Melissa Fast 1 2 3 4 5 6
- Born: March 1855, Michigan 1 2 3 5
- Marriage (1): Winfield Bickford on 15 October 1872 in , Ingham County, MI 1
- Marriage (2): Joseph Henry Wright about 1873
- Marriage (3): Milton R. Hunt on 26 January 1887 in , Eaton County, MI
- Died: 1935 at age 80
- Buried: 1935, Charlotte, MI
 Noted events in her life were:
• She has alternate birth date of 1854 and a birth location of Michigan.
This birth year was referenced by her age of 26 on the 1880 census.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 2 June 1860. 2
1860 US Census
Page 4, Roll 542, Dwelling 31, Family 31
Eaton Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Messissa Ann Fast..5..MI
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 17 August 1870. 3
1870 US Census
Page 11, Dwelling 87, Household 88
Eaton Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Melissa Fort..15..MI..Attending School
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 4 June 1880. 4
1880 US Census
Page 190C, Roll 0578, District 70, Dwelling 69, Family 69
Eaton Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Jesse Fast..Self..50..OH..Farmer
Mary A. Fast..Wife..48..OH..Keeping House
Melissa Wright..Boarder..26..MI
Mella L. Wright..Her Daughter..6..MI
Jesse H. Wright..And her son..4..MI
Lilla D. Krebs..Daughter..6..MI
(Melissa was living with her two children at the home of her parents.)
NOTE - If her birth date was in Mar 1855, then her age should have been 25 instead of 26.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 19 June 1900. 5
1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 71, Dwelling 223, Family 227, Roll 709
Eaton Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Farm owned, no mortgage
Malisa Hunt..Self..Mar 1855..45..MI..Wd..5/4..Farmer
Georgie Hunt..Daughter..Oct 1881..18..MI
Elton Hunt..Son..Apr 1892..8..MI..At School
Jesse Wright..Son..Apr 1876..24..MI..Farm Laborer
(Melissa was widowed and living with 3 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in , Ingham County, MI on 16 January 1920. 6
1920 US Census
Sheet 22B, District 107, Dwelling 417, Family 465, Roll 772
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, Ward 6
519 Smith Avenue; Home owned, with mortgage
Mylissa Hunt..Mother-in-law..65..MI..Wd..Maid, house
(Living at the home of her married daughter, Georgia, and her family and one other daughter, Lewella.)
NOTE - If her birth date was in Mar 1855, then her age should have been 64 instead of 65.
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• She was buried in 1935 in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Charlotte, MI.
Find A Grave Memorial #55533995
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Melissa married Winfield Bickford on 15 October 1872 in , Ingham County, MI.1 (Winfield Bickford was born in 1852 in Michigan 1 and died on an unknown date.)
Melissa next married Joseph Henry Wright about 1873. (Joseph Henry Wright was born about 1850 in New York 7 and died before 1887 1.)
Melissa next married Milton R. Hunt on 26 January 1887 in , Eaton County, MI. (Milton R. Hunt was born in 1855 in New York 7 and died between 1892 and 1900.)
Marriage Notes:
Name:Milton R. Hunt
Age (Expanded):32 years
Birth Year:1855
Birthplace:New York
Spouse's Name:Melissa Fast
Spouse's Age (Expanded):31 years
Spouse's Birth Year:1856
Spouse's Birthplace:Michigan
Event Date:26 Jan 1887
Event Place:Potterville, Eaton, Michigan
GS Film number:2342480
Digital Folder Number:4207657
Image Number:225
Reference ID:v 1 p 355 rn 31
Citing this Record:
"Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3NC-H94 : accessed 6 February 2015), Milton R. Hunt and Melissa Fast, 26 Jan 1887; citing Potterville, Eaton, Michigan, v 1 p 355 rn 31, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,480.
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