Emma B. Bivens ^{1 2}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Buckheart Township, Fulton, IL on 7 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 65C, District 33, Dwelling 91, Family 93, Roll 207
Buckheart Township, Fulton County, Illinois
Emma B. Fast..Wife..40..WI..Matron Of Co. Farm
(Living with husband and 3 sons.)
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Emma married George Washington Fast, son of David Fast and Elizabeth Biddinger, on 5 November 1862 in , Knox County, IL.¹ (George Washington Fast was born on 20 May 1827 in , Wayne County, OH ^{2 3} and died in 1916 in Sedalia, MO ².)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Buckheart Township, Fulton, IL on 7 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 65C, District 33, Dwelling 91, Family 93, Roll 207
Buckheart Township, Fulton County, Illinois
Geo. W. Fast..Self...52..OH..Stewart Of Co. Farms
Emma B. Fast..Wife..40..WI..Matran Of Co. Farm
Milton C Fast..Son..15..IL
Wilber H. Fast..Son..11..IL
Pitt. K. Fast..Son..6..IL

NOTE - George and Emma were the operators of the "Fulton County Alms House". Approximately 40-50 other people also lived there with ages ranging from infants to the elderly. I'm not sure what the function or purpose was for the "County Farm", perhaps to grow food for needy families or a place to live and work for needy families.
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: George W. Fast
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 05 Nov 1862
Event Place: Knox, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Emma Bevans
Reference ID: cn 5415
GS Film Number: 001411915
Digital Folder Number: 005204710
Image Number: 00869

Citing this Record:
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFL8-P35 : accessed 11 June 2016), George W. Fast and Emma Bevans, 05 Nov 1862; citing Knox, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,411,915.
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