Lister, James

LISTER, FOSTER, INGLE, NEEDHAM, MOSS

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Date: 9/14/2009 at 15:51:58

Lister, James

After the death of Mr. Moss his widow was married to James Lister. James Lister was born on February 9, 1830, in Yorkshire, England. He began his business career in Bradford, England, where he remained for seven years, and is supposed to have been the first butcher in that city. In 1856 he came to Newton, Iowa, and engaged with Murhorn & Brothers, millers, for some time. Later he farmed in Jasper County, Iowa, and at the time of his death was the owner of a considerable amount of property in Newton. On July 13, 1902, he passed away, and his remains were interred in Newton Cemetery. In politics Mr. Lister was a Republican and his religious affiliations were with the Mormon Church. He was a man well known in Newton, a good, conservative businessman, with many friends, and who possessed the esteem and respect of all who knew him, and had the highest reputation for integrity and uprightness. He was in many affairs a leader of his neighbors.

James Lister was first married in Bradford, England, to Mrs. Ann Foster, the daughter of George Ingle, who was born on July 3, 1825, in Yorkshire, England. She was the mother of one child by her previous marriage, Diniah, now Mrs. Needham. Mrs. Ann Lister died in Jasper County in 1890, and on April 25, 1895, Mr. Lister was married to Mrs. John Moss, of Newton, and after this marriage he lived in Newton until his death.

Mrs. James Lister is an accomplished lady of refinement, who herself attends to much of her business affairs, and takes her full share in the social, church and philanthropic activities of Newton, and is always ready to aid any deserving person who is in need. Past and Present of Jasper County Iowa B. F. Bowden & Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1912