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John James "J.J." Lister 1849–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1849

Birth Location: Greer, Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 2 Sep 1934

Death Location: Beech Springs, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina, USA

Father: Austin Lister

Mother: Mary Ponder

Spouse(s): Harriett Barton

Children(s): Annie Lister, David Lister, Will Lister, Willie Leister, Allen Lister, Mary Kemp, James Lister, David Lister

John James "J.J." Lister was born in 1849 in Greer, Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA, the child of Austin H Lister And Mary James Ponder. John James "J.J." Lister married Harriett Jane Barton, and had children including Allen Dee Lister, Annie Lister, David Austin Lister, David Lister, James Walter Walton Lister, Mary Electer Lister Kemp, Will Lister, Willie Leister. John James "J.J." Lister passed away in 1934 in Beech Springs, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • John James "J.J." Lister was born in 1849 in Greer, Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA, the child of Austin H Lister And Mary James Ponder.
  • John James "J.J." Lister married Harriett Jane Barton, and had children including Allen Dee Lister, Annie Lister, David Austin Lister, David Lister, James Walter Walton Lister, Mary Electer Lister Kemp, Will Lister, Willie Leister.
  • John James "J.J." Lister passed away in 1934 in Beech Springs, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Lister's Ancestors

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John Lister
1849–1934
Birth Place: Greer, Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA
Parents
Austin H Lister
1827–1864
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Mary (James) Ponder
1829–1908
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Madison Lister) Leister
1804–1867
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Abigail (H. "Kizzy") Kendrick
1810–1873
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Adam Dr
1775–1845
Ester Mahaffey
1781–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Leister
1741–1830
Elizabeth Ritchey
1754–1830

John Lister's Descendants

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John (James "J.J.") Lister (10 Nov 1849–2 Sep 1934) m. Harriett (Jane) Barton (12 Nov 1851–14 Oct 1936)
  1. 1. Annie Lister 1903–
  2. 2. David Lister 1896–
  3. 3. Will Lister 1894–
  4. 4. Willie Leister 1880–1960
  5. 5. Allen (Dee) Lister 1886–1929
  6. 6. Mary (Electer Lister) Kemp 1892–1978
  7. 7. James (Walter "Walton") Lister 1883–1926
  8. 8. David (Austin) Lister 1877–1955

John Lister's Timeline

2 Records

1849
10 Nov 1849
Birth of John James "J.J." Lister in Greer, Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA
Greer, Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA
1934
2 Sep 1934
Age 85
Death of John James "J.J." Lister in Beech Springs, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina, USA
Beech Springs, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1849
    Event Place: Greer, Greenville Co., South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1934
    Event Place: Beech Springs, Spartanburg Co., South Carolina, USA

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