Elizabeth Ann Moran ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  General Notes:

At the age of 22, on 12 Apr 1932, Jonathan Rex Fast was married to Elizabeth Ann Moran, daughter of Peter and Rebecca Selby Moran. Elizabeth Ann Moran had four brothers: Wesley, Elbert, Richard and Selby; all of whom died at ages ranging from 84 to 99 years. Her father, Peter Moran, lived to the age of 100 years. The Moran family is probably of French origin, and in America the ancestors of the family had lived in Maryland near Baltimore. Elizabeth A. Moran-Fast's father with his three brothers Perry, Robert and Hezekiah, emigrated into western Virginia by wagon train of their own, taking with them their household goods and a vast amount of fruit trees with which they planted two large orchards. Upon a portion of this land, owned by Peter Moran, Jonathan Rex Fast and his wife began housekeeping. The son of this couple, quoted above, in a reminiscent mood, writes of his mother: My mother in her younger days was regarded as a very pretty woman; but if she had been reckoned homely, I would have called her pretty."
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in , Marion County, VA on 1 August 1850. ²

1850 US Census
Page 129B, Family 242, Roll 958
Eastern District
, Marion County, Virginia
Elizabeth Fast..37..Virginia

(Living with husband and 9 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 9 Sep 1813, then her age should have been 36 instead of 37.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Third District, Marion County, VA on 6 July 1860. ³

1860 US Census
Page 99, Family 696
Third Magisterial District, Marion County, Virginia
Elizabeth Fast..47..Virginia

(Living with husband and 10 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 25 August 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 11A, Family 78, Roll 1693
Winfield Township, Marion County, West Virginia
Elizabeth Fast..57..Virginia..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 2 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 9 Sep 1813, then her age should have been 56 instead of 57.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 1 June 1880. ⁵

1880 US Census
Page 535A, District 93, Family 296 , Roll 1407
Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia
Elizabeth Fast..Self..68..Virginia..Widowed..Keeping House

(Widowed and living by self.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 9 Sep 1813, then her age should have been 66 instead of 68.
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• She was buried after 15 May 1899 in the Mount Nebo Cemetery in Winfield, WV.

Find A Grave Memorial 65204733
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Elizabeth married Jonathan Rex Fast, son of John Adam Fast and Elizabeth Rex, on 12 April 1832 in West Virginia.¹ (Jonathan Rex Fast was born calculated 10 May 1810 in , Monongalia County, VA,^{2 3 4 7 8 9} died on 9 August 1879 in , Marion County, WV ^{8 9} and was buried after 9 August 1879 in Mount Nebo Cemetery, Winfield, WV ⁹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in , Marion County, VA on 1 August 1850. ²

1850 US Census
Page 129B, Family 242, Roll 958
Eastern District
, Marion County, Virginia
Jonathan Fast..40..Virginia..Farmer
Elizabeth Fast..37..Virginia
Harriet Fast..17..Virginia
Alcinda Fast..13..Virginia
Malden Fast..15..Virginia..Laborer
Ellen Fast..12..Virginia
Wesley Fast..9..Virginia
Evaline Fast..7..Virginia
Allen Fast..6..Virginia
Parmelia Fast..4..Virginia
Morgan Fast..2..Virginia
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Third District, Marion County, VA on 6 July 1860. ³

1860 US Census
Page 99, Family 696
Third Magisterial District, Marion County, Virginia
Jonathan Fast..50..Virginia..Farmer
Elizabeth Fast..47..Virginia
Harriet R. Fast..26..Virginia
Richard M. Fast..25..Virginia..Farmer
Rebecca E. Fast..22..Virginia
Jonathan W. Fast..18..Virginia..Laborer
Abram C. Fast..15..Virginia..Laborer
Mary P. Fast..13..Virginia
Elizabeth E. Fast..11..Virginia
Morgan S. Fast..11..Virginia
Oregon C. Fast..8..Virginia
Virginia V. Fast..5..Virginia
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 25 August 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 11A, Family 78, Roll 1693
Winfield Township, Marion County, West Virginia
Jonathan Fast..60..Virginia..Farmer
Elizabeth Fast..57..Virginia..Keeping House
Oregon C. Fast..18..Virginia..At Home
Virginia B. Fast..15..Virginia..At Home
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Jonathan Fast
Sex: Male
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Ann Moran
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Father's Name: Peter Moran
Spouse's Father's Sex: Male
Marriage Date: 2 Apr 1832
Marriage Place: Monongalia, West Virginia, United States

Citing this Record
West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZF-SBVN : 12 September 2020), Jonathan Fast and Elizabeth Ann Moran, 2 Apr 1832; citing Marriage, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm .
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