| YORKE (Soundex
Y620)
— See also
KOREY,
MAYORKAS,
OYORK,
WORKE,
YARCHO,
YEARICK,
YERKE,
YOKE,
YORK,
YORKER,
YORKEY,
YORKS,
YORKSTON,
YURIKO.
|
| | 
Yorke, Michael J. —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Conservative. Candidate for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1965.
Still living as of 1965.
|
| |
Yorke, Thomas Jones
(1801-1882) —
also known as Thomas J. Yorke —
of Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Hancocks Bridge, Salem
County, N.J., March
25, 1801.
Whig. Merchant;
Salem
County Collector, 1830; common pleas court judge in New Jersey,
1833-34, 1845-54; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1835; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1837-39, 1841-43;
president, West Jersey Railroad,
1866-75; also president of the Cape May & Millville Railroad.
Died in Salem, Salem
County, N.J., April 4,
1882 (age 81 years, 10
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Churchyard, Salem, N.J.
|
| YORKER (Soundex
Y626)
— See also
CORKER,
CORKERY,
FORKER,
MAYORKAS,
OYORK,
VANDAWORKER,
YONKER,
YORK,
YORKE,
YORKEY,
YORKS,
YORKSTON.
|
| YORKEY (Soundex
Y620)
— See also
CORKEY,
HORKEY,
MAYORKAS,
MCGORKEY,
OYORK,
YARCHO,
YEARICK,
YERKE,
YORK,
YORKE,
YORKER,
YORKS,
YORKSTON,
YURIKO.
|
| YORKS (Soundex
Y620)
— See also
KYROS,
MAYORKAS,
OYORK,
WORKS,
YERKES,
YERXA,
YORK,
YORKE,
YORKER,
YORKEY,
YORKSTON.
|
| YORKSTON (Soundex
Y623)
— See also
BANKSTON,
BERKSTRESSER,
BLACKSTON,
BLACKSTONE,
COOKSTON,
HACKSTON,
MARKSTRUM,
MAYORKAS,
OYORK,
PINKSTON,
THACKSTON,
WORKS,
YORK,
YORKE,
YORKER,
YORKEY,
YORKS.
|
| |
Yorty, Andrew J. —
of Brandon, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1872.
Burial location unknown.
|
| | Yorty, Sam
See Samuel William Yorty |
 |
Yorty, Samuel William
(1909-1998) —
also known as Samuel W. Yorty; Sam Yorty;
"Traveling Sam" —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., October
1, 1909.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1936, 1948; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1940 (primary), 1954; served in the U.S.
Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from California, 1951-55 (14th District 1951-53,
26th District 1953-55); mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1961-73; defeated, 1945, 1973, 1981;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1972;
talk
show host.
Died of pneumonia,
following a stroke,
in Studio City, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 5,
1998 (age 88 years, 247
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
|
| YOSHIKAWA (Soundex
Y220)
— See also
ARIYOSHI,
FUJIKAWA,
LABASHIKIWEE,
MARSHIK,
MORIKAWA,
MUSHIK,
TACHIKAZE,
YOSHIMA,
YOSHIMURA,
YOSHIO,
YOSHIOKA.
|
| YOSHIOKA (Soundex
Y220)
— See also
ARIYOSHI,
CASHIO,
CASHION,
CIOKAJLO,
CUSHION,
FUJIOKA,
MASIOKAS,
STACIOKAS,
TOSHIO,
YESCHEK,
YOSHIKAWA,
YOSHIMA,
YOSHIMURA,
YOSHIO.
|
| | YOST:
See also
Burton
Yost Berry —
George
W. Dober —
William
Yost Morgan |
| |
Yost, Albert J. (d. 1907) —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Mayor
of Allentown, Pa., 1905-07; died in office 1907.
Died April
16, 1907.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, Andrew —
of Baker, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia commissioner of agriculture, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Yost, Audrey —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1988.
Female.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Yost, Bartley Francis
(1877-1963) —
also known as Bartley F. Yost —
of Osborne, Osborne
County, Kan.
Born in Switzerland,
September
20, 1877.
Co-owner of a newspaper;
U.S. Deputy Consul General in Paris, 1909-13; U.S. Consular Agent in Almeria, 1913-16; U.S. Vice Consul in Genoa, 1917-18; Santa Rosalia, 1918; U.S. Consul in Guaymas, 1918-21; Torreon, as of 1924-26; Sault Ste. Marie, as of 1927-29; Nogales, as of 1932.
Swiss
ancestry.
