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George Albert Thacker with grandchildren Courtesy Photo

George Albert Thacker with grandchildren Courtesy Photo

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The Thacker Family - Part I of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
The first of the Thacker family arrived on the plains of Colorado from central Illinois in 1915. Thacker Road is named for this family. The George Albert Thacker Family George Albert Thacker married Melissa Catherine Wilkinson in 1880. George and Melissa were both born in 1858 in Illinois.
Eugene Weston - Part III of III

Eugene Weston - Part III of III

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Eugene Weston - Part III of III

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
In the spring of 1865, Eugene Weston was appointed deputy county clerk and deputy clerk of the United States Court, Third Judicial District. The only records he found were papers jumbled together in a candle box.
Eugene Weston by JA Smith Courtesy Photo

Eugene Weston by JA Smith Courtesy Photo

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Eugene Weston - Part II of III

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
In the fall of 1862, Eugene was elected constable of Pueblo County in the Colorado Territory. For almost two years he served with Sheriff John B.
Espinosa- Tobin Tom Courtesy Photo

Espinosa- Tobin Tom Courtesy Photo

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The Espinosa Brothers - Part IV of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
On his way south, Felipe Espinosa killed two unidentified men near Cañon City. “Back at Conejos, he became concerned that Vivian might still be alive and retraced his steps back to Four Mile Creek.
Espinosa Felipe - painting by Nerio Courtesy Photo

Espinosa Felipe - painting by Nerio Courtesy Photo

The Espinosa Brothers - Part III of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Two days after the militia was ordered up, two men named Fredrick Lehman and Sol Seyga were ambushed and killed three miles northeast of Fairplay on the west side of Red Hill. The two men were traveling together on the road to Denver when the attack occurred.
Fort Garland- on the other side of LaVeta Pass Courtesy Photo

Fort Garland- on the other side of LaVeta Pass Courtesy Photo

The Espinosa Brothers - Part II of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Life was not much better in San Rafael. Felipe made adobe bricks while the other family members farmed the land. It wasn’t enough, driven by poverty, Felipe and his brother, Jose Vivian robbed a freight wagon belonging to a priest from Galisteo, New Mexico in early 1863.
San Rafael Courtesy Photo

San Rafael Courtesy Photo

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The Espinosa Brothers - Part I of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
During the Civil War, the Espinosa Brothers’ reign of terror throughout Colorado resulted in one of the most famous manhunts in the State’s history. Pedro Ygnacio Espinosa and Maria Gertrudis Chavez had five children.
Huckleberry Barn Courtesy Photo

Huckleberry Barn Courtesy Photo

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Huckleberry Hills Ranch

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
This large ranch is the combination of four original homesteads: William A. Bondurant, James W. Shown (a member of the Hardin family), John and Troy Graybeal.
Holmes - 1940 Deer hunter on horseback Courtesy Photo

Holmes - 1940 Deer hunter on horseback Courtesy Photo

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The Holmes Family Part 3 of 3

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Ruth Glassey Hettel Holmes On Red’s (Allan Hart ‘Red’ Withers) first furlough from the army he rode over to the Holmes Ranch and hunted all day without any luck. On the way back he shot and loaded a doe on his horse.
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