YOST, Lydia^{[1, 2]}

1805 - 1862  (57 years)

• Name	YOST, Lydia
  Birth	1805	Connecticut   [1, 2, 3]
  	Obituary indicates she may have been born in 1807. Discrepancy between 1850 and 1860 census, which show her birth in Conn (1850) and Penn (1860)
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Lydia Yont  [2]
  Census	24 Oct 1850	Rock Island Middle Ward, Rock Island, Illinois   [4]
  	Lydia Early / Female / White / Age 45 / Birthplace Pennsylvania-
  Census	11 Jun 1860	Sweetland Township, Muscatine, Iowa, United States   [5]
  	Lydia Johnson / age 52 / Female / Born in Pennsylvania-
  Census	11 Jun 1860	Sweetland Township, Muscatine, Iowa, United States   [6]
  	Lydia Johnson / Age 52 / Female / / / Born in Pennsylvania-
  Obituary	From the Rock Island Argus, 4 Aug 1862: DIED. At Edgington, Sunday morning, July 20th, Mrs. Lydia Johnson, wife of Wm. Johnson, of that place, aged 55 years. The deceased was one of the old residents of this city, Having come here, from Bedford, Pa., many years ago. She was known to most of our people as the Widow Early, who kept the Pennsylvania House until she married Mr. Johnson. She was an excellent woman.  [7]
  Occupation	Pennsylvania House (hotel, tavern and stables) in Rock Island, IL area  [7]
  Death	20 Jul 1862	Edgington, Rock Island, IL USA   [7]
  Notes	In later documents associated with Robert M Earley estate, Lydia is referred to as Lydia Johnson. In the assessment of the Earley estate after Robert’s death, the appraiser is named Johnson. [8]
  Person ID	I1285	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 1	EARLEY, Robert M,   b. May 1802, Pennsylvania d. 9 Feb 1852, Rock Island, Illinois (Age 49 years)
  Children	1. EARLY, Ann Eliza,   b. 1830, Pennsylvania   2. EARLEY, Polly B,   b. 1835, Pennsylvania   3. EARLEY, Henrietta,   b. 14 Apr 1838, Pennsylvania d. 13 Nov 1910, Jackson, Jackson, MI, USA (Age 72 years)   4. EARLEY, Sarah Jane,   b. 1840, Illinois   5. EARLEY, Robert M,   b. Abt 1848   6. EARLEY, Susan,   b. Abt 1843, Iowa
  Family ID	F135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	JOHNSON, William Ransom Jr
  Marriage	1 Sep 1858	Rock Island, Illinois, USA   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F4114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1805 - Connecticut Census - 24 Oct 1850 - Rock Island Middle Ward, Rock Island, Illinois Marriage - 1 Sep 1858 - Rock Island, Illinois, USA Census - 11 Jun 1860 - Sweetland Township, Muscatine, Iowa, United States Census - 11 Jun 1860 - Sweetland Township, Muscatine, Iowa, United States Death - 20 Jul 1862 - Edgington, Rock Island, IL USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850.M432, 1,009 rolls. Rock Island Middle Ward, Rock Island, Illinois, roll M432_126, page 219, image 72. [S318] Henrietta Earley State of Michigan Death Certificate. [S1738] DIed (Lydia Johnson), At Edgington, Sunday morning, July 20th, Mrs. Lydia Johnson, wife of Wm. Johnson, of that place, aged 55 years. . [S1750] Robert Early in the 1850 Census, Lydia Early / Female / White / Age 45 / Birthplace Pennsylvania-. [S1751] William Johnson in the 1860 Census, Lydia Johnson / age 52 / Female / Born in Pennsylvania-. [S1746] Lydia Yost in the 1860 US Census. [S1738] DIed (Lydia Johnson). [S740] Info-Robert M Earley -Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999 -DetailRelatedSource-Site Menu Save-Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999 for Robert M Earley. [S740] Info-Robert M Earley -Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999 -DetailRelatedSource-Site Menu Save-Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999 for Robert M Earley, Additional declarations on cost of caring for children from Feb 1852 to Aug 1854, indicating marriage to Wm. Johnson around that time. [S1741] Lydia Earley in the Illinois US Marriage Records, 1860-1920.