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The Wilbar Family - Part II of III

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Part II of IIIWilliam ‘Peyton’ Wilbar William met Laura Matilda ‘ Tillie’ Sayler while he was in Rye. The couple was married in 1891 and moved to Florence where William opened a grocery business. The couple had two children.The W.P. Wilbar Block at 108110 W.

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The Wilbar Family - Part I of III

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

One of the many southern families to move west after the Civil War, part of this family settled in southern Colorado with the other part in Texas. Family members from both branches became very successful in their new homes.

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Charles Ellis Howell Family

Cheryl Johnson Huban

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

This family came to Rye in 1884 from Ashe County, North Carolina. They settled near their family and friends who had come before them.Charles was the eighth of nine children born to John Calvin and Louisa McMillan Howell. His father was born in Virginia; his mother in Ashe County.

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The Garrish Family

Cheryl Johnson Huban

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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