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Nix Family - Part II-IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
LOCAL HISTORICAL LORENix Family - Part II-IVElizabeth Souther, Widow of William Nix Elizabeth’s son, James William Nix outlined their itinerary, “We took the train for Colorado by way of Chattanooga, Tennessee; Mobile, Alabama; and Corinth, Mississippi where we lay over for a few days.
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Nix Family - Part I-IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
By 1873, the railroad had reached Denver from the east and a narrow-gauge railroad was completed to Pueblo. This eliminated the need for a long trip from Georgia by wagon to the west. Families related and interrelated to previous Georgia settlers began to travel to Colorado in greater numbers.
The 1871 Georgia Colony - Caroline Suzanne Sullivan Keller - Part III of III

The 1871 Georgia Colony - Caroline Suzanne Sullivan Keller - Part III of III

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The 1871 Georgia Colony - Caroline Suzanne Sullivan Keller - Part III of III

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Caroline married John Henry Ellwood Keller in 1877 in Pueblo County. John was born in New York and homestead land near Caroline’s parents between what is now San Mortines and Old San Isabel Roads. The homestead was awarded in 1888 [24S 68W Section 9 E ½ SE ¼; Section 10 W ½ SW ¼].
The 1871 Georgia Colony - The William Daniel Sullivan Family - Part I of III

The 1871 Georgia Colony - The William Daniel Sullivan Family - Part I of III

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The 1871 Georgia Colony - The William Daniel Sullivan Family - Part I of III

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
-The 1871 Georgia Colony The William Daniel Sullivan Family William, two of his sons and a son-in-law homestead land north of Rye. These two sons married two sisters in Pueblo County that were also from Union County.William Daniel Sullivan was born in 1827 in North Carolina.
The 1871 Georgia Colony - The Dickson/Dixon Family - Part II of II

The 1871 Georgia Colony - The Dickson/Dixon Family - Part II of II

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The 1871 Georgia Colony - The Dickson/Dixon Family - Part II of II

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Thursday, June 12, 2025
-Jennie Dixon married Andrew Legrand Wilcox in 1906 and her sister, Lucy Alice married his brother Earl Edwin Wilcox in 1907. Tragically, Jennie died in 1910. Earl and Lucy Wilcox eventually operated the Dixon Ranch. Their complete stories are told with their husbands’ Wilcox family.
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The 1871 Georgia Colony - The Solomon Haney Family

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Solomon and his wife Avaline Lavada Wiggins were both born in North Carolina. He in 1821, she in 1825. By 1844 they had married and had their first child, Rufus John. Five other children were born on their farm in Cherokee County North Carolina: Samuel, William, Sarah, Mary and Posey Clinton.
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Georgia 1871 The Wiggins Family - Part IV of IV

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
The 1871 Georgia Colony William Clingman Wiggins William was born in 1857 in North Carolina, moved to Georgia and onto Colorado with his parents and siblings. He was married to Elizabeth Self in 1897 in Pueblo. William and Elizabeth had twin girls born in August of 1898.
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History of the Valley

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
LOCAL HISTORICAL LOREGeorgia 1871 The Wiggins Family - Part II of IVThe Georgia Colony of 1871 The Wiggins Family One of the first priorities was the children’s schooling. The youngest Wiggins children attended classes at the log school house east of Boone. W. A.
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