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Martin Luther Fast
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Martin Luther Fast 2 3 4
- Born: 17 July 1830, Ashland County, OH 1 2 4
- Marriage (1): Catherine Fast on 25 October 1855 in Ashland County, OH 1 2
- Died: 16 June 1876 at age 45 1 2
- Buried: After 16 June 1876, Ashland, OH 1 2
 Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 19 October 1850. 3
1850 US Census
Page 490B, Dwelling 221, Family 224, Roll 658
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Martin Fast..18..OH..Farmer
(Living with parents.)
NOTE - If his birth date was 17 Jul 1830, then his age should have been 19 instead of 18.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 21 June 1870. 4
1870 US Census
Page 19, Dwelling 167, Family 157
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Martin L. Fast..39..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and 4 children.)
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• He was buried after 16 June 1876 in the Ashland Cemetery in Ashland, OH.
Gravestone inscription: "FAST - Martin L. died 1876 age 45y".
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Martin married Catherine Fast, daughter of John Fast and Mary R. Fast, on 25 October 1855 in Ashland County, OH.1 2 (Catherine Fast was born on 31 December 1837 in Ashland County, OH,2 4 5 died on 3 February 1908 2 6 and was buried after 3 February 1908 in Ashland, OH 1 2 6.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 21 June 1870. 4
1870 US Census
Page 19, Dwelling 167, Family 157
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Martin L. Fast..39..OH..Farmer
Catharine Fast..32..OH..Keeping House
Perry A. Fast..12..OH
Emma R. Fast..9..OH
Ida L. Fast..2..OH
Infant Fast..1m..OH..Born in May
NOTE - Martin's $9015 value of real property was about twice the average at the time.
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Marriage Notes:
Martin Fast married his "1st cousin once removed", Catherine Fast.
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Sources
1
Sandra S. Shuster, World Family Tree Vol. 007, Ed. 1, Tree #1334 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: October 17, 1996).
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Cecelia K. Carpenter, World Family Tree Vol. 063, Ed. 1, Tree #1137 (Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: September 2000).
3
1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 490B, dwelling 221, family 224, George Washington Fast and Sarah Schoonover; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 658.
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1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 19, dwelling 167, family 157, Martin Luther Fast and Catherine Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 Feb 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.
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1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 502B, dwelling 80, family 80; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Feb 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 658.
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Obituary Newspaper Publication, THE ASHLAND TIMES AND GAZETTE, Ashland, Ashland, Ohio, 19 FEBRUARY 1908.
