Characters originating in Virginia:
The Owen Family
Roderick Owen *
Julia Helm Owen, his wife
aka Pa and Ma, are the parents of the Owen family
Their progeny include:
Rulon, who marries Mary Hilbrands: two children to date
Benjamin
Peter
Carl
James
John, James's twin
Marie
Clayton
Albert
Julianna
Ella Ruth Allen
The Bates Family (Rod & Julia's best friends)
Chester Bates
Muriel Bates, his wife
Ellen, their red-headed daughter
The Bingham Family
Joseph Bingham
Charity Bingham, his wife
Maxwell
Hannah
Hepzibah (Heppie), her twin sister
Jessica (Jessie)
Lucas (Luke)
The Campbell Family
Angus Campbell
Molly O'Connor Campbell, his wife
Andy
Douglas
Mary Margaret
Catherine
Robert
Duncan
Delia
Robert Fletcher
The Heizer Brothers
Ned
George
The Hilbrands Family
Randolph Hilbrands
Amanda Hilbrands, his wife
Mary
Ida
Sylvia
India
Eliza
The Morgan Family
Edward Morgan
Elizabeth Morgan, his wife
Tom
Parley
Louisa
Melissa
Ezra aka Harry
Rebecca
The O'Connor Family
Tom O'Connor, widower, brother of Molly Campbell
Rida
Joshua
Rulon's Comrades in Arms
Ren Lovell
Owen Leoyd
Garth Von
Vernon Earl
Yankee Occupation Troopers
Bull
Cal
Foster
Red
Characters originating in Colorado:
The Dominguez Brothers
Enrique
Patricio
The Padre, Father Gallegos
Rosalinda de O'Connor
Danny O'Brien
C. G. Thorne
Characters originating in Kansas:
The Acosta Outfit
Berto Acosta
Pete Dawes
Rankin
Frank Tilden
Willy
Characters originating in Mississippi:
The Julander Family
Jeff Julander
Becky Julander, his wife
Maggie
Characters originating in New Mexico:
The Garces Family
Tomás Garcés y Vega, recently deceased
Catarina viuda de Garcés, his impoverished widow
Amparo Garcés y Martinez, Tomás' daughter by his first wife
Don Pedro (Peter) Chaves
Characters originating in Texas:
The Cowboys
Bill Henry
Bob Henry
Chico Henderson
"Sourdough" Smith
* Click the links to check out what my original character note cards, created back in 1965 or thereabouts, said about these folks.
