Johann Georg (George)5 Yost was the son of Heinrich Peter (Henry)4 Yost and Christina (Katherine) Sinner. Heinrich Peter (Henry)4 Yost (Conrad3, Johann Georg2, Georg (Jost)1) was born July 18, 1832, in Norka, Saratov, Russia. He married Christina (Katherine) Sinner Feb. 10, 1853, in Norka, Saratov, Russia. She was born June 27, 1833, in Norka, Saratov, Russia, and died July 28, 1884.
The 1900 US census lists Henry Yost as living with George's family. Henry is not listed with George's family on the 1910 census.
George's ancestors were among the thousands of Germans who immigrated to Russia in the latter part of the eighteenth century in response to the promises of Catherine the Great. Many of these German immigrants settled in the area along the Volga River near the city of Saratov. Norka was one such settlement.
Catherine the Great had promised the German immigrants self-government, freedom of religion, and immunity from military service. After her death, these promises were not always honored. One of her successors, Alexander III, whose rule began in 1881, embarked on a program of Russification, attempting to impose the Russian language and the Russian Orthodox faith on all of his subjects. Many of the Germans then living in Russia, including the George Jost family, moved on to the United States.
On Feb. 23, 1891, George, Christina, and their children (see his Christina's biography) arrived in New York aboard the SS Saale, a German immigrant ship that had departed from Bremen with a stop in Southampton, England. The 1900 US census lists the immigration year of George's father, Henry, as 1891 also, but his name does not seem to be on the same passenger list.
The family settled in Colorado, living around Denver, Yuma, Breckenridge, and Grand Junction for 10 years. The 1900 US census lists them as living in South Globeville, Arapahoe County, Colorado. During those 10 years, George's jobs consisted of railroad work, smelter work, sawmill work, working in a plaster mine, and timber work. Then the family moved to Loveland, Colorado, where they lived for 30 years. During that time George farmed and raised cattle and sheep. In 1930 George and Christina moved to Billings, where George spent his retirement. George was buried on Jan. 4, 1945.
Paternal grandfather: Conrad Yost
Paternal grandmother: Anna Maria (Emma) Schleicher Yost
For a list of George's siblings, see the biography of his sister Katherine Yost Schwindt.
Sister: Elizabeth Yost Deines (1864-1960)
Sister: Katherine Yost Schwindt (1869-1956)
Sister: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Yost Wagner (1871-1942)
The 1900 US census lists Henry Yost as living with George's family. Henry is not listed with George's family on the 1910 census.
George's ancestors were among the thousands of Germans who immigrated to Russia in the latter part of the eighteenth century in response to the promises of Catherine the Great. Many of these German immigrants settled in the area along the Volga River near the city of Saratov. Norka was one such settlement.
Catherine the Great had promised the German immigrants self-government, freedom of religion, and immunity from military service. After her death, these promises were not always honored. One of her successors, Alexander III, whose rule began in 1881, embarked on a program of Russification, attempting to impose the Russian language and the Russian Orthodox faith on all of his subjects. Many of the Germans then living in Russia, including the George Jost family, moved on to the United States.
On Feb. 23, 1891, George, Christina, and their children (see his Christina's biography) arrived in New York aboard the SS Saale, a German immigrant ship that had departed from Bremen with a stop in Southampton, England. The 1900 US census lists the immigration year of George's father, Henry, as 1891 also, but his name does not seem to be on the same passenger list.
The family settled in Colorado, living around Denver, Yuma, Breckenridge, and Grand Junction for 10 years. The 1900 US census lists them as living in South Globeville, Arapahoe County, Colorado. During those 10 years, George's jobs consisted of railroad work, smelter work, sawmill work, working in a plaster mine, and timber work. Then the family moved to Loveland, Colorado, where they lived for 30 years. During that time George farmed and raised cattle and sheep. In 1930 George and Christina moved to Billings, where George spent his retirement. George was buried on Jan. 4, 1945.
Paternal grandfather: Conrad Yost
Paternal grandmother: Anna Maria (Emma) Schleicher Yost
For a list of George's siblings, see the biography of his sister Katherine Yost Schwindt.
