Tobias Yost^{[1, 2]}

1805 - 1856  (51 years)

• Name	Tobias Yost
  Born	9 Feb 1805	, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1852	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	00137-8375
  Died	6 Nov 1856	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I1414	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Erb,   b. 28 Jan 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Feb 1868  (Age 55 years)
  Married	1832  [2, 7]
  Children	1. Jacob Yost,   b. 19 Oct 1833, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Apr 1917, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   2. Magdalena Yost,   b. 18 Dec 1835, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 May 1898, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)   3. Polly Yost,   b. 29 Apr 1839, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Aug 1855  (Age 16 years)   4. Tobias Yost,   b. 7 Apr 1841, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Mar 1843  (Age 1 years)   5. Sarah Yost,   b. 14 Mar 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1843  (Age 0 years)   6. Simon Yost,   b. 29 Apr 1845, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Aug 1904  (Age 59 years)   7. Elizabeth Amanda "Amanda" Yost,   b. 14 Aug 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Mar 1902  (Age 53 years)   8. Martin Yost,   b. 23 Jul 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Louisa Yost,   b. 15 Aug 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Aug 1854  (Age 1 years)   10. Tobias E. Yost,   b. 7 Mar 1856, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jul 1856  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Tobias Yost, "was the earliest settler of the Yost family in Waterloo County. In 1831, he, in company with others, left his native home in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and moved to Canada. Early in May of the same year he arrived at Waterloo, Ontario, where he made his home for a short time with old Abraham Erb who assisted him in procuring a position to work at his trade, namely, that of shoemaking, which he followed for two or three years after his arrival in the country of his adoption. In 1832 he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Cressman) Erb. She was born January 28th, 1813, and died February 8th, 1868. Soon after their marriage they moved to Woolwich Township, about a mile east of St. Jacobs, Ontario, on the farm now possessed by John M. Weber where he followed farming several years. When pretty well advanced in years he entered into the mercantile business in partnership with Rev. Philip Winkler and transacted business in St. Jacobs for several years. Mr. Yost was born February 9th, 1805, and died November 6th, 1856, leaving a family" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 690. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 648. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 3 Pg 1. Tobias YOST Farmer USA Evangelist 47 Elisabeth YOST Canada Evangelist 38 Magdalena YOST Woolwich Evangelist 17 Poly YOST Woolwich Evangelist 13 Manda YOST Woolwich Evangelist 4 Jacob YOST Woolwich Evangelist 19 Simon YOST Woolwich Evangelist 7 Martin YOST Woolwich Evangelist 2 Mathias MENGER Germany Evangelist 14 [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 3 Pg 1. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 21 Nov 1856. "Yost: On the 6th inst., at St. Jacob's, Mr. Tobias Yost, aged 51 years and nine months. he leaves a Widow and five children." [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), November 19, 1856. At St Jacob's, on the 7th instant, Mr. Tobias Yost, late Merchant, aged about 50 years. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 689.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Feb 1805 - , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Nov 1856 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth