Maria Jost
Maria Jost (born 23 September 1860) was a Schwartzistani factory worker of Lindenmar, in Westgau; died 5 February 1934, aged 73.
The register of companies gives Maria Jost as founder of Ostrand Railway (railway), of Norrbruck. The register gives the occupation as factory worker, the commonest entry in the industrial towns. Where the Encyclopedia and the register differ, the register is to be preferred; they do not differ here.
In the record

Companies
- Ostrand Railway, railway, Norrbruck, founded 1907, dissolved 1923, ULK
Family
- child: Klara Schoner (1885 to 1951), physician
- child: Willem Schoner (1891 to 1954), clerk
- child: Leon Schoner (1895 to 1896), clerk
- child: Emma Schoner (1898 to 1929), farmer
- father: Ansel Jost (1834 to 1901), weaver
- mother: Ursula Hannmann (1834 to 1891), soldier
- spouse: Josef Schoner (1864 to 1941), factory worker
Family entries are taken from the civil register and are given as recorded.
See also
- Civil register entry at the National Archive, with the family tree
- Lindenmar
References
- ^ “Ostrand Railway is founded at Norrbruck by Maria Jost.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 30 August 1907. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
- “Maria Jost.” Civil register of births, marriages and deaths. National Archive of Schwartzistan.
Categories1860 births1934 deathsPeople from LindenmarFactory workers of SchwartzistanFounders of companies