Clara P. Fast ^{1 2 3}

  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Brookfield Township, Eaton, MI on 14 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 310B, District 77, Dwelling 189, Family 197, Roll 578
Brookfield Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Clara Fast..Daughter..15..OH..At Home
(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Walton Township, Eaton County, MI on 19 June 1900. ¹

1900 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 80, Dwelling 340, Family 342, Roll 709
Walton Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 14 years
Clara Crawlcraft..Wife..Dec 1863..36..OH..1/1
(Living with husband and daughter.)

NOTE - Her birth date is believed to be in 1864 instead of Dec 1863.
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Carmel Township, Eaton, MI on 15 January 1920. ²

1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 91, Family 90, Roll 763
Carmel Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Farm owned, with mortgage
Clare Chawlcraft..Wife..55..OH
(Living with husband and 2 children.)
.

Clara married Frank C. Chawlcraft on 16 August 1885 in Carmel Township, Eaton, MI.^{1 2} (Frank C. Chawlcraft was born in May 1862 in Canada,^{1 2} died in 1949 in Carmel Township, Eaton, MI ⁴ and was buried in 1949 in Olivet, MI.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Walton Township, Eaton County, MI on 19 June 1900. ¹

1900 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 80, Dwelling 340, Family 342, Roll 709
Walton Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 14 years
Frank Crawlcraft..Head..May 1862..38..CAN..Imm. 1865..Naturalized..Farmer
Clara Crawlcraft..Wife..Dec 1863..36..OH..1/1
Florence E. Crawlcraft..Dau..Aug 1897..2..MI

NOTE - The surname is sometimes indexed as "Chanelcraft" instead of "Crawlcraft".
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Carmel Township, Eaton, MI on 15 January 1920. ²

1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 91, Family 90, Roll 763
Carmel Township, Eaton County, Michigan
Farm owned, with mortgage
Frank C. Chawlcraft..Head..57..CAN..Immig. 1865..Farmer, Own Farm
Clare Chawlcraft..Wife..55..OH
Florence Chawlcraft..Dau..22..MI..Yarn Worker, Wollen Mill
Maynard Chawlcraft..Son..14..MI
.

  Marriage Notes:

Name:Frank Chawlcraft
Birth Date:1862
Birthplace:England
Age:23
Spouse's Name:Clara Fast
Spouse's Birth Date:1865
Spouse's Birthplace:Ohio
Spouse's Age:20
Event Date:16 Aug 1885
Event Place:Carmel, Eaton, Michigan
Race:White
Spouse's Race:White
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:M73577-3
System Origin:Michigan-EASy
GS Film number:966596
Reference ID:154

Citing this Record:
"Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC6H-VMW : accessed 3 March 2016), Frank Chawlcraft and Clara Fast, 16 Aug 1885; citing reference 154; FHL microfilm 966,596.
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