Marie Christianne (Pistorius) Yost (1842 - 1928)

Born 25 Dec 1842 in Vasbeck, Waldeck

Ancestors

Wife of August Heinrich Yost — married 20 Aug 1870 in Winnebago, Faribault, Minnesota, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Feb 1928 at age 85 in Twin Lakes, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Immigration

Name: Marie Pistorius

Sex: Female

Age: 25

Occupation: Single

Event Date: 26 Mar 1868

Event Place: New York, New York, New York, United States

Birthplace: Germany

Ship Name: Allemannia

Birth Year (Estimated): 1843

Departure Port: Hamburg

Literacy: Unknown

Destination Place: United States^[1]

Marriage

Name: August Yost

Spouse's Name: Mary Pistorius

Event Date: 20 Aug 1870

Event Place: Winnebago, Faribault, Minnesota, United States^[2]

1875 Minnesota State Census

Name: Mary Yost

Residence Place: Center Creek, Martin, Minnesota

Gender: Female

Age: 25

Birth Year (Estimated): 1850

Birthplace: Germany

Father's Birthplace: Germany

Mother's Birthplace: Germany

Household Members

August Yost 25

Mary Yost 25

Minnie Yost 4, female

Fred Yost 3, male

Henry Yost 2, male

Christian Yost 61 male, Germany^[3]

1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Mary Yost

Sex: Female

Age: 35 years

Birth Year (Estimated): 1845

Birthplace: Germany

Marital Status: Married

Occupation: Keeping House

Race: White

Relationship to Head of Household: Wife

Father's Birthplace: Waldeck

Mother's Birthplace: Waldeck

Event Place: Pickerel Lake Township, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States

Household:

August Yost Head M 34 years Waldeck

Mary Yost Spouse F 34 Waldeck

Minnie Yost Daughter F 9 years Minnesota, United States

Fred Yost Son M 8 years Minnesota, United States

Henry Yost Son M 6 years Minnesota, United States

Sule Yost Son M 4 years Minnesota, United States

Mary Yost Daughter F 3 years Minnesota, United States

Christ Yost Son M 1 years Minnesota, United States

Christ Yost M 69 years Waldeck^[4]

1885 Minnesota State Census

Name: Mary Yost

Sex: Female

Age: 42 years

Birth Date: 1843

Birthplace: Germany

Race: White

Ethnicity: Canadian

Event Place: Pickerel Lake, Freeborn, Minnesota

Household:

August Yost 36

Mary Yost 42

Minnie 14

Fredrik 13

Henry 11

Lewis 10

Mary 8

Christian 6

Chas 4

August 1^[5]

1900 United States Federal Census

Name: Marry Yost

Sex: Female

Age: 57

Birth Date: Dec 1843

Birthplace: Germany

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Number of Living Children: 8

Years Married: 33

Number of Children: 8

Relationship to Head of Household: Wife

Father's Birthplace: Germany

Mother's Birthplace: Germany

Event Place: Pickerel Lake Township, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States

Household

August Yost 51

Marry Yost 56

Christ Yost 20

Charley Yost 19

Agust Yost 16

Millie Yost 10^[6]

1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Mary Yost

Sex: Female

Age: 66

Birth Year (Estimated): 1844

Birthplace: Germany

Marital Status: Widowed

Race: White

Relationship to Head of Household: Mother

Father's Birthplace: Germany

Mother's Birthplace: Germany

Event Place: Hart Township, Roberts, South Dakota, United States

Household:

Christ Yost Head M 31 widowed Minnesota

Mary Yost Mother F 66 widowed Germany

Elvera Yost F 4 South Dakota

John Yost M 3 South Dakota^[7]

1925 South Dakota Census

Name: Marie Yost

Sex: Female

Age: 82 years

Birth Date: 1843

Birthplace: Germany

Marital Status: Widowed

Race: W

Religion: Lutheran

Residence: Hart, Roberts, South Dakota

Years in State: 18

Naturalized:

Years in USA: 50

Father's Birthplace: Germany

Mother's Birthplace: Germany

Marriage Date: 1870^[8]

Burial

Buried: Bear Lake Cemetery, Freeborn County, Minnesota, USA^[9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPJ-TP78 : 20 February 2021), Marie Pistorius, 1868; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 175,648.
2. ↑ "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD5-N496 : 9 March 2021), August Yost and Mary Pistorius, 1870.
3. ↑ "Minnesota State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKNK-LVB : 22 February 2021), August Yost, Center Creek, Martin, Minnesota; citing p. 320, line 8, volume McLeod, Martin, Meeker and Mille Lacs County, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 0565724.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ9W-VZ5 : Fri Oct 06 00:08:41 UTC 2023), Entry for August Yost and Mary Yost, 1880.
5. ↑ Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905; Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164
6. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census; Year: 1900; Census Place: Pickerel Lake, Freeborn, Minnesota; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1240764
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPXZ-17C : Thu Oct 05 03:51:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Christ Yost and Mary Yost, 1910.
8. ↑ "South Dakota State Census, 1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM4J-H1F : Wed Oct 04 17:50:11 UTC 2023), Entry for Marie Yost and , 1925.
9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVY-YJHV : 13 September 2020), Marie Christine Pistorius Yost, ; Burial, , Freeborn, Minnesota, United States of America, Bear Lake Cemetery; citing record ID 27557578, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
10. ↑ Web: Minnesota, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

• 1920 United States Federal Census
• U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989