George Ekey Crawford
(1854-1920)
Amanda Myers
(1856-1934)
Alta Florence Crawford
(1875-1942)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Orlo R. Fast

Alta Florence Crawford 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 18 November 1875, Ashland County, OH 2 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Orlo R. Fast in 1898 1 2 3
  • Died: 14 March 1942, Troy Township, Ashland County, OH at age 66 4 5
  • Buried: 17 March 1942, Nova, OH 4 5

bullet   Cause of her death was Cerebral Hemorrhage.4

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bullet  Death Notes:

Name: Alta Florence Crawford Fast
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 14 Mar 1942
Event Place: Troy Township, Ashland Co., Ohio
Gender: Female
Age: 66
Marital Status: Married
Race: white
Birth Date: 8 Nov 1875
Birthplace: Ashland Co., Ohio
Burial Date: 17 Mar 1942
Burial Place: Nova, Ohio
Father's Name: George Crawford
Father's Birthplace: Ashland Co., OH
Mother's Name: Amanda Myers
Mother's Birthplace: Ashland Co., Ohio
Spouse's Name: Orlo R. Fast
File Number: fn 13913
GS Film number: 2023982
Digital Folder Number: 004057885
Image Number: 02304

Citing this Record:
"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ54-G98 : accessed 29 February 2016), Orlo R. Fast in entry for Alta Florence Crawford Fast, 14 Mar 1942; citing Troy Township, Ashland Co., Ohio, reference fn 13913; FHL microfilm 2,023,982.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 1 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 16, Dwelling 11, Family 11
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm rented
Married 2 years
Florence A. Fast..Wife..Nov 1875..24..OH..0/0
(Living with husband.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Nova, OH on 19 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 18, Family 104, Roll 1347
Nova, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned, with mortgage
Alta F. Fast..Wife..44..OH
(Living with husband and 2 children.)
.

• She resided in Nova, OH in 1942.
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• She was buried on 17 March 1942 in the Nova Cemetery in Nova, OH.

Orlo and his wife, Florence, share one common gravestone in Nova Cemetery which is a large polished vertical face monument of rose colored marble. The inscription "FAST - Florence, 1875 - 1942; Orlo, 1869 - 1962".

Find A Grave Memorial #29259829
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Alta married Orlo R. Fast, son of Elijah Fast and Elizabeth Deibler, in 1898.1 2 3 (Orlo R. Fast was born on 21 March 1869 in Ohio,2 3 6 7 8 died on 21 December 1962 1 8 and was buried on 28 December 1962 in Nova, OH 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 1 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 16, Dwelling 11, Family 11
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm rented
Married 2 years
Orlo R. Fast..Head..Mar 1869..31..OH..Farmer
Florence A. Fast..Wife..Nov 1875..24..OH..0/0
Henry C. Diebler..Cous..Jun 1834..65..NY..Farm Laborer
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Nova, OH on 19 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 18, Family 104, Roll 1347
Nova, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned, with mortgage
Orlo R. Fast..Head..50..OH..Farmer, General Farm
Alta F. Fast..Wife..44..OH
Herald C. Fast..Son..19..OH
Lowis C. Fast..Dau..17..OH
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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 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 1A, dwelling 11, family 11, Orlo R. Fast and Alta Florence Crawford; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Nova, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 4B, family 104, Orlo R. Fast and Alta Florence Crawford; index and images (accessed 6 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1347.

4 Ohio Department of Health, death certificate 13913 (14 Mar 1942, Ashland County), Alta Florence Crawford Fast; digital image, FamilySearch.org, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1307272 : accessed 16 Mar 2010).

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 28 Feb 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29259829.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Jackson Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 14 & 15, dwelling 125, family 119, Elijah Fast and Elizabeth Deibler; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1169.

7 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 93, p. 232B, family 53, Elijah Fast and Elizabeth Deibler; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Sep 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 991.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 28 Feb 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29259842.


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