James M Lister

Male17 September 1825–

Brief Life History of James M

When James M Lister was born on 17 September 1825, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Joseph Luster, was 30 and his mother, Rebecca Dorris, was 28. He married Margaret Stice on 28 February 1846, in Scott, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons.

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James M Lister
1825–
Margaret Stice
1829–
Marriage: 28 February 1846
Joseph Lorenzo Lester
1849–1930
Joseph Lister
1849–

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  • Marriage
    28 February 1846Scott, Illinois, United States

    • Children (2)

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    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (8)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 5

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    1835 · The Hermitage is Built

    Age 10

    The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

    1862 · Battle of Shiloh

    Age 37

    The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

    Name Meaning

    English: occupational name for a dyer of cloth, Middle English li(te)ster, a derivative of Middle English lit(t)en (Old Norse lita) ‘to dye’. This term was used principally in East Anglia and northern and eastern England (areas of Scandinavian settlement), and to this day the surname is found principally in these regions, especially in Yorkshire.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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