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James William Lister 1824–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1824

Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville Co, SC

Death Date: 29 Dec 1890

Death Location: Gasdsen, Etowah, Alabama, USA

Father: James Leister

Mother: Margaret Reid

Spouse(s): Louisa Fulks

Children(s): Thomas Lister, Sarah Lister, John Lister, Sidney Lister, Varina Lister, Margaret Lister, Bell Lister, Robert Lister

The story of James William Lister began in 1824 in Greenville, Greenville Co, SC. James William Lister married Louisa Jane Fulks, and had children including Bell Zora Lister, John Paxton Lister, Margaret C Lister, Robert K Lister, Sarah Sally Lister, Sidney Walter Lister, Thomas William Lister, Varina Annie Lister. James William Lister passed away in 1890 in Gasdsen, Etowah, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James William Lister began in 1824 in Greenville, Greenville Co, SC.
  • James William Lister married Louisa Jane Fulks, and had children including Bell Zora Lister, John Paxton Lister, Margaret C Lister, Robert K Lister, Sarah Sally Lister, Sidney Walter Lister, Thomas William Lister, Varina Annie Lister.
  • James William Lister passed away in 1890 in Gasdsen, Etowah, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Leister
1782–1854
Birth Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Margaret Reid
1781–1859
Birth Location: Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Louisa Fulks
1834–1916
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Thomas Lister
1849–1913
Birth Location: Ashville, St. Clair County, Alabama, USA
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Sarah Lister
1852–1922
Birth Location: St. Clair Co., Alabama, USA
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John Lister
1854–1913
Birth Location: St Clair, Alabama, United States
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Sidney Lister
1859–1931
Birth Location: Etowah, Alabama
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Varina Lister
1861–1889
Birth Location: , , Alabama, USA
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Margaret Lister
1854–1924
Birth Location: Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, USA
ML
Bell Lister
1869–1953
Birth Location: Alabama
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Robert Lister
1867–1937
Birth Location: Alabama
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James Lister's Ancestors

Self
James Lister
1824–1890
Birth Place: Greenville, Greenville Co, SC
Parents
James Leister
1782–1854
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret (Barbara) Reid
1781–1859
Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
William (David) Leister
1741–1830
Scotland
Elizabeth Ritchey
1754–1830
at sea,Atlantic Ocean,from Ireland to America!!!
Great-Grandparents
Philip (Lister)
1714–1760
Elizabeth Strong
–1736
Matthew Ritchey
1725–1804
Agnes Bolton
1728–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ritchey
1701–1757
Elizabeth Galbreath
1703–1757
Thomas Bolton
1698–1826
Agnes Nesbit
1699–1728

James Lister's Descendants

1.
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James (William) Lister (23 Mar 1824–29 Dec 1890) m. Louisa (Jane) Fulks (15 Oct 1834–3 Jan 1916)
  1. 1. Thomas (William) Lister 1849–1913 m. Sarah (Jerusha (Sallie)) Hood 1852–1921
    1. 1. Noah (Edgar) Lister 1876–1934 m. Lillian (May) Dann 1888–1967 m. Judith (Bess) Huff 1882–1908
      1. 1. Anna (Elizabeth Bettie) Lister 1918–2010
      2. 2. Ethel (Kathleen) Lister 1920–2011
      3. 3. Frank (Eugene) Lister 1915–1986
      4. 4. Thomas (Edward) Lister 1914–2004
      5. 5. John (Paxton) Lister 1923–2002
      6. 6. Constance (Virginia) Lister 1919–1919
      7. 7. Lillie (Mae) Lister 1931–1931
      8. 8. Talbert (Fannington) Lister 1902–1977 m. Ruth (Paulina) Wright 1901–1988
        1. 1. Jack (Rowe) LISTER 1933–2015
        2. 2. Billy (Gene) Lister 1925–2008 m. Ora (Ella) Reese 1930–2014
        3. 3. Martha (Louise) Lister 1922–1960
        4. 4. Patty (Joyce) Lister 1930–1982
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Lister 1931–2007
      9. 9. Wilburn (Roland) Lister 1905–1966
      10. 10. Evelyn (Armeldia) Lister 1901–1999
      11. 11. Marie (Antonette) Lister –1909
    2. 2. James (Roland "Bud") Lister 1875–1942
    3. 3. Nancy (Catherine "Cattie") Lister 1872–1913
    4. 4. Isaac (Emanuel "Ike") Lister 1879–1956
    5. 5. Philip (Augustus) Lister 1881–1948
    6. 6. John (Paxton) Lister 1881–1966
    7. 7. William (Thomas) Lister 1883–1940
    8. 8. Dr. (Robert Hood "Pete") Lister 1886–1948
    9. 9. Eugene (Fitzgerald "Fitz") Lister 1889–1925
    10. 10. Mamie (Ethel) Lister 1897–1962
  2. 2. Sarah (Sally) Lister 1852–1922
  3. 3. John (Paxton) Lister 1854–1913
  4. 4. Sidney (Walter) Lister 1859–1931
  5. 5. Varina (Annie) Lister 1861–1889
  6. 6. Margaret (C) Lister 1854–1924
  7. 7. Bell (Zora) Lister 1869–1953
  8. 8. Robert (K) Lister 1867–1937

James Lister's Timeline

2 Records

1824
23 Mar 1824
Birth of James William Lister in Greenville, Greenville Co, SC
Greenville, Greenville Co, SC
1890
29 Dec 1890
Age 66
Death of James William Lister in Gasdsen, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Gasdsen, Etowah, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1824
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville Co, SC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1890
    Event Place: Gasdsen, Etowah, Alabama, USA
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