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Charles Henry Payne,1884 Courtesy Photo

Charles Henry Payne,1884 Courtesy Photo

The Charles Henry Payne Family

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Monday, December 23, 2024
Charles Payne brought his family to Colorado in 1919 and settled in Pueblo by 1920. One of his sons, Carroll Henry Payne married into a Rye family and retired in the area.Charles was the next-to-youngest child born to George William and Susan Williams Payne.
Dr. Stewart married Irene Oakleaf as his third wife. Courtesy Photo

Dr. Stewart married Irene Oakleaf as his third wife. Courtesy Photo

Dr. Robert Chesterfield Stewart

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Dr. Robert Chesterfield Stewart Dr. Stewart was a chiropractor with an office on 4th near Abriendo in Pueblo. He was a participant in one of the most notable abortion prosecutions in the state of Colorado.Robert was born in Louisiana in 1888. His family settled Minden in Webster Parrish before 1850.
The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Tabor Church (now Tabor Lutheran) established in 1892 Courtesy Photo

The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Tabor Church (now Tabor Lutheran) established in 1892 Courtesy Photo

The Oakleaf (Eklof ) Family - Part 2 of 2

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Anna Christina Mossberg Family Carl ‘Charles’ August Oakleaf Charles brought his Swedish Lutheran faith to Pueblo and his several children continued that faith. He arrived in Pueblo in time to serve during the Spanish American War of 1898 with Colorado Company C at the age of 20.
The George Ellsworth Graham Family

The George Ellsworth Graham Family

The George Ellsworth Graham Family

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
This Graham family is not related to John and Mary Cameron Graham and their adopted son, Frank Berg Graham who ranched just east of the town of Rye for many years. Nor, is Richard W. Graham, husband of Mildred ‘ Toots’ Bell related.
Porter murder site Courtesy Photo

Porter murder site Courtesy Photo

The Fearn Family - The Murder of Alice Porter

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
On April 22, 1942 at 9:30 pm, 16-year-old Alice Porter walked down East 11th Street in Pueblo. A pretty brunette, Alice rode on the street car with two friends after registering for a nursing course at Central High School.
Donald Henry Fearn Courtesy Photo

Donald Henry Fearn Courtesy Photo

The Fearn Family

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Aubrey Dedrick Fearn operated a construction company that built homes and buildings in Rye and what is now Colorado City in the 1930s. His younger brother, Donald Harry committed an unspeakable murder in 1942.Harry Eugene ‘Hal’ and Alice Dedrick Fearn Harry was born in 1876 near Red Cloud, Nebraska.
2116 Main Street, Rye, Colorado Courtesy Photo

2116 Main Street, Rye, Colorado Courtesy Photo

James Morgan Gray Family

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
James M. Gray worked as a butcher in early Rye and built the house at 2116 Main Street in 1900.James was born in Tennessee in 1848. He was the second son and ended up with eight younger siblings. Both of his parents were born in Tennessee, his father Larkin P.
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