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JS I Souther Joseph Stephen Courtesy Image

JS I Souther Joseph Stephen Courtesy Image

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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.
JJS II Rhoda Souther Vandiver with daughters about 1900 Courtesy Image

JJS II Rhoda Souther Vandiver with daughters about 1900 Courtesy Image

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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.
JJS I Souther Jack Nancy House in GA Courtesy Image

JJS I Souther Jack Nancy House in GA Courtesy Image

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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.
John Quincy and Betsy Souther Nix Bankston William Souther Courtesy Image

John Quincy and Betsy Souther Nix Bankston William Souther Courtesy Image

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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 James Marion

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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.
Dyer Bluford Lumpkin Tombstone Courtesy Image

Dyer Bluford Lumpkin Tombstone Courtesy Image

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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.
Howell William Lizzie tombstone Courtesy Image

Howell William Lizzie tombstone Courtesy Image

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Howell Family - Part II of II

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
The William Howell Family William was born in 1834 and raised in Auraria, Georgia where his father, Andrew worked as a gold miner. He had two older and two younger brothers, and one younger sister.
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Hardin Cemetery Remains Courtesy Image

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Howell Family -

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Part I of IISeveral families from the Cherokee homeland followed the early settlers to Colorado. There were two Howell families linked to the Greenhorn Valley. Both of the families originated in the Cherokee homeland, one from Ashe County, North Carolina and one from Auraria, Georgia.
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Duckworth James Marion Courtesy Image

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Scroggs Family - William Calvin Part III of III

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
As a landowner with a herd of cattle, William returned to Montgomery County, Illinois to marry Mary Etta Corey. She was born in Illinois in 1857, and they likely met while William was working there. The couple married in Illinois and William brought Etta back to his ranch.
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