BIO:  Peter F. 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, York Borough, Pg 58

PETER F. YOST, son of Abraham and Maria (Feiser) Yost, was born in York 
Township, January 29, 1829, on the farm now owned and occupied by Frank Deitz.  
His father removed to Dover Township, when our subject was four years old.  
Subject was reared a farmer.  February 20, 1851, he married Sarah Bott, daughter 
of Peter and Elizabeth (Smyser) Bott, of West Manchester Township.  One child 
has blessed this union – Louisa Jane, deceased, wife of Alexander Smyser; one 
child, Clayton A. Smyser, was born to them.  Mr. Yost, for a short time was in 
the firm of Menough & Yost, builders and carpenters.  The handsome residence he 
now occupies he built in 1880, and also the adjoining residence for his sisters 
in 1878.  Our subject’s father was born May 5, 1792, and died August 31, 1855, 
aged sixty-three years, three months and twenty-six days.  His mother died 
September 23, 1859, aged sixty-eight years, five months and eighteen days.  
Subject’s sister, Rachel Yost, died June 11, 1854, aged thirty-eight years, 
seven months and fifteen days.  Mr. Yost moved to York from Dover Township in 
1876.  The Yost family was among the earliest settlers of York Township.