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Cherokee Homeland - Part II of III

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
The largest number of southern settlers in Colorado originated in the Ashville, South Carolina area and Union County, Georgia. The Cherokee had traditionally used the area which is now Ashville, for open hunting and meeting grounds.
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Cherokee Homeland - Part I of III

Cheryl Johnson Huban
Monday, December 30, 2024
Many of the early settlers in Pueblo and Huerfano Counties were from what was originally part of the Cherokee Nation homeland. The Cherokee homeland included land in Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia and Alabama.
Charles Henry Payne,1884 Courtesy Photo

Charles Henry Payne,1884 Courtesy Photo

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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

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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

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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

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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.
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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.
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