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James William Lister 1824–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 23, 1824

Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina

Death Date: December 29, 1898

Death Location: Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama

Father: James Lister

Mother: Margaret Reid

Spouse(s): Louisa Fulks

Children(s): Thomas Lister, Sarah Lister, Margaret Lister, Belle Lister, Robert Lister, Priscella Lister, Samuel Lister, Bell Lister, Varina Lister

The story of James William Lister began in 1824 in Greenville County, South Carolina. James William Lister married Louisa Jane Fulks, and had children including Bell Zora Lister, Belle Lister, Margaret Lister, Priscella Silla Lister, Robert K Lister, Samuel Reed Lister, Sarah Lister, Thomas Tom William Lister, Varina Ann Lister. James William Lister passed away in 1898 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

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Biography

  • The story of James William Lister began in 1824 in Greenville County, South Carolina.
  • James William Lister married Louisa Jane Fulks, and had children including Bell Zora Lister, Belle Lister, Margaret Lister, Priscella Silla Lister, Robert K Lister, Samuel Reed Lister, Sarah Lister, Thomas Tom William Lister, Varina Ann Lister.
  • James William Lister passed away in 1898 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.

Immediate Family

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James Lister's Ancestors

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James Lister
1824–1898
Birth Place: Greenville County, South Carolina
Parents
James Lister
1781–1854
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Margaret Reid
1781–1859
Abbeville County, South Carolina
Grandparents
David Lister
1741–1830
Ireland
Elizabeth Ritchey
1754–
Ireland (born while at sea enroute to America)
Samuel (Reed) Lt.
1749–1843
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Caldwell
1753–1840
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Lister's Descendants

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James (William) Lister (March 23, 1824–December 29, 1898) m. Louisa (Jane) Fulks (October 15, 1834–January 2, 1916)
  1. 1. Thomas ("Tom" William) Lister 1849–1913 m. Sarah ("Sallie" Jerusha) Hood 1852–1921
    1. 1. Nancy (Catherine "Cattie") Lister 1872–1913 m. Walter (Pinckney) Archer 1871–1926
      1. 1. Marian (L.) Archer 1902–1975
      2. 2. Fay Archer 1898–1980 m. Moses (B.) Little 1896–1944
    2. 2. James (Roland) Lister 1875–1942 m. Myra (E.) Archer 1877–1948
      1. 1. Thomas (Archer) Lister 1904–1907
      2. 2. Frank (E.) Lister 1908–1986 m. Leona Myrtle 1920–1970
      3. 3. Jack (Roland) Lister 1915–1968 m. Jeffie (Belle) Burnes 1910–2001
      4. 4. Myra (Catherine) Lister 1919–1919
      5. 5. Charles (P.) Lister 1920–1964 m. Vera G. 1916–2007
    3. 3. Edward (Noah) Lister 1876–1934
    4. 4. Isaac (Emanuel) Lister 1879–1956 m. Lou (Emma) Phillips 1889–1959
    5. 5. Philip (Augustus) Lister 1881–1948 m. Mary (Pinckney) Dickie 1883–1962
    6. 6. John (Paxton) Lister 1881–1966 m. Mary Harrison 1887–1962
    7. 7. William (Thomas) Lister 1883–1940
    8. 8. Robert (Hood) Lister 1886–1948 m. Ruth (H.) Griffin 1899–1984
    9. 9. Eugene (Fitzgerald) Lister 1889–1925
    10. 10. Ethel Lister 1892–1962
  2. 2. Sarah Lister 1854–
  3. 3. Margaret Lister 1864–1924 m. Barney (F.) Plott 1858–1924
  4. 4. Belle Lister 1866–
  5. 5. Robert (K.) Lister 1869–1937
  6. 6. Priscella ("Silla") Lister 1872–1949 m. Peter ("Pete" Forney) Cunningham 1847–1932
  7. 7. Samuel (Reed) Lister 1874–1932
  8. 8. Bell (Zora) Lister 1875–1953 m. David (Ludwig) Fuhrman 1877–1941
  9. 9. Varina (Ann) Lister 1861–1889 m. William (Frank) Moore 1859–1928

James Lister's Timeline

2 Records

1824
March 23, 1824
Birth of James William Lister in Greenville County, South Carolina
Greenville County, South Carolina
1898
December 29, 1898
Age 74
Death of James William Lister in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama
Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 23, 1824
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 29, 1898
    Event Place: Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama

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