ADAM LIST
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ADAM LIST, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Easton; was born in Bedford Co.,
Penn., Jan. 27, 1835, and the following spring his parents moved to Tazewell
Co., Ill. Peoria, at that time, had no buildings except a few log cabins. He
moved to Mason Co. in the spring of 1861, and married Elizabeth Keil, of
Tazewell Co., Oct. 24, 1861; «he was born Feb. 2, 1839. Her father, Baltzer, and
her mother, Catherine E. Keil, were born in Germany. Her father died Oct. 20,
1865; and her mother resides in Tazewell Co. Louis List and Catharine (Gable),
parents.of the subject of this sketch, were also born in Germany; his father
died in October, 1847, near.Peoria, and his mother still resides there. Mr. and
Mrs. Adam List have six children: Charles F., born Aug. 15, 1862; Julia
E., Oct. 2, 1864; Louis A., Jan. 1, 1867; Ezra J., Oct. 26, 1869; Catharine M.,
Nov. 23, 1871; Matilda M. M., Aug. 15, 1875. He owns 310 acres, and a building
lot in Mason City.
Maintained by Mason County Coordinator
Donna
Mayer