As we continue with stories about the many families that settled in our area from the Cherokee Homeland, we have moved into the 1880s. These families followed the Georgia Colony settlers to Colorado 15 years after the beginning of the Civil War.Some of them settled in other places for a few years...
The Children of James Logan Souther Matilda ‘Mabel’ Delia ‘Dicie’ Souther Nickell McCready Mabel, the oldest daughter of James Logan and Sarah Wilson Souther married in 1889, the same year her father married for a second time. Perhaps she felt she was freed from her responsibilities to her siblings.
John W. ‘Rink’ Souther Three of Rink and Nancy Souther’s children remained in Colorado when their father moved to Utah: William Sheridan, Mary Lee ‘Dolly’ and Elizabeth.
The James Souther Family James (1809 – 1857) was the third son of Jesse William and Jane Combs Souther; and the younger brother of John Jesse Souther. James married Harriet Logan in 1836 at Old Fort, McDowell County, North Carolina. The couple had six children all born at Old Fort.
JJS II Rhoda Souther Vandiver with daughters about 1900 Courtesy Image
William Joseph Souther William was born in 1841, in Union County Georgia, the youngest son of John Jesse and Polly Souther. He served with Smith’s Legion during the Civil War. His brother, Jesse Washington did as well, along with many other young men from the Choestoe District.
JJS I Souther Jack Nancy House in GA Courtesy Image
This family is extremely confusing to follow. Several branches inter-married and many of the first names are the same amongst the families. In 1800, Jesse William Souther from Virginia married Jane Combs in North Carolina. They raised 15 children in Old Fort, McDowell County, North Carolina.
John Quincy and Betsy Souther Nix Bankston William Souther Courtesy Image
Part II of IIJames Marion Dyer Bluford Lumpkin’s older brother and Elisha and Anna Dyer’s eighth child and fifth son, James Marion Dyer was born in South Carolina in 1823 and died in Union County, Georgia in 1904. He married Elizabeth Louisa Ingram in 1846 in Union County and they had 12 children.