Alden Bruce
(1845-1918)
Ruth Smith Parker
(1844-1920)
Louetta Caroline Bruce
(1870-1943)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Eli Joe Fast

Louetta Caroline Bruce 1 2 3

  • Born: 15 February 1870, Troy Township, Ashland County, OH 1 3
  • Marriage (1): Eli Joe Fast in 1888 1 2
  • Died: 15 October 1943, Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH at age 73 3
  • Buried: 18 October 1943, Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH 3
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1868 and a birth location of Ohio.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 51 on the 1920 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 18 June 1900. 1

1900 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 1, Dwelling 311, Family 315
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm rented
Married 12 years
Ettie C. Fast..Wife..Feb 1870..30..OH..3/2

(Living with husband and 2 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 22 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 232, Family 132, Roll 1347
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Louetta Fast..Wife..51..OH

(Living with husband and son.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 15 Feb 1870, then her age should have been 49 instead of 51.
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• She resided in Nova, OH in 1943.
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• She was buried on 18 October 1943 in the Ruggles Cemetery in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH.

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Louetta married Eli Joe Fast, son of Martin V. Fast and Grace Ann McCray, in 1888.1 2 (Eli Joe Fast was born on 19 August 1864 in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH,4 died on 7 April 1927 in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH 4 and was buried on 9 April 1927 in Ashland County, OH 4.). The cause of his death was Chronic Intestinal Nephritis.3

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 18 June 1900. 1

1900 US Census
District 1, Sheet 12B, Dwelling 311, Family 315
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm rented
Married 12 years
Eli J. Fast..Head..Aug 1862..37..OH..Farmer
Ettie C. Fast..Wife..Feb 1870..30..OH..3/2
Sterling H. Fast..Son..Feb 1889..11..OH
Ruth A. Fast..Dau..Jan 1892..8..OH
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 22 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 232, Family 132, Roll 1347
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Eli Fast..Head..56..OH..Farmer, General Farm
Louetta Fast..Wife..51..OH
Sterling Fast..Son..30..OH..Farmer, General Farm
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Sources


1 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 12B, dwelling 311, family 315, Eli Joe Fast and Louetta Caroline Bruce; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Feb 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 232, sheet 5B, family 132, Eli Joe Fast and Louetta Caroline Bruce; index and images (accessed 28 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1347.

3 Ohio Department of Health, death certificate 59860 (15 Oct 1943, Ashland County), Louetta Caroline Fast; digital image, FamilySearch.org, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1307272 : accessed 8 Feb 2010).

4 Ohio Department of Health, death certificate 20072 (7 Apr 1927, Ashland County), Eli Joe Fast; digital image, FamilySearch.org, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1307272 : accessed 8 Feb 2010).


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