Brief Life History of Mary Frances
When Mary Frances Kiser was born on 5 April 1844, in Center Township, Mercer, Ohio, United States, her father, Jesse P Kizer, was 27 and her mother, Martha Yost, was 24. She married Philip Fast on 31 May 1860. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 26 February 1923, in Celina, Mercer, Ohio, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in North Grove Cemetery, Grove Crossing, Mercer, Ohio, United States.
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- Mary F Fast in household of Philip Fast, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary Frances Kyser Or Keyser, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Mary Frances Fast, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Dutch Keyser or German Kaiser .
Possibly Swiss German variant of Kieser .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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