My name is Deborah, of course you should know the last name..:-) I just did some checking on some site looking up Ivester, and I started off with Rufus's father: Henry C. Ivester B. Feb. 15th 1829 in Habersham, CO. GA D. 1909 in Clay, CO... NC Military Civil War-CO. I-62 North Carolina Inf. Private-Burial Pinelog Methodist Church Cemetery, Clay, CO. NC I then found the parents of Henry: Isaac Ivester B. May 27th 1806 in Rutherford, CO. NC D. March 19, 1901, in Haywood CO. NC Mother Sara Anderson B. Jan 10th 1802 in NC D. Feb 15th, 1900 in Haywood, CO. NC The Parents of Isaac George Ivester B. 1779 in Rutherford, CO. NC D. between 1860-1870 Mother Unknown Parents of George Ivester Father Hugh Ivester(Isbister) B. 1755 Where-Stromness, Orkney Islands Scotland D. 1791-1792 Rutherford, CO. NC Mother: Barbara Now after this they had no records..now when I did some research at the genealogy society in Mesa AZ, I went further, I came up with these added names Parents of Hugh Father: David Isbister Mother: Janet Omand Parents of David Isbister Father: Alexander Isbister Mother: Jean Grinbister Parents of Alexander Isbister Father: Alexander Isbister Mother: Janet Groundwater Now, unfortunately I have no dates in with these names, I need to find some info. if someone can help me, I would be in appreciation..Also some added info, go back to Rufus, he had a son Charles N.Ivester in which Charles had a son named Carl Ernest Ivester I am his daughter..I was born Dec. 27th 1961..I have 2 brothers and 1 sister.. My father was born in Spartanburg April 4th 1939 and married in 1957 in Phoenix Az. Charles N.(Nicholas) was born Feb. 6th 1894 married I do believe it was 1927 Died 1970 or 1971 in Greenville, SC Charles was married to a woman by the name of Nola Mae Nix who was born on Aug. 19th, 1911, I do believe in Conister..so there you have it, look forward to hearing back from someone.. Deborah S. Ivester