Elizabeth Cazier ^{1 2 4 5 6 7 8}

  General Notes:

Elizabeth Cazier, b. 14 Mar 1821, in Ashland County, Ohio; resides near Brimfield, Noble County, Indiana; m., 8 Nov 1842, in DeKalb County, Indiana, Eli Fast, b. 14 Mar 1816, in Pennsylvania; d. 16 Mar 1861, in Ashland, Ohio; son of Jacob Fast and Catharine Rex.

Remarried to Benjamin Boots, abt 1875 in DeKalb County, Indiana.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1820 and a birth location of Ohio.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 40 on the 1860 census.
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• She has alternate birth date of 1825 and a birth location of Ohio.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 55 on the 1880 US Census.
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• She has alternate birth date of 1829 and a birth location of Ohio.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 21 on the 1850 census.
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 7 November 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 388B-389A, Dwelling 130, Family 130, Roll 658
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Elizabeth Fast..21..OH

(Living with husband and 2 daughters.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 14 Mar 1821, then her age should have been 29 instead of 21.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 9 June 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 31, Dwelling 249, Family 240, Roll 930
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Elizabeth Fast..40..OH

(Living with husband and 3 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 14 Mar 1821, then her age should have been 39 instead of 40.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Orange Township, Noble, IN on 10 June 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 1, Dwelling 3, Family 3, Roll 347
Orange Township, Noble County, Indiana
Elisabeth Fast..49..OH..Keeps House
Susan Ann Barber..75..PA..Lives with daughter (Mother of Elizabeth)

NOTE - I believe that Susan Ann Barber may have been Elizabeth's elderly mother who had been remarried and was the reason for Elizabeth to return to Indiana after the death of Elizabeth's husband, Eli Fast.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Butler, IN on 26 June 1880. ⁷

1880 US Census
Page 141A, District 85, Dwelling 513, Family 535, Roll 0273
Butler, DeKalb County, Indiana
Benjamin F. Boots..Self..55..NY..Hotel Keeper
Elizabeth Boots..Wife..55..OH..Land Lady

NOTE - If her birth date was 14 Mar 1821, then her age should have been 59 instead of 55.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in New London, OH on 1 June 1900. ⁸

1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 28, Dwelling 26, Family 27, Roll 1288
New London, Huron County, Ohio
Home owned, no mortgage
Elizabeth Fast..March 1821..81..OH..Wd..2/2

(Widowed and living at the home of her son.)

NOTE - She had a total of 3 children instead of 2. Although the correct birth month and year were given, her age should have been 79 instead of 81.

NOTE - She apparently was re-married to Benjamin Boots about 1875 in DeKalb County, Indiana. For some reason, she moved back to Ohio and was enumerated on this census record using the name of her first husband as Elizabeth Fast.
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• Her obituary was published in the Ashland Times and Gazette in October 1906 in Ashland County, OH.

NOTE - It appears that her obituary appeared twice in Ashland County, Ohio: once as Elizabeth Fast and once as Elizabeth Boots. The first obituary was published 31 Oct 1906 and referenced her name as "Mrs. Boots". Most importantly, the obituary gave the name of her daughter, Alzina, as "Mrs. George Phelps" which proves that Elizabeth was remarried to Benjamin Boots as shown in the 1880 census of DeKalb County, Indiana.

Obituary:
BOOTS, Mrs., died at home of daughter Mrs. George Phelps last Friday, Abt 88y, buried in Nova Cemetery.

(Source: Ashland Times and Gazette, Ashland County, Ohio, 31 Oct 1906)

Obituary:
FAST, Mrs. Elizabeth, born Montgomery Twp. 14 Mar 1821, died 26 Oct, 84y 5 m, married Eli P. 8 Nov 1842, children Julia A. w/o George Phelps, Alzina w/o Emmett Eddy she died Abt 10 yrs ago, and James L. of New London.

(Source: Ashland Times and Gazette, Ashland County, Ohio, 7 Nov 1906)
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• She was buried after 26 October 1906 in the Nova Cemetery in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH.

Elizabeth married Eli R. Fast, son of Jacob Martin Fast and Catharine Rex, on 8 November 1842 in , DeKalb County, IN.^{1 2 3} (Eli R. Fast was born calculated 4 March 1816 in , Greene County, PA,^{3 4 5 10} died on 16 March 1861 in Ashland County, OH ^{3 10} and was buried after 16 March 1861 in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH ¹⁰.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 7 November 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 388B-389A, Roll 658, Dwelling 130, Family 130
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Eli Fast..34..PA..Farmer
Elizabeth Fast..21..OH
Julia A. Fast..8..OH
Almira A. Fast..5..OH
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 9 June 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 31, Roll 930, Dwelling 249, Family 240
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Eli Fast..44..PA..Farmer
Elizabeth Fast..40..OH
Julia A. Fast..16..OH..Domestic
Elsina A. Fast..13..OH
James L. Fast..5..OH
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