Looking for Raven Creek in either West or East Brunswick Twp, Schuylkill Co.

[Don in SJ]

I have looked on several maps on-line and only have found a Raven Run, but location does not appear to be right. I did find a logical place for the Creek, the dam is even named after my grandfather's surname(Yost), but the name on the map is not Raven

On a listing of all streams in Schuylkill county I did not see the name Raven.

Don

 

[jeff of pa]

No sign of Raven or even Yost Creek
even on my Streams Map for the state.

but 3 Yosts in N.W. East Brunswick in 1875,

 

[jgowans]

Raven Creek and Raven Creek Church show up in Columbia Co.
Stillwater quad.

 

[jeff of pa]

2 B. & R Yost in New Ringold in 1875

 

[Don in SJ]

Daniel Yost of McKeansburg, owned at least two tracts of land. On January 20, 1813, he paid $94.11 to the State Treasury to record the purchase of 116 acres in Brunswick Township. This tract of land had been registered by Nicolas Shaffer in 1766. Situated on Raven Creek, this land was bounded by property owned by Bernard Kepper, Daniel Yost himself, Andrew Perkus and Andrew Bolig. In addtion, Daniel Yost certainly owned some lots in McKeansburg. Ref: Hans Peter Yost and His Descendants by Donna G Bartron July 2000.

Don

 

[jeff of pa]

& McKeansburgh in 1875 along Chestnut

 

[Don in SJ]

Thanks Jeff, the JK Yost on Chestnut street IS my great great grandfather's house, name is Jonathan K (Kleckner) Yost. I believe I have a photo of JK Yost somewhere. He died in 1917 buried in McKeansburg.

He is the grandson of the Daniel Yost, whose property I am looking for.

Don

 

[jeff of pa]

East of Orwigsburg

Yost Estate

1875







Tax site says 1840. I'd wager the Back house was there long befor that.

 

[Don in SJ]

The Yost estate 1875 is very interesting, the JK Yost married a Susanna Bankes, and you will notice a neighbor off the Yost estate is a Bankes although her father's name was John, another one to look up in the future.
I wonder if that branch of that stream could have been called Raven creek at one time and that block of land is part of the 114 acres of Daniel Yost from the early 1800s.

You are good on Schuylkill county, that is for sure. I see other names associated with my ancestry on these maps.

Don

 

[jeff of pa]

From Biographical & Personal Records Brunswick Twp

 

[Don in SJ]

From Biographical & Personal Records Brunswick Twp

Samuel M Yost is in the book, but would be more like a cousin x amount times removed from my line, but is descended from Daniel Yost's brother. (John Adam Yost)

Don

 

[jeff of pa]

no real info
for what you want But
in case any are Related

This is in

THE PENNSYLVANIA MANUAL
VOLUME 87
from 1945

lists

maitenance dist 11-4
William Yost Jacktown, Westmoreland County
was a Assistant Maitenance Superintendent
dept of highways

L Fay Yost
was an seniour tourist clerk
2625 n. sixth st. harrisburg dauphin county
for dept of highways

harold a yost
pvt. first class pa state police
TROOP "B"

george p yost loureldale berks county
garage mechanic. dept of highways

francis h yost wyomissing berks county
field examiners unit
bereau of institutional collections
bureau of corporation taxes tax revenue


earl f yost
newtown bucks county
senior caretaker
maintenance 6-1
dept of highways



earl b yost
r. d. 1 saegertown crawford county
was a junior industrial and bldg. inspector
in titusville
for labor and industry
409 commercial bank bldg.

 

[jeff of pa]

The Yost estate 1875 is very interesting, the JK Yost married a Susanna Bankes, and you will notice a neighbor off the Yost estate is a Bankes although her father's name was John, another one to look up in the future.
I wonder if that branch of that stream could have been called Raven creek at one time and that block of land is part of the 114 acres of Daniel Yost from the early 1800s.

You are good on Schuylkill county, that is for sure. I see other names associated with my ancestry on these maps.

Don

Yes it could have been Renamed for that reason.