The Yost Post / Family History Archive The Yost Family Descendants: Virginia, Illinois, and Beyond Four generations of descendants whose lives reflect the changing history of America, from the nineteenth-century frontier through the Civil War and into the modern era. Part III of III Generations 7–10 19th–20th Centuries The Final Chapter Generations Across a Changing … Read more
The Yost Post / Family History Archive The Yost Family in the American Revolution & Early Republic From the gunsmith workshops of Revolutionary Maryland to the settlements of Virginia, Kentucky, and Illinois, the descendants of Hans Casper Yost entered a new chapter in American history. Part II of III Generations 5–6 18th–19th Centuries The Collection … Read more
The Yost Post / Family History Archive The Yost Family Origins:From Europe to Colonial America The story of Hans Casper Jost/Yost, Eleanor Moerschel, and the generations who carried their family from Europe into colonial Pennsylvania and Maryland. Part I of III Generations 1–4 17th–18th Centuries The Collection A Family History Preserved This collection traces the … Read more
In This Article His Story Early Life Revolutionary War Service Battles and Campaigns Original Military Records Revolutionary War Pension Original Testimony Military Service Record Later Life and Burial Family History Original Sources Historical Research Note His Story John Yost Born Reported 1743, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; alternative estimate approximately 1735–1736 Parents Hans Casper Yost and Eleanor … Read more
