Brief Life History of Charles Abraham
When Charles Abraham Yost was born on 14 April 1897, in Missouri, United States, his father, Alonzo Curtis Yost, was 44 and his mother, Amanda Jane Weeks, was 44. He married Clara Belle Meredith on 9 October 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940 and Wendover, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 2 May 1965, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Charles A Yost, "United States 1950 Census"
- Charles A. Yost, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Charles A Yost, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1899 · The Salt Palace Convention Center
The original Salt Palace was built in 1899 and It stood on 900 South, between State Street and Main Street. The Salt Palace was a frame structure covered in large pieces of rock salt, which gave it its name. The Salt Palace was destroyed by fire on August 29, 1910 and was replaced by the Majestic Hall. This Hall only lasted for a while during the remodel of the Salt Palace. The Salt Palace served as the Olympic Media Center during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Salt Lake Comic Con has been held at the Salt Palace Convention Center since September 2013.
1915 · Dinosaur National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument is a park that contains over 800 paleontological sites and fossils. It was declared a National Monument on October 4, 1915.
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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