Letha Ferrell ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  General Notes:

Letha was married to a Strother/Strawther Jacobs before her marriage to Richard H. Fast.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Third District, Marion County, VA on 5 July 1860. ²

1860 US Census
Page 98, Family 692, Roll 1361
Third Magisterial District, Marion County, Virginia
Letha Fast..38..Virginia

(Living with husband, 1 infant, and 5 step-children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 11 May 1821, then her age should have been 39 instead of 38.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Clinton District, Monongalia, WV on 15 July 1870. ³

1870 US Census
Page 40, Family 304
Clinton Magisterial District, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Lethe Fast..48..West Virginia..Keeps House
Richard E. Fast..11..West Virginia..Works on farm
Ida D. Fast..6..West Virginia
Florida B. Fast..6..West Virginia
Landa Fast..16..West Virginia..At home
Columbus Jacobs..19..West Virginia..Farm hand
Harriet O. Jacobs..17..West Virginia..At home

(Letha was widowed and living with 4 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 11 May 1821, then her age should have been 49 instead of 48.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Clinton District, Monongalia, WV on 29 June 1880. ⁴

1880 US Census
Page 196A, District 94, Family 406, Roll 1409
Clinton District, Monongalia County, West Virginia
Lethe Fast..Self..58..Virginia..Widowed..Keeps A House
Richard E. Fast..Son..21..Virginia..At home
Idadell Fast..Daughter..16..West Virginia..At home
Florida Bell Fast..Daughter..16..West Virginia..At home

(Lethe was widowed and living with her 3 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 11 May 1821, then her age should have been 59 instead of 58.
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• She was buried after 23 August 1894 in the Summers Cemetery in Triune, WV.

Find A Grave Memorial 109929485
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Letha married Richard H. Fast, son of John Adam Fast and Elizabeth Rex, on 15 December 1857 in , Monongalia County, VA.¹ (Richard H. Fast was born on 11 November 1812 in Virginia,^{2 6 7} died on 7 April 1864 ⁷ and was buried after 7 April 1864 in Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, WV ⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 15 December 1857, in , Monongalia County, VA. ¹

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Third District, Marion County, VA on 5 July 1860. ²

1860 US Census
Page 98, Family 692, Roll 1361
Third Magisterial District, Marion County, Virginia
Richard Fast..47..Virginia..Miller
Letha Fast..38..Virginia
Delia Fast..17..Virginia
Mary Fast..12..Virginia
Joseph E. Fast..10..Virginia
Harman Fast..8..Virginia
Lindy J. Fast..6..Virginia
Infant Fast..1..Virginia
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Archibald Fast
Sex: Male
Age: 45
Birth Year (Estimated): 1812
Birthplace: Monongalia Co., Va.
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: Adam Fast
Father's Sex: Male
Mother's Name: Elizth. Fast
Mother's Sex: Female
Spouse's Name: Letha Jacobs
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 35
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1822
Spouse's Birthplace: Monongalia Co., Va.
Spouse's Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Mother's Name: Hanah Ferrel
Marriage Date: 20 Dec 1857
Marriage Place: Monongalia, West Virginia, United States
Source Details: p 1

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR44-PHC : 30 January 2020), Archibald Fast, 1857.
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