Walter Harry Fast 1 2 3 4 5
- Born: 18 March 1877, Eaton Township, Eaton, MI 1 3 4 5 6
- Marriage (1): Ethel L. Jackson in 1900 1 2 3
- Died: 2 October 1940, Charlotte, MI at age 63
- Buried: 4 October 1940, Potterville Township, Eaton County, MI
 Noted events in his life were:
• Birth Image: 18 March 1877, in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI. 6
• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 4 June 1880. 4
1880 US Census
Page 190C, District 70, Family 68, Roll 578
Eaton, Eaton, Michigan
Walter Fast..Son..3..MI
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 19 June 1900. 5
1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 71, Family 226
Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan
Farm owned, no mortgage
Walter Fast..Son..Mar 1877..23..MI..Farm Laborer
(Living with father and step-mother.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 6 May 1910. 1
1910 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 85, Family 216, Roll 645
Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan
Farm rented
Married 10 years
Walter H. Fast..Head..33..MI..Farmer
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Lansing, MI on 9 January 1920. 2
1920 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 106, Family 186, Roll 772, Ward 6
Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
Home owned, with mortgage
Walter H. Fast..Head..43..MI..Real Estate Agent
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
NOTE - If his birth date was 18 Mar 1877, then his age should have been 42 instead of 43.
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Potterville, MI on 8 April 1930. 3
1930 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 3, Family 35, Roll 983
Potterville, Eaton, Michigan
Home rented, $18
Walter H. Fast..Head..53..MI..Farmer, General Farming
(Living with wife and daughter.)
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• His obituary was published in the Grand Rapids Press on 3 October 1940 in Grand Rapids, MI.
Walter H. Fast, 63, of Eaton township, died Wednesday at Hayes-Green Memorial hospital, Charlotte. Mr. Fast was born in Eaton township, March 19, 1877, a son of Clinton and Carrie Olin Fast. Surviving are the widow, Ethel; two daughters, Mrs. Kelsea Vance of Lansins and Mrs. Leon Heinze at home; a son, Bruce C. of Lansing; three grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Leo Shaler of Haslett, and a half-sister, Mrs. Flossie Rochester, of Charlotte. Funeral at the Myron E. Pray funeral home at 2 Friday. Burial in Potterville cemetery.
(Source: Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 3 Oct 1940)
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• He was buried on 4 October 1940 in the Potterville Cemetery in Potterville Township, Eaton County, MI.
Walter married Ethel L. Jackson in 1900.1 2 3 (Ethel L. Jackson was born on 20 March 1878 in Michigan 1 3 and died on 6 November 1975 in Lansing, MI.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Eaton Township, Eaton, MI on 6 May 1910. 1
1910 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 85, Family 216, Roll 645
Eaton Township, Eaton, Michigan
Farm rented
Married 10 years
Walter H. Fast..Head..33..MI..Farmer
Ethel L. Fast..Wife..32..MI..2/2
Erma V. Fast..Daughter..9..MI
Bruce C. Fast..Son..7..MI
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Lansing, MI on 9 January 1920. 2
1920 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 106, Family 186, Roll 772, Ward 6
Lansing, Ingham, Michigan
Home owned, with mortgage
Walter H. Fast..Head..43..MI..Real Estate Agent
Ethel Fast..Wife..40..MI
Bruce Fast..Son..16..MI..Chauffer, Auto
Lois Fast..Daughter..5..MI
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Potterville, MI on 8 April 1930. 3
1930 US Census
Sheet 2A, District 3, Family 35, Roll 983
Potterville, Eaton, Michigan
Home rented, $18
Walter H. Fast..Head..53..MI..Farmer, General Farming
Ethel L. Fast..Wife..52..MI
Lois J. Fast..Daughter..15..MI
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