William Charles Yost

Brief Life History of William Charles

When William Charles Yost was born on 21 September 1885, in Yost, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Charles Yost, was 44 and his mother, Marie Gunild Poulsen, was 31. He married Geneva Hortense Gilbert on 12 August 1907, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 25 December 1928, in Rupert, Minidoka, Idaho, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Minidoka Acequia Rupert Cemetery, Rupert, Minidoka, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Charles Yost
1885–1928
Geneva Hortense Gilbert
1882–1966
Marriage: 12 August 1907
Charles William Yost
1908–1959
Renold Leon Yost
1910–1982
Iola Geneva Yost
1915–2001

Sources (18)

  • William Yost, "United States Census, 1910"
  • William C Yost, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • William Charles Yost, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1890

Idaho is the 43rd state.

1897 · The Utah State Historical Society

The Utah State Historical Society was, founded in 1897 and now part of the Government of Utah's Division of State History. It encourages the research, study, and publication of Utah history. It also publishes a history journal named the Utah Historical Quarterly. The Utah State Historical Society has grown to several thousand members and has published over 300 issues of the Utah Historical Quarterly.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German and Dutch Jost or Joost , Slovenian, Croatian, Czech, and Slovak Jošt.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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