Elizabeth (Yoast) Lonas (1788 - 1854)

Born 1 Aug 1788 in North Carolina

Wife of Georg Heinrich Lonas — married 11 Apr 1814 in Knox county, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 17 Sep 1854 at age 66 in Knox county, Tennessee

Biography

According to this his family Bible, Henry Lones/Lonas/Lohnes was born 4 Sept. 1765 and died 27 July 1848. Age 82 years 10m. 23 days. Elizabeth Lones, wife of Henry died 17 Sept. 1854.

Henry married Sebilla Helsley Feb. 28, 1792 . Children were:
1792 Jacob
1794 Heinrich
1797 Joseph
1799 Heinz
1801 David
1803 Martha
1805 Nancy ( this is my line )
1807 Daniel
1809 Sarah

Henry's will lists his wife, Elizabeth Yost born August 1, 1788 Children were:
Sibella "Sibby" b. 1815 d. 1890
Eliza b. 1818 d. 1829
Amanda

Research Notes

I've read through this material to see, what if any, referrences were made to the Yost family. It mentions that Elizabeth was the daughter of Francis and Barbara Yost, and refers to her as another Virginian ( as was Sebilla ). Henry and Sebilla were married in Woodstock , Shenandoah Co., Va., and it seems to me that I recall Yosts being among the members of Zion Pines Lutheran Church, in Shenandoah Co. Almost all of that churches records are available online, through the Shenandoah Co. web site, so you might want to check it out.

There's also a record of one of Henry and Sebilla's children , Martha Ann, marrying a Peter Yost on 1-15-1819. Who he belongs to, and how he fits into all of this, I have no idea, but if you're like me, every little bit of information helps. Also, in some of this information, it's indicated that family lore has it that Sebilla and Elizabeth were cousins--maybe that explains why Elizabeth would name her first child, Sebilla.

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #10694090
• Rootsweb