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Descendants of Alexander Harvey CARSON
Fourth Generation
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46. Christopher Houston CARSON "Famous Kit Carson" (Lindsey , William , Alexander Harvey ) was born on 24 Dec 1809 in Madison Co., Ky. He died on 23 May 1868 in Fort Lyon, Bent Co., Colorado. He was buried in Taos, New Mexico.
1850 Census - Northern Division, Taos, New Mexico
Christopher Carson, 41, farmer, KY
M. Josepha Jaramilla, 20, Rio Arriba County
Chas B, 1, Taos Co, NM
Melitona Anaya, 23, female, Taos, NM
Francisco Buen, 24, laborer, Taos, NM
M. Luisa Jhuhuan, 13, Arkansas
Juliana Jones, 6, Arkansas1860 Census - La Placita de los Luceros, Taos, New Mexico
Christopher Carson, 51, Indian Agent, Madison KY
M. Josepha Jaramillo, 35, Rio Arriba Co.
Wm Carson, 8, Taos NM
Theresa Carson 6 1853 New Mexico Female
Christopher Carson 2 1857 New Mexico Male
Nicanor Jaramillo 16 1843 New Mexico Male
Juana Carson 22 1837 Female IndianKit CARSON lived at Old Franklin, Howard County, Missouri.
1826 The runaway 17-year-old Christopher ("Kit") CARSON on his first journey
with a caravan of traders bound for Santa Fe, New Mexico.1834 Bent's Fort (Fort William), fur trade post on the upper Arkansas
established. A Bent, St. Vrain and Company party (with wagons) eastbound from
Santa Fe in the late summer traveled by way of Taos and Raton Pass to Fort
William; then came down the Arkansas to the Santa Fe trail--thus opening the
Bent's Fort branch of the Santa Fe trail.May 1842 Bent, St. Vrain and Company's wagon train reached Missouri after an
April-early May journey across "Kansas" on the Santa Fe trail, from Bent's
Fort on the upper Arkansas. Kit CARSON (who brought with him his young
half-Arapaho daughter to be cared for and educated in Missouri) was with
Charles Bent on this trip.May 1, 1851 "Kit" CARSON, who had left Rayado, N.M., on March 17, arrived at
Kansas (City), Mo. He had come in by way of Bent's Fort. CARSON's own
(later) account of the trip east was this: "I remained in Rayado till March
and then started for St. Louis, took with me twelve wagons of Mr. [Lucien]
Maxwell for the purpose of bringing out goods for him. Arrived at Kansas May
1. I proceeded to St Louis..."June 1851 "Kit" CARSON, with 12 goods-filled wagons (Lucien Maxwell's), left
Kansas, Mo., early in June, for Santa Fe. The company consisted of CARSON, his
daughter, Adaline, his niece, Susan (wife of Jesse Nelson), and 15
employees--Jesse Nelson, a French-Canadian, and 13 Mexicans.1856 Dictated his memoirs which were edited in 1968 by H. L. Carter, entitled
"Dear Old Kit."Colonel in the Civil War.
1865 When Kit CARSON told the story of the Battle of Pawnee Rock to Henry
Inman while they camped in the Raton Range.23-May-1868 Kit Carson died at the home of General William Henry Penrose at
Fort Lyon, Colorado. (Source: History of the Penrose Family by Josiah Leach,
pg. 118)SOURCES:
[Encyclopedia Brittanica] [Grinnell, Bent's Old Fort and Its Builders, Kansas
Historical Collections, V. 15, pp. 78-81.] [Barry, Louise. The Beginning of
the West - Annals of the Kansas Gateway to the American West (1540-1854).
Topeka: Kansas State Historical Society, 1972. Library of Congress Catalog
Card No. 78-172252] [Dary, David. True Tales of Old-Time Kansas. University
Press of Kansas. 1984] ["CARSON, Bent, Boggs Genealogy" by Quantrille McClung,
1962.] [BOONE GENEALOGY by Spraker]
Christopher married (1) Waa-Nibe (Singing Wind) in 1835. Waa-Nibe was born in 1805/1819.
They had the following children:
123 F i Adaline CARSON was born in 1837. She died in 1861 in Missouri.
Christopher married (2) Making-Out-Road in 1840.
Cheyenne squaw.
She walked off and left him when her tribe migrated.
Christopher married (3) Maria Josefa JARAMILLO daughter of Don Francisco Esteva JARAMILLO and Maria Apalonia VIGIL on 6 Feb 1843 in Taos, New Mexico. Maria was born on 19 Mar 1828 in Rio Arriba, NM. She died on 23 Apr 1868.
They had the following children:
124 M ii Charles B. CARSON was born on 1 May 1850 in Taos County, New Mexico. He died on 21 May 1851. 125 M iii William Julian CARSON was born on 1 Oct 1853 in Taos County, New Mexico. He died on 18 Jan 1889 in La Junta, Colorado. 126 F iv Teresina CARSON was born about 1854 in Taos County, New Mexico. She died on 6 Jul 1916. + 127 M v Christopher Charles CARSON 128 F vi Rebecca CARSON was born on 13 Apr 1864. She died on 9 Apr 1885. 129 F vii Estifanita "Stella" CARSON was born on 23 Dec 1866 in Fort Lyon, Bent Co., Colorado. She died on 1 Oct 1899. 130 F viii Josefita (Josephine) CARSON was born on 13 Apr 1868. She died on 10 Oct 1892. Josefita married (1) William SQUIRES on 4 Nov 1890 in Springer, New Mexico. Josefita married (2) James HOWARD.
