William Jehu Fast ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

   Cause of his death was Heart Disease.⁶

  General Notes:

Often went by his middle name of Jehu instead of William.
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  Death Notes:

Name: Wm. John/Fast
Sex: Male
Death Date: 04 May 1935
Death Place: Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia
Age at Death: 79y 8m 21d
Burial Place: Lake
Burial Date: 06 May 1935
Birth Place: W Va
Marital Status: W
Spouse: Margaret/Poe
Occupation: Farmer
Mother: Mary Ann/Shackelford
Mother's Birth Place: W Va
Father: Henry T/Fast
Father's Birth Place: W Va
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Fetterman Township, Taylor, WV on 21 July 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 21, Family 158
Fetterman Township, Taylor County, West Virginia
William J. Fast..14..VA
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Fetterman, WV on June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 343B, Roll 1414
Fetterman, Taylor County, West Virginia
William Fast..Self..27..WV..Farmer
(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 13 Aug 1855, then his age should have been 24 instead of 27.
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Fetterman District, Taylor County, WV on 12 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 127, Family 110
Fetterman District, Taylor County, West Virginia
married 20 years
William J. Fast..Head..Aug 1855 ..44..WV..Farmer
(Living with wife and 5 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Fetterman District, Taylor County, WV on 2 May 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 136, Family 71, Roll 1693
Fetterman District, Taylor County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 30 years
William J. Fast..Head..54..WV..Farmer, General Farm
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Fetterman District, Taylor County, WV on 25 February 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 127, Family 260, Roll 1972
Fetterman District, Taylor County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
William J. Fast..Head..64..WV..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Fetterman District, Taylor County, WV on 5 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 12, Family 78, Roll 2555
Fetterman District, Taylor County, West Virginia
Home owned
William J. Fast..Head..74..WV..Farmer, Own Farm
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• His occupation in 1935 was a Farmer in Grafton, WV.

• He was buried on 6 May 1935 in the Lake Cemetery in , Marion County, WV.

William married Margaret Poe, daughter of James Poe and Jemima, in 1879 in , Taylor County, WV.^{1 2 3 4 5} (Margaret Poe was born on 28 August 1849 in Virginia,^{1 2 3 4 5 8} died on 4 August 1931 in Grafton, WV ⁸ and was buried on 7 August 1931 in , Marion County, WV ⁸.). The cause of her death was Senility, heart disease.⁶

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Fetterman, WV on June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 343B, Roll 1414
Fetterman, Taylor County, West Virginia
William Fast..Self..27..WV..Farmer
Margaret Fast..Wife..30..WV..Keeping House
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Fetterman District, Taylor County, WV on 12 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 127, Family 110
Fetterman District, Taylor County, West Virginia
married 20 years
William J. Fast..Head..Aug 1855 ..44..WV..Farmer
Margaret Fast..Wife..Aug 1849..50..WV..6/1
Alfred L. Fast..Son..Sep 1880..19..WV..Farm Laborer
Carrie G. Fast..Daughter..May 1882..18..WV
James Fast..Son..May 1884..16..WV
Mary Fast..Daughter..May 1886..14..WV
Henry L Fast..son..Mar 1888..12..WV
.

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Fetterman District, Taylor County, WV on 2 May 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 136, Family 71, Roll 1693
Fetterman District, Taylor County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 30 years
William J. Fast..Head..54..WV..Farmer, General Farm
Margaret Fast..Wife..60..WV..6/5
Carrie Fast..Daughter..27..WV
Leyman Fast..Son..22..WV..Laborer, Home Farm
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Fetterman District, Taylor County, WV on 25 February 1920. ⁴

1920 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 127, Family 260, Roll 1972
Fetterman District, Taylor County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
Wiliam J. Fast..Head..64..WV..Farmer
Margret F. Fast..Wife..70..WV
Carie Fast..Dau..38..WV..Glassworks
Leyman H. Fast..Son..31..WV..Farmer
.

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Fetterman District, Taylor County, WV on 5 April 1930. ⁵

1930 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 12, Family 78, Roll 2555
Fetterman District, Taylor County, West Virginia
Home owned
William J. Fast..Head..74..WV..Farmer, Own Farm
Margaret P. Fast..Wife..80..WV
Corrie G. Fast..Daughter..41..WV..Laborer, Farm
Layman Fast..Son..41..WV
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  Marriage Notes:

groom: William J Fast
bride: Margaret Poe
marriage date: 1879
marriage place: Taylor, West Virginia, United States
film number: 818669
digital folder number: 4230426
image number: 00281
source: County Records

Citing this Record
"West Virginia, Marriages, 1853-1970," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FYWJ-N42 : accessed 15 Nov 2012), William J Fast and Margaret Poe, 1879.
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