Died September
8, 1963 (age 85 years, 353
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
| |  |
Relatives: Son
of Elizabeth (Fluetsch) Yost and George Yost; married to Irma C.
Blau. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
Yost, Casper E. —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Republican. Postmaster at Omaha,
Neb., 1872-77.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, Charles F. —
of New Holland, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Republican. Postmaster at New
Holland, Pa., 1954-58 (acting, 1954-55).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, Charles Woodruff
(1907-1981) —
also known as Charles W. Yost —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., November
6, 1907.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Alexandria, 1931-32; Warsaw, 1932-33; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Thailand, 1946; U.S. Minister to Laos, 1954-55; U.S. Ambassador to Laos, 1955-56; Syria, 1957-58; Morocco, 1958-61; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1969-71.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Society for International Law; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Philosophical Society.
Died, from cancer,
in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., May 21,
1981 (age 73 years, 196
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
|
| |
Yost, Chester L. —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1859-60; mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1884-86.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, D. E. —
of Woodsfield, Monroe
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, E. H. —
of New Martinsville, Wetzel
County, W.Va.
Republican. Chair of
Wetzel County Republican Party, 1917; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, Eber W. —
of Michigan.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, Eric R. —
of Kansas.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
|
| |
Yost, Frank K. —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Mayor
of Hopkinsville, Ky., 1913-16; resigned 1916.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, George —
of Fort Plain, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1854-55.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, George —
of Perkiomen Bridge (now Collegeville), Montgomery
County, Pa.
Republican. Postmaster at Perkiomen
Bridge, Pa., 1868-70.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, George E. —
of Theresa, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1875.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, George I. —
of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Postmaster at Ballston
Spa, N.Y., 1922-31 (acting, 1922).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, George W. —
of Collegeville, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Democrat. Postmaster at Collegeville,
Pa., 1887-89, 1894-98, 1916-20.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, George W. —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
|
| |
Yost, Harry L. —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Democrat. Postmaster at Boise,
Idaho, 1935-50.
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Yost, Jack (b. 1945) —
of Wellsburg, Brooke
County, W.Va.
Born in Weirton, Hancock
County, W.Va., October
12, 1945.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state senate 1st District; elected 2012.
Methodist.
Member, Moose; Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2014.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of H. Jack Yost and Maxine R. Yost; married to Kris
Littell. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia
Legislature |
|
| |
Yost, Jacob (1853-1933) —
of Staunton,
Va.; Palo Alto, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Staunton,
Va., April 1,
1853.
Republican. Printer;
civil
engineer; mayor
of Staunton, Va., 1886-87; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1887-89, 1897-99; mining
business.
Died in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., January
25, 1933 (age 79 years, 299
days).
Interment at Thornrose
Cemetery, Staunton, Va.
|
| |
Yost, Jacob Senewell
(1801-1872) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born near Pottstown, Montgomery
County, Pa., July 29,
1801.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1836-39; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1843-47.
Died in Pottstown, Montgomery
County, Pa., March 7,
1872 (age 70 years, 222
days).
Interment at Edgewood
Cemetery, Pottstown, Pa.
|
| |
Yost, Jerry —
Republican. Candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 7th District; candidate for Texas
state senate 1st District, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| |
Yost, John H. —
of Vernon, Tolland
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Vernon; elected 1918.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, John L. —
of Cassopolis, Cass
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1896.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, Joseph R. —
of Blacksburg, Montgomery
County, Va.
Republican. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates 12th District; elected 2011.
Still living as of 2011.
|
| |
Yost, Lenna Lowe
(1878-1972) —
also known as Lenna L. Yost —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Basinettville, Marion
County, W.Va., 1878.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from West Virginia, 1924-32.
Female.
Died in Washington,
D.C., 1972
(age about
94 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
| | Yost,
Michael See R. Michael
Yost |
| |
Yost, Monte —
of Springville, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Postmaster at Springville,
N.Y., 1947.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, R. Michael —
of Howell, Livingston
County, Mich.
Elected () mayor of
Howell, Mich. 1989.
Still living as of 1989.
|
| |
Yost, Robert Lloyd
(1922-1990) —
of Washington.
Born in 1922.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Burundi, 1972; Dominican Republic, 1978-82.
Died in 1990
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, Robert W. —
of Mercer
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mercer County, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, Robert W. —
of Glendora, Camden
County, N.J.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1962-63;
defeated, 1963; candidate for New
Jersey state senate 4th District, 1973.
