Ludwig and Emma Yost
Ludwig Jost (Yost) was born on December 1, 1854 in Norka, Russia, the son of Heinrich Jost (born 1813 in Norka) and Katharina Bott (born 1815 in Norka).
Ludwig arrived as a single male in New York on December 6, 1875 aboard the steamship Berlin, which had sailed from Liverpool, England. He first settled in Ohio.
Ludwig married Emma Christina Pauly about 1879, probably in Ohio or Nebraska. Emma Christina was born on October 19, 1852 in Norka.
The 1880 U.S. Census shows the Yost family living in Lynn Township in Clay County, Nebraska. A daughter, Emma, who was born about 1875 in Russia and a son, John was born on January 23, 1877 in Ohio, and a daughter, Christina, was born in November 1879 in Nebraska. The 1900 U.S. Census states that Ludwig and Emma were married in 1879, which raises the question of whether Emma was previously married, and if so, who is the father of her daughter, Emma, and son John.
Ludwig and Emma became parents to a son, Wilhelm (William), who was born on February 11, 1881 in Hastings, Nebraska.
By 1882, the Yost's were among the first Volga German families to settle in in Albina, Oregon. A daughter Katharina (Kate) was born there on February 12, 1883. A son Heinrich (Henry) was born on May 25, 1886.
Ludwig Yost is one of the first Volga Germans listed in the Albina City Directory in 1883 (listed as Louis Ust). Ludwig and Emma were residing on the corner of Woods Street and Page Street (now approximately N. Albina Avenue and N. Page Street) and he was working as a laborer. Their neighbors were John and Anna Maria Schnell who had also migrated from Nebraska to Oregon at the same time.
In 1897, the Yost's were living at 505 Gantenbein Avenue (now 2413 N Gantenbein Avenue).
In 1900, the Yost family was living at 480 Union Avenue (now 2242 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) and Ludwig was working as a farmer.
At the time of the 1910 and 1920 U.S. censuses, Ludwig and Emma were living near Midvale, Idaho where they were farming. Their son William was living with them in 1920.
Emma died on February 15, 1928 in Malheur County, Oregon. She was buried at the Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery in Portland.
Ludwig Yost died on November 4, 1928 and was buried next to Emma.
Ludwig arrived as a single male in New York on December 6, 1875 aboard the steamship Berlin, which had sailed from Liverpool, England. He first settled in Ohio.
Ludwig married Emma Christina Pauly about 1879, probably in Ohio or Nebraska. Emma Christina was born on October 19, 1852 in Norka.
The 1880 U.S. Census shows the Yost family living in Lynn Township in Clay County, Nebraska. A daughter, Emma, who was born about 1875 in Russia and a son, John was born on January 23, 1877 in Ohio, and a daughter, Christina, was born in November 1879 in Nebraska. The 1900 U.S. Census states that Ludwig and Emma were married in 1879, which raises the question of whether Emma was previously married, and if so, who is the father of her daughter, Emma, and son John.
Ludwig and Emma became parents to a son, Wilhelm (William), who was born on February 11, 1881 in Hastings, Nebraska.
By 1882, the Yost's were among the first Volga German families to settle in in Albina, Oregon. A daughter Katharina (Kate) was born there on February 12, 1883. A son Heinrich (Henry) was born on May 25, 1886.
Ludwig Yost is one of the first Volga Germans listed in the Albina City Directory in 1883 (listed as Louis Ust). Ludwig and Emma were residing on the corner of Woods Street and Page Street (now approximately N. Albina Avenue and N. Page Street) and he was working as a laborer. Their neighbors were John and Anna Maria Schnell who had also migrated from Nebraska to Oregon at the same time.
In 1897, the Yost's were living at 505 Gantenbein Avenue (now 2413 N Gantenbein Avenue).
In 1900, the Yost family was living at 480 Union Avenue (now 2242 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) and Ludwig was working as a farmer.
At the time of the 1910 and 1920 U.S. censuses, Ludwig and Emma were living near Midvale, Idaho where they were farming. Their son William was living with them in 1920.
Emma died on February 15, 1928 in Malheur County, Oregon. She was buried at the Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery in Portland.
Ludwig Yost died on November 4, 1928 and was buried next to Emma.
Emma and Ludwig Yost headstones. Courtesy of Find-A-Grave.com.
Sources
Passenger ship manifest, Albina City Directories, U.S. Censuses, death records - Ancestry.com
Norka, Russia database.
Norka, Russia database.
Last updated January 11, 2023.