Catherine Fast 3 4 5 6 7
- Born: 31 December 1837, Ashland County, OH 2 4 5
- Marriage (1): Martin Luther Fast on 25 October 1855 in Ashland County, OH 1 2
- Died: 3 February 1908 at age 70 2 8
- Buried: After 3 February 1908, Ashland, OH 1 2 8
 Noted events in her life were:
• She has alternate birth date of 1842 and a birth location of Ohio.
This birth year was referenced by her age of 38 on the 1880 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 28 October 1850. 4
1850 US Census
Page 502B, Roll 658, Dwelling 80, Family 80
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Catherine Fast..12..OH
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 21 June 1870. 5
1870 US Census
Page 19, Dwelling 167, Family 157
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Catharine Fast..32..OH..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 4 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 4 June 1880. 6
1880 US Census
Page 213B, District 91, Dwelling 22, Family 23, Roll 991
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Catherine Fast..Self..38..OH..Keeping House
Ida L. Fast..Daughter..12..OH..At School
Elnora Fast..Daughter..9..OH
Evans McCarty..Boarder..20..OH..Farm Hand
(Catherine was widowed and living with 2 daughters.)
NOTE - If her birth year was 31 Dec 1837, then her age should have been 42 instead of 38.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 25 June 1900. 7
1900 US Census
Sheet 15B, District 1, Dwelling 393, Family 397
Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned, with mortgage
Catherin Fast..Mother..Dec 1838..61..OH..6/4
(Widowed and living at the home of her oldest son, Perry.)
NOTE - If her birth date was 31 Dec 1837, then her age should have been 62 instead of 61.
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• She was buried after 3 February 1908 in the Ashland Cemetery in Ashland, OH.
Gravestone inscription: "FAST - Catherine w/o Martin died 1908 age 70y".
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• Her obituary was published in the Ashland Times and Gazette on 19 February 1908 in Ashland, OH.
FAST, Catherine, died at home of daughter Mrs. Al Swope of Greenwich on 3 Feb., buried in Ashland 15 Feb, lived most of life in SE part of Ruggles Twp.
(Source: The Ashland Times and Gazette, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio, 19 Feb 1908)
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Catherine married Martin Luther Fast, son of George Washington Fast and Sarah Schoonover, on 25 October 1855 in Ashland County, OH.1 2 (Martin Luther Fast was born on 17 July 1830 in Ashland County, OH,1 2 5 died on 16 June 1876 1 2 and was buried after 16 June 1876 in Ashland, OH 1 2.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Ruggles Township, Ashland County, OH on 21 June 1870. 5
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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