Daniel Yost (I48162)
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| Birth | 22 April 1826 |
| Marriage | 9 October 1849 (Age 23) Sarah Louisa Hoover - [View Family (F20725)]
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| Death | 7 January 1895 (Age 68) |
| Universal Identifier | 5A97928C7A5EF6F4913E3E55B7C21DBA3B83 |
| Burial | Shamokin Cemetery,Shamokin , Northumberland, Pennsylvania |
| Last Change | 10 May 2009 - 08:13:11 Last changed by: dcoplien |
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death: heart disease Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899) DANIEL YOST, deceased, was a contractor and one of the most widely known and highly respected citizens of Shamokin, Coal township. He was a son of Conrad and Sarah (Scholl) Yost. He was born in the Shamokin Valley, April 22, 1822, and died January 4, 1895. Our subject's father was born in Schuylkill County, Pa., but removed at an early date into Northumberland County, where he followed agricultural pursuits throughout the remainder of his life and was a popular, progressive and influential citizen. It was on his father's farm that our subject spent his boyhood, received his primary education, and when grown to manhood learned the carpenter trade, passing through the different grades of apprenticeship, until he completely mastered the business. He remained in Shamokin Valley for several years, contracting and building with marked ability and success. In 1852 he removed to Shamokin, where he carried on his business more extensively and secured greater profits. Shamokin at that time was in the midst of a building boom, and Mr. Yost received the contract for most of the large and substantial business buildings now standing in that town. In one building in particular he took especial pride, the Polish Roman Catholic Church, constructed by him, which is a superb structure, noted for its architectural beauty, and is one of the finest in design of the twenty large church edifices in Shamokin. On October 9, 1849, our subject was united in marriage with Sarah Hoover, a daughter of John and Mary (Harmon) Hoover, and their home was blessed with nine children, all of whom have grown to noble manhood and womanhood: Francis, who had exceptional advantages, received a college education, and studied for the ministry,—for twenty-seven years he has expounded the doctrines of the Reformed Church, being now stationed at York, Pa.; John Addison, of Shamokin, a carpenter by trade; George, also a carpenter of Shamokin; Mary, wife of E. W. Deifler, of Shamokin; Lily, wife of Frank Nicolas and resides in the Green Mountain State; Louisa, wife of W. Heckman, a prominent contractor of Shamokin; Sally, wife of Robert Blair, of Johnstown, Pa.; Bertha and Laura, who are at home. John Hoover, father-in-law of our subject, was born in Berks County, Pa., September 9, 1792, and died in 1856 at the age of seventy-four years. Farming was his sole vocation. In early life he removed from Berks County and settled in Shamokin Valley where he owned one of the finest and best improved farms in that fertile district. Our subject was a good man; he will long be remembered as one who labored unceasingly for the advancement of his township, where his memory is revered by all who knew him. He had been a member of the Reformed Church since he was a boy and always took an active part in all church organizations; he served as deacon of the church for many years and was justly considered one of its main-stays. -- Chapter XLIII - Part II: Biographical Sketches - SHAMOKIN Part II. Bell's History of Northumberland Co PA DANIEL YOST, builder and contractor, was born in Shamokin township, Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, April 22, 1826, son of Conrad and Sarah (Shull) Yost, natives of Schuylkill and Northumberland counties, Pennsylvania, respectively. He was educated in the district schools, and learned the carpenter trade with his father. In 1845 he located at Minersville, Pennsylvania, where he remained six years working at his trade. In 1852 he removed to Shamokin, and in 1854 established himself in business, in which he has continued to the present time. Mr. Yost has erected many prominent buildings in Shamokin; among them may be mentioned the Academy, Isaac May's block on Shamokin street, the Reformed church, and Isaac May's residence. He was for many years the principal builder of the place, and since he established his business has erected about one thousand public and private buildings in the borough. Politically, Mr. Yost is a Democrat. He has filled the office of overseer of the poor a number of years, and served as a member of the council. He is a member of the I.O.O.F., and of St. John's Reformed church. He was married, October 7, 1849, to Sarah L. Hoover, of Shamokin, and they are the parents of nine children: Rev. Francis, of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania; John A.; Mary L., wife of E. W. Deibler; Lillian; Louisa, wife of William Heckman; George L.; Sallie; Bertha and Laurel. Mr. Yost commenced business a comparatively poor man, and there are few men now living in Shamokin who have been longer identified with the material development of the town. His energy, strict attention to business, and honorable dealing place him among the prominent and respected citizens of the borough. |
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