He was very active in Friedens Union Church near what later became New Ringgold.
He lived in New Goshenhoppen, Pennsylvania.
He was a veteran of the Revolutionary War.
He was active in local politics and was appointed Justice of the Peace for his area. On 9 DEC 1811, Governor Snyder commissioned Daniel Yost an associate judge for a new judicial district, then seated in Orwigsburg. He served in this position until December 29, 1836. He was the first Associate Judge of Schuylkill County.