History

Joseph Daniel Samworth Portrait Courtesy Photo

The Walter Family Part I of V

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

The Walter family was prominent in the early history of the Rye community arriving by 1865. With three sons and five daughters, this family intermarried with many other early Rye families and led interesting lives.The Daniel Walter Family Daniel Walter was born in 1821 and married Mary A.

The Moreschini Family

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Leo Louis ‘Louie’ Moreschini By 1917, Louie Moreschini had purchased and was living on the ‘Iron Springs Ranch’ with his wife, Mary and mother, Marie. Louie was born in 1893 at Spring Gulch in Pitkin County, Colorado. Louie was the second son of Domenico and Marie Mary Bonetti Morschini.

Harris, Lewis C. - Ranch Photo 1906 Courtesy Photo

The Harris Family

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

The Iron Springs RanchIron Spring is located north and slightly east of the water tower in Colorado City. This land was part of a homestead awarded to Nicholas Sheets in 1879. Nicholas and his wife Jerusha Workman Sheets settled on this land in 1872 and raised several children here.

Idylwild Resort Brochure Courtesy Photo

The Watson George Moody Family

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

In the spring of 1906, Watson George Moody arrived at Idylwild, the new tuberculosis center in Rye, from Boston, Massachusetts on the stage from Graneros Station. His doctors recommended a dryer climate for his health and he decided to try the newer treatment methods at Idylwild.

Earl Wilcox family Courtesy Photo

The Wilcox Family - Part IV of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Part IV of IVThe Daughters of Earl Edwin and Lucy Dixon Wilcox Lucy ‘Earlene’ Wilcox Robinson Earlene married Ulric Rimer ‘Bob’ Robinson in 1928 at Pueblo. He was born in Illinois, the son of Robert F. and Lucy Gallion Robinson. Bob served with the United States Marine Corps in World War I.

Earl Wilcox Courtesy Photo

The Wilcox Family - Part III of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Part III of IVEarl Edwin Wilcox Earl was the sixth child of Andrew Jackson and Carrie Sarnes Wilcox. He spent his entire life farming and ranching; moving to Pueblo County with his family at the age of five. He grew up on his parents’ farm in Vineland, eventually taking over its operation.

Andrew Legrand, Lois, Ralph Wilcox Courtesy Photo

The Wilcox Family - Part II of IV

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Cheryl Johnson Huban Greenhorn Valley ViewThe Wilcox Children Leonard Oviatt Wilcox Andrew and Carrie Sarnes Wilcox’s third child, Leonard and his wife, Bertha had three children born in Oklahoma, Carrie Marie, Charles Andrew and Ruby Mae.

Pantier, Sylvia Pearl, Melissa Wilcox, Harry Orlo, Frances Marion, Orvel Weldon Courtesy Photo

The Wilcox Family - Part I of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Part I of IVThis large family settled in Pueblo, Vineland and Rye, intermarried with the Dixon and other Rye families and contributed to the growth and prosperity of the area. Many descendents remain in Pueblo County.Andrew Jackson Wilcox and Carrie Helen Sarnes were married in Nebraska in 1873.

Clemons B Mary Ann Jamison Eakins Courtesy Photo

The Clemens Beniah Eakins Family - Part I of II

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Part I of IIThe Eakins family originated in Pennsylvania, moved to Illinois and eventually settled in Rye.Two of their six children also made Rye their home.Clemens was born in 1831 near Westmoreland City, Pennsylvania the second child and oldest son of David and Maria Jane MacGregor Eakins.

John Henry Jamison Courtesy Photo

The Jamison Family - V of V

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

The Children of John and Margaret Ralston Jamison John A. Jamison After the death of his father, John A. took over responsibility for the care of his mother.

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