William M. Fast

William M. Fast
(1854-1925)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth Longanecker

William M. Fast ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶

Born: 3 April 1854, Pennsylvania ¹ ³ ⁵ ⁶
Marriage (1): Elizabeth Longanecker about 1876 ¹ ² ³
Died: 30 June 1925 at age 71 ¹ ⁶
Buried: After 30 June 1925, Uniontown, PA ⁶

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Nicholson Township, Fayette, PA on 10 July 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 192, Dwelling 50, Family 50, Roll 1109
Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Wm Fast..7..PA
(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 3 Apr 1854, then his age should have been 6 instead of 7.
.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Nicholson Township, Fayette, PA on 1 July 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 31, Family 217, Roll 1343
Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
William Fast..16..PA..Farm Laborer
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Nicholson Township, Fayette, PA on 5 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 329D, District 47, Dwelling 112, Family 113, Roll 1130
Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
William Fast..Head..25..PA..Farm Laborer
(Living with wife and 3 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 3 Apr 1854, then his age should have been 26 instead of 25.
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Nicholson Township, Fayette, PA on 7 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 43, Dwelling 73, Family 73, Roll 1411
Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Farm rented
Married 24 years
William Fast..Head..Apr 1854..46..PA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 5 children.)
.

• He was buried after 30 June 1925 in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Uniontown, PA.

Find A Grave Memorial #123090348.

William married Elizabeth Longanecker, daughter of Joseph Longanecker and Mary Annetta Barber, about 1876.¹ ² ³ (Elizabeth Longanecker was born on 31 July 1856 in Masontown, PA,¹ ² ³ ⁷ died on 25 April 1933 in Uniontown, PA ⁷ and was buried after 25 April 1933 in Uniontown, PA ⁷.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Nicholson Township, Fayette, PA on 5 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 329D, District 47, Dwelling 112, Family 113, Roll 1130
Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
William Fast..Head..25..PA..Farm Laborer
Elizabeth Fast..Wife..23..PA
John Fast..Son..3..PA
Effie Fast..Dau..2..PA
Stella Fast..Dau..11m..PA..Born in Aug
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Nicholson Township, Fayette, PA on 7 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 43, Dwelling 73, Family 73, Roll 1411
Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Farm rented
Married 24 years
William Fast..Head..Apr 1854..46..PA..Farmer
Elizabeth Fast..Wife..Jul 1856..43..PA..5/5
John L. Fast..Son..Jul 1876..23..PA..Farm Laborer
Effie P. Fast..Dau..Oct 1887..22..PA
Stella A. Fast..Dau..Aug 1879..20..PA
Elizabeth I. Fast..Dau..Dec 1897..2..PA
Willice C. Fast..Dau..Dec 1897..2..PA
.

1 Wirt Gerry Faust, "By Way of Rotterdam," p. 188, 189, 228; manuscript, , 1952; photocopy reprinted 1983 held by Robert G. Fast, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE].

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 47, p. 329D, dwelling 112, family 113, William Fast and Elizabeth Longanecker; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Jun 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1130.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 43, sheet 3B, dwelling 73, family 73, William Fast and Elizabeth Longanecker; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll 1411.

4 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, p. 192, dwelling 50, family 50, Jacob Fast and Nancy Cover; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Nov 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1109.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Nicholson Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, p. 31, dwelling 209, family 217, Jacob Fast and Nancy Cover; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1343.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 10 Jun 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=123090348.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 10 Jun 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=123090213.

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