BIO:  Jacob Yost, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Manchester Township, Pg 146

JACOB YOST was born in York Township, July 7, 1820, and is the sixth of a family 
of fourteen children born to Abraham and Mary (Feiser) Yost, as follows:  
Elizabeth (deceased), Mary (deceased), Rachel (deceased), Rebecca, Charles, 
Jacob, Leah, Caroline, Abraham, Elizabeth, Ann, Peter, Isaac, Jesse and Sarah.  
February 5, 1845, our subject married Leah, daughter of David and Mary Magdalene 
(Feigley) Brillhart, of Springfield Township, and this union has been blessed 
with two children:  Sarah, wife of Charles Herbst, and Mary, wife of Peter 
Burgard, of Manchester Township.  Mr. Yost’s ancestry were among the pioneers of 
York Township, and his wife’s forefathers, paternal and maternal, were among the 
earliest settlers of Springfield Township. Mr. Yost is a gentlemen of industry 
and perseverance, and has secured for himself and family a handsome competence.  
He is a member of the Baptist Church.