Eleazer O. Fast ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Brookfield Township, Eaton, MI on 14 June 1880. ⁵

1880 US Census
Page 310B, District 77, Dwelling 189, Family 197, Roll 578
Brookfield Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Eleazer Fast..Daughter..17..OH..Works On Farm

(Living with parents.)
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• His occupation in 1888 was a Farmer in Brookfield, MI. ¹

• He resided in Brookfield, MI in 1888.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Walton Township, Eaton County, MI on 20 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 80, Dwelling 362, Family 364
Walton Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Farm rented
Married 12 years
Eleazer O. Fast..Head..Jul 1862..37..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Carmel Township, Eaton, MI on 9 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 91, Family 58, Roll 763
Carmel Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Farm owned, no mortgage
Eleazer Fast..Head..56..OH..Farmer, own farm

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Jul 1862, then his age should have been 57 instead of 56.
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Carmel Township, Eaton, MI on 5 May 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 6, Dwelling 199, Family 199, Roll 983
Carmel Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Home owned
Eleazer O. Fast..Head..66..OH..Farmer, General Farming

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Jul 1862, then his age should have been 67 instead of 66.
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• He was buried in 1956 in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Charlotte, MI.

Plot: G
Find A Grave Memorial #70030733
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Eleazer married Vida Adell Nye, daughter of Earl O. Nye and Maria Corkill, on 12 March 1888 in Walton, MI.^{1 2 3 4} (Vida Adell Nye was born on 26 December 1869 in Bedford, OH,^{1 2 3 4 7} died on 26 July 1943 in Carmel Township, Eaton, MI ⁷ and was buried on 29 July 1943 in Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, MI ⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 12 March 1888, in Walton, MI. ¹

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Walton Township, Eaton County, MI on 20 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 80, Dwelling 362, Family 364
Walton Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Farm rented
Married 12 years
Eleazer O. Fast..Head..Jul 1862..37..OH..Farmer
Vida A. Fast..Wife..Dec 1869..30..OH..0/0
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Carmel Township, Eaton, MI on 9 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 91, Family 58, Roll 763
Carmel Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Farm owned, no mortgage
Eleazer Fast..Head..56..OH..Farmer, own farm
Vida Fast..Wife..50..OH
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Carmel Township, Eaton, MI on 5 May 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 8A, District 6, Dwelling 199, Family 199, Roll 983
Carmel Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Home owned
Eleazer O. Fast..Head..66..OH..Farmer, General Farming
Vida A. Fast..Wife..60..OH
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Eleazer O. Fast
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 12 Mar 1888
Event Place: Walton, Eaton, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 25y
Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Name: Joshua B. Fast
Mother's Name: Susan Strouse
Spouse's Name: Vida A. Nye
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 18y
Spouse's Birthplace: Ohio
Spouse's Father's Name: Earl O. Nye
Spouse's Mother's Name: Maria Corkill

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3ND-T9F : 9 November 2020), Eleazer O. Fast and Vida A. Nye, 12 Mar 1888; citing Marriage, Walton, Eaton, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207677.
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