Sister: Elizabeth Yost Deines (1864-1960)
Sister: Katherine Yost Schwindt (1869-1956)
Sister: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Yost Wagner (1871-1942)
Johann Georg (George)5 Yost was the son of Heinrich Peter (Henry)4 Yost and Christina (Katherine) Sinner. Heinrich Peter (Henry)4 Yost (Conrad3, Johann Georg2, Georg (Jost)1) was born July 18, 1832, in Norka, Saratov, Russia. He married Christina (Katherine) Sinner Feb. 10, 1853, in Norka, Saratov, Russia. She was born June 27, 1833, in Norka, Saratov, Russia, and died July 28, 1884.
The 1900 US census lists Henry Yost as living with George's family. Henry is not listed with George's family on the 1910 census.
George's ancestors were among the thousands of Germans who immigrated to Russia in the latter part of the eighteenth century in response to the promises of Catherine the Great. Many of these German immigrants settled in the area along the Volga River near the city of Saratov. Norka was one such settlement.
Catherine the Great had promised the German immigrants self-government, freedom of religion, and immunity from military service. After her death, these promises were not always honored. One of her successors, Alexander III, whose rule began in 1881, embarked on a program of Russification, attempting to impose the Russian language and the Russian Orthodox faith on all of his subjects. Many of the Germans then living in Russia, including the George Jost family, moved on to the United States.
On Feb. 23, 1891, George, Christina, and their children (see his Christina's biography) arrived in New York aboard the SS Saale, a German immigrant ship that had departed from Bremen with a stop in Southampton, England. The 1900 US census lists the immigration year of George's father, Henry, as 1891 also, but his name does not seem to be on the same passenger list.
The family settled in Colorado, living around Denver, Yuma, Breckenridge, and Grand Junction for 10 years. The 1900 US census lists them as living in South Globeville, Arapahoe County, Colorado. During those 10 years, George's jobs consisted of railroad work, smelter work, sawmill work, working in a plaster mine, and timber work. Then the family moved to Loveland, Colorado, where they lived for 30 years. During that time George farmed and raised cattle and sheep. In 1930 George and Christina moved to Billings, where George spent his retirement. George was buried on Jan. 4, 1945.
Paternal grandfather: Conrad Yost
Paternal grandmother: Anna Maria (Emma) Schleicher Yost
For a list of George's siblings, see the biography of his sister Katherine Yost Schwindt.
Sister: Elizabeth Yost Deines (1864-1960)
Sister: Katherine Yost Schwindt (1869-1956)
Sister: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Yost Wagner (1871-1942)
The 1900 US census lists Henry Yost as living with George's family. Henry is not listed with George's family on the 1910 census.
George's ancestors were among the thousands of Germans who immigrated to Russia in the latter part of the eighteenth century in response to the promises of Catherine the Great. Many of these German immigrants settled in the area along the Volga River near the city of Saratov. Norka was one such settlement.
Catherine the Great had promised the German immigrants self-government, freedom of religion, and immunity from military service. After her death, these promises were not always honored. One of her successors, Alexander III, whose rule began in 1881, embarked on a program of Russification, attempting to impose the Russian language and the Russian Orthodox faith on all of his subjects. Many of the Germans then living in Russia, including the George Jost family, moved on to the United States.
On Feb. 23, 1891, George, Christina, and their children (see his Christina's biography) arrived in New York aboard the SS Saale, a German immigrant ship that had departed from Bremen with a stop in Southampton, England. The 1900 US census lists the immigration year of George's father, Henry, as 1891 also, but his name does not seem to be on the same passenger list.
The family settled in Colorado, living around Denver, Yuma, Breckenridge, and Grand Junction for 10 years. The 1900 US census lists them as living in South Globeville, Arapahoe County, Colorado. During those 10 years, George's jobs consisted of railroad work, smelter work, sawmill work, working in a plaster mine, and timber work. Then the family moved to Loveland, Colorado, where they lived for 30 years. During that time George farmed and raised cattle and sheep. In 1930 George and Christina moved to Billings, where George spent his retirement. George was buried on Jan. 4, 1945.
Paternal grandfather: Conrad Yost
Paternal grandmother: Anna Maria (Emma) Schleicher Yost
For a list of George's siblings, see the biography of his sister Katherine Yost Schwindt.
Sister: Elizabeth Yost Deines (1864-1960)
Sister: Katherine Yost Schwindt (1869-1956)
Sister: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Yost Wagner (1871-1942)
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