History

Garrish John B Mattie Family Courtesy Image

The Garrish Family

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

This family originated from McDowell County, North Carolina which is just east of Asheville. Only one member of the family lived in Pueblo County, but he buried three daughters while a resident.

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The Vannoy Family

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

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.

Souther Family II - James Part III of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

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.

JS II Souther Josephine Naillon Courtesy Image

Souther Family II - James Part II of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

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. Elizabeth Souther married Oliver Percy Potter in 1911 at Pueblo and moved to the western slope of Colorado with him.

JS I Souther Joseph Stephen Courtesy Image

Souther Family II - James Part I of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

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

Souther Family I - John Jesse Part II of II

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

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

Souther Family I John Jesse Part I of II

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

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

The John Quincy Bankston Family

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

This family originated in the Cherokee Homeland; western North Carolina and Georgia to be specific. After living for some time in Custer and Pueblo County, most of the family members ended up in the Disappointment Valley, San Miguel County, Colorado.

Dyer James Marion

Dyer Family - Part II of II

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

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.

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Dyer Family - Part I of II

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Part I of IIThe Dyer family from Union County, Georgia had a few members that made it to Pueblo County. They didn’t stay long, but their name lingers in the area.The Elisha and Anna Dyer Family In the early 1820s, Bluford ‘Elisha’ Jr.

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