Still living as of 1973.
|
| |
Yost, S. M. —
of Staunton,
Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1860.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, S. M. —
of Staunton,
Va.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1896;
postmaster at Staunton,
Va., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, Thomas —
of Hollister, San Benito
County, Calif.
Republican. Postmaster at Hollister,
Calif., 1873-87.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Yost, William —
of Salina, Saline
County, Kan.
Mayor
of Salina, Kan., 1968-69.
Still living as of 1969.
|
| |
Yost, William B. —
of Graham (now Bluefield), Tazewell
County, Va.
Republican. Postmaster at Graham,
Va., 1889-90.
Burial location unknown.
|
| YOSWEIN (Soundex
Y250)
— See also
BOSWELL,
COSWELL,
CROSWELL,
DOSWELL,
GUSWEILER,
SUSSWEIN,
SWEIGART,
SWEIGER,
SWEIGERT,
SWEITZER,
WEIN.
|
| |
Yoswein, Joni A. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984,
1988;
member of New York
state assembly 44th District, 1992.
Female.
Still living as of 1992.
|
| |
Yoswein, Leonard E. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1961-68 (Kings County 5th District 1961-65, 41st
District 1966, 39th District 1967-68).
Still living as of 1968.
|
| YOUKELSON (Soundex
Y242)
— See also
ELSON,
FOUKE,
GAUKEL,
KELSO,
KELSON,
MICKELSON,
MIKELSON,
MIKKELSON,
NICKELSON,
ROUKEMA,
ROUKEY,
STUKELEY,
STUKELY,
THORKELSON,
TORKELSON,
VUKELIC,
VUKELICH,
WUKELA,
YOUKER,
YOUKEY,
YUKEL.
|
| YOUKEY (Soundex
Y200)
— See also
BUKEY,
FOUKE,
ROUKEMA,
ROUKEY,
TUKEY,
YAKEY,
YAUKEY,
YAWKEY,
YEAKEY,
YOCKEY,
YOKIE,
YOUKELSON,
YOUKER,
YOUSEY,
YUKI.
|
| | YOUMANS:
See also
Albert
Sydney Herlong Jr. |
| |
Youmans, Amos —
of Fulton, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Postmaster at Fulton,
N.Y., 1901.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Youmans, Clarion A. —
of Neillsville, Clark
County, Wis.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1895-97.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Youmans, E. S. —
of Winona
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 11, 1863-64.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Youmans, F. A. —
of Arkansas.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 4th District, 1902.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Youmans, F. W. —
of Lewisville, Lafayette
County, Ark.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1932,
1936.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Youmans, Frank —
of Fort Smith, Sebastian
County, Ark.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Youmans, George W. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1892.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Youmans, H. M. —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1896.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Youmans, Henry A. —
of Mukwonago, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1861.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Youmans, Henry Melville
(1832-1920) —
also known as Henry M. Youmans —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Otsego, Otsego
County, N.Y., May 15,
1832.
Democrat. Lumber
manufacturer; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1886-88; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1891-93; defeated,
1892, 1902; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1897-98.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., July 8,
1920 (age 88 years, 54
days).
Interment at Brady
Hill Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
|
| |
Youmans, Howard S. —
of Albany
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1914.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Youmans, Laurel E. —
of Mukwonago, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1911.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Youmans, Laurens Winkler —
of Barnwell
County, S.C.
Member of South
Carolina state senate from Barnwell County, 1884-88.
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Youmans, Leroy Franklin (b.
1834) —
also known as Leroy F. Youmans —
of Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Beaufort District (now Hampton
County), S.C., November
14, 1834.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1884;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Richland County,
1884-85; U.S.
Attorney for South Carolina, 1885-89.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Image source:
William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884) |
|
| |
Youmans, Samuel M. —
of Mercer
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1875.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Youmans, Mrs. Theodore W. —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1920.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Youmans, William —
of Delaware
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| YOUN (Soundex
Y500)
— See also
KATAYOUN,
YOHN,
YON,
YOON,
YOUNCE,
YOUNG,
YOUNGER,
YOUNGERS,
YOUNGES,
YOUNGMAN,
YOUNGS,
YOUNGUE,
YOUNIS,
YOUNKE,
YOUNKEN,
YOUNKIN,
YOUNKINS,
YOUNKMAN,
YOUNT,
YOUNTS,
YUAN,
YUEN,
YUN.
|
| YOUNCE (Soundex
Y520)
— See also
COUNCE,
COUNCELL,
MOUNCE,
POUNCEY,
YANCEY,
YANES,
YANEZ,
YONCE,
YONS,
YOUN,
YOUNIS,
YOUNKE.
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