Brief Life History of William
When William Yost was born on 15 August 1840, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, George Yost, was 33 and his mother, Susanna Ott, was 29. He had at least 2 sons with Emaline Leidy Swink. He lived in Perkasie, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900 and East Rockhill Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910. He died on 21 May 1919, in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Perkasie, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- William Yost in household of George Yost, "United States Census, 1860"
- William Yost, "Find A Grave Index"
- William Yost, "United States Census, 1880"
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World Events (7)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
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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