John Henry Ward Lister

Brief Life History of John Henry

John Henry Ward Lister was born on 23 March 1840, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. He married Sarah Ann Rogerson on 3 February 1859, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 7 November 1890, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Henry Ward Lister
1840–1890
Sarah Ann Rogerson
1843–1884
Marriage: 3 February 1859
John Henry Ward Lister
1861–1945
William Rogerson Lister
1863–1937
Sarah Jane Lister
1865–1919
Richard Albert Lister Sr
1867–1942
Mary Ann Amelia Lister
1870–1931
Fanny Cordelia Lister
1872–1951
Samuel James Lister
1874–1924
Susannah Ward Lister
1877–1962
Joseph Enoch Lister
1879–1955
Eliza Ann Lister
1881–1967
Ellen Lister
1883–1959

Sources (64)

  • John R W Lester, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John Henry Parkins Ward, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • John Henry Ward Parkin-Lister, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Middle English ward ‘watchman, guard’ (Old English weard, used as both an agent noun and an abstract noun).

English: occupational name from Middle English warde ‘armed guard’ (Old English weard ‘watching, guarding’), with the same meaning as 1 above.

Irish: shortened form of McWard, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Bhaird ‘son of the poet’. The surname occurs throughout Ireland, where three different branches of the family are known as professional poets.

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

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Sarah Ann Rogerson

Sarah Ann Rogerson was Mary’s daughter and was born in Preston England 13 August 1843. She was converted to the LDS church along with other members of her family by missionaries in England and th …

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