Francis Marion Fast ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  Death Notes:

Died 12 hours following the death of his wife.
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  Burial Notes:

"..a double funeral service (with spouse) was held from the Mennonite Church near Masontown, Pennsylvania."
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Nicholson Township, Fayette, PA on 25 July 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 104, Dwelling 76, Family 76
Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Francis Fast..7m..PA
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Nicholson Township, Fayette, PA on 10 July 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 192, Dwelling 50, Family 50, Roll 1109
Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Francis Fast..11..PA
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 29 Dec 1849, then his age should have been 10 instead of 11.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Nicholson Township, Fayette, PA on 1 July 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 31, Family 217, Roll 1343
Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Francis Fast..20..PA..Farm Laborer
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in German Township, Fayette, PA on 17 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 232C, District 41, Dwelling 129, Family 131, Roll 1129
German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Francis Fast..Self..30..PA..Laborer
(Living with wife and daughter.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Nicholson Township, Fayette, PA on 21 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 42, Dwelling 80, Family 80
Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 26 years
Francis Fast..Head..Dec 1849..50..PA..Farmer
(Living with wife.)

NOTE - Catherine listed 1 child still alive. Their only daughter died in September 1880 so the census form must be wrong and should indicate 0 children still alive.
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Francis married Katheryn Johnson in 1874.^{1 2 3} (Katheryn Johnson was born on 15 February 1854 in Pennsylvania ^{1 2 3} and died on 14 August 1915 ¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in German Township, Fayette, PA on 17 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 232C, District 41, Dwelling 129, Family 131, Roll 1129
German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Francis Fast..Self..30..PA..Laborer
Cathren Fast..Wife..26..PA..Keeping House
Mary M. Fast..Dau..3..PA
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Nicholson Township, Fayette, PA on 21 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 42, Dwelling 80, Family 80
Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 26 years
Francis Fast..Head..Dec 1849..50..PA..Farmer
Catherine Fast..Wife..Feb 1854..46..PA..1/1

NOTE - Catherine listed 1 child still alive. Their only daughter died in September 1880 so the census form must be wrong and should indicate 0 children still alive.
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