roll 828
Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Catherine Meyer..7..PA
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Clearcreek Township, Ashland, OH on 9 August 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 163, Dwelling 1153, Family 1192, Roll 930
Clear Creek Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Catherine Meyer..17..PA
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 3 August 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 20, Dwelling 155, Family 142, Roll 1169
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Catharine Fast..27..OH..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 2 children.)

NOTE - Her birth location is believed to be Pennsylvania instead of Ohio.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 22 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 194A, District 89, Dwelling 242, Roll 991
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Catharine Fast..Wife..37..PA..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 3 children.)
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• She was buried after 23 April 1890 in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Orange Township, Ashland, OH.

William and his wife, Catharine, share one common gravestone in the Map le Grove Cemetery which is a vaulted top obelisk of white and gray streaked marble. The inscription on her side reads "Catharine Myers, wife of W. D. Fast, Died Apr. 23, 1890, Aged 47y 8m 16d".

The actual year of death is somewhat difficult to read; some researchers claim 1890 while others claim 1896. The 1890 death date seems to fit best with her known census records which indicate a birth date of 1842.

Find A Grave Memorial #35203057
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• She has alternate death information of 23 April 1896. Some researchers read the year of death on her gravestone as 1896 instead of 1890. The gravestone also indicates an age at death of 47y, 8m, 16d.

If the year of death is assumed to be 1896, then calculating her birth year yields a birth year of 1848.

If the year of death is assumed to be 1890, then calculating her birth year yields a birth year of 1842.

All of her known census records indicate a birth year of about 1842, therefore it is believed that the year of death is 1890.
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Catharine married William Dilce Fast, son of George Washington Fast and Sarah Schoonover, on 27 March 1861 in Ashland County, OH.^{1 2} (William Dilce Fast was born on 26 October 1837 in Ohio,^{2 7} died on 30 June 1918 in Ashland, OH ⁸ and was buried on 2 July 1918 in Orange Township, Ashland, OH ⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 3 August 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 20, Dwelling 155, Family 142, Roll 1169
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
William D. Fast..36..OH..Manager of Farm
Catharine Fast..27..OH..Keeping House
Malin O. Fast..8..OH
Clara E. Fast..2..OH
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 22 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 194A, District 89, Dwelling 242, Roll 991
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
William Fast..Head..42..OH..Farmer
Catharine Fast..Wife..37..PA..Keeping House
Malhlon R. Fast..Son..18..OH..Farm Laborer
Ella Fast..Dau..12..OH..At Home
Lillia Fast..Dau..7..OH
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: William D. Fast
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 27 Mar 1861
Event Place: Ashland, Ohio, United States
Spouse's Name: Catharine Myers
Reference ID: v 3 p 48 rn 27
GS Film Number: 2079406
Digital Folder Number: 004031944
Image Number: 00301

Citing this Record:
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZH4-GM2 : 26 September 2017), William D. Fast and Catharine Myers, 27 Mar 1861; citing Ashland, Ohio, United States, reference v 3 p 48 rn 27; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,079,406.
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