47. Hampton CARSON (Lindsey , William , Alexander Harvey ) was born on 23 May 1812. He died about 1901.
They had the following children:
49. Sarshall C. (Sashwell) CARSON (Lindsey , William , Alexander Harvey ) was born on 16 Jun 1816 in Missouri. He died about 1909.
1850 Census - Howard, MO
Sarchel Carson, 33, MO
Catherine, 32, MO
Chris., 12, male, MO
Stephen S, 10, MO
Geo C, 8, MO
Ann E, 6, MO
Nancy M, 3, MO1860 Census
Sashuel Carson Boons Lick, Howard, MO 44 1815 Missouri Male
Catherine Carson Boons Lick, Howard, MO 44 1815 North Carolina Female
Stephen C Carson Boons Lick, Howard, MO 20 1839 Missouri Male
G W Carson Boons Lick, Howard, MO 18 1841 Missouri Male
Eliza A Carson Boons Lick, Howard, MO 16 1843 Missouri Female
Nancy M Carson Boons Lick, Howard, MO 14 1845 Missouri Female
Chas R Carson Boons Lick, Howard, MO 7 1852 Missouri Male
Sarshall married Catherine ARNICH. Catherine was born about 1817 in Missouri.
They had the following children:
50. Lindsey CARSON (Lindsey , William , Alexander Harvey ) was born on 11 Sep 1818 in Boonslick, Howard Co., Mo. He died about 1907 in prob Lake County, California.
1860 Census
State: California County: SONOMA Locale: HEALDSBURG
Series: M653 Roll: 69 Part: 1 Page: 475
Lindsey Carson, 41, MO, blacksmith, $9000, $15600
Maria L. Carson, 29, MO
Matilda A, 8, CA
Mary E, 7, CA
Benj H, 7, CA
Virginia E, 5, CA
Lucilla, 2, CA
Ida, 2 mos, CA
John S. Williams, 11, CA
Jas. Gordon, 69, farmer, TN
NEXT DOOR:
Robert Carson, 59, farmer, KY1870 Census
L Carson Kelsey Creek, Lake, CA 51 1818 Missouri White Male
Mary L Carson Kelsey Creek, Lake, CA 39 1830 Missouri White Female
Lensey L Carson Kelsey Creek, Lake, CA 1 1868 California White Male
Louisa A Carson Kelsey Creek, Lake, CA 3 1866 California White Female
Lucella Carson Kelsey Creek, Lake, CA 12 1857 California White Female
Mary A Carson Kelsey Creek, Lake, CA 17 1852 California White Female
Benj H Carson Kelsey Creek, Lake, CA 17 1852 California White Male
Ida M Carson Kelsey Creek, Lake, CA 10 1859 California White Female
Jennia J Carson Kelsey Creek, Lake, CA 8 1861 Texas White Female
Matilda Carson Kelsey Creek, Lake, CA 18 1851 California White Female
Willie B Carson Kelsey Creek, Lake, CA 5 1864 California White Male1880 Census
Lindsey CARSON Self M Male W 61 MO Farmer NC VA
Maria L. CARSON Wife M Female W 49 MO Keeping House TN KY
B. H. CARSON Son S Male W 26 CA Farmer MO MO
Lucilla CARSON Dau S Female W 22 CA At Home MO MO
Ida M. CARSON Dau S Female W 20 CA At Home MO MO
Jennie G. CARSON Dau S Female W 17 TX At School MO MO
Willie B. CARSON Son S Male W 15 TX At School MO MO
Louise A. CARSON Dau S Female W 12 CA At School MO MO
Lindsey CARSON Son S Male W 11 CA At School MO MO
Mattie SHELEY Dau W Female W 29 CA At Home MO MO
Mabel C. SHELEY GDau S Female W 2 CA MO CA
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Source Information:
Census Place Lakeport, Lake, California
Family History Library Film 1254066
NA Film Number T9-0066
Page Number 47C
Lindsey married (1) America MONK. America was born on 26 Apr 1827 in Muskogee Co., Ok.
They had the following children:
140 M i Jerry CARSON was born on 15 Apr 1846 in Muskogee Co., Ok.
Lindsey married (2) Maria L.. Maria was born about 1831 in Missouri.
They had the following children:
+ 141 F ii Matilda "Mattie" CARSON 142 M iii Benjamin H. CARSON was born about 1854 in California. Benjamin married Ida M.. Ida was born about 1859 in California. 143 F iv Mary A. CARSON was born about 1854 in California. 144 F v Lucilla CARSON was born about 1857 in California. 145 F vi Ida M. CARSON was born about 1859 in California. 146 F vii Jennie G. CARSON was born about 1862 in Texas. 147 M viii Willie B. CARSON was born about 1864 in Texas. 148 F ix Louisa A. CARSON was born about 1867 in California. 149 M x Lindsey CARSON was born about 1868 in California.
1870 Census
L Carson Kelsey Creek, Lake, CA 51 1818 Missouri White Male
Lensey L Carson Kelsey Creek, Lake, CA 1 1868 California White Male
Louisa A Carson Kelsey Creek, Lake, CA 3 1866 California White Female
Lucella Carson Kelsey Creek, Lake, CA 12 1857 California White Female
Mary A Carson Kelsey Creek, Lake, CA 17 1852 California White Female
51. Thomas Gibson CARSON Sr (William Calvin , William , Alexander Harvey ) was born on 11 May 1710 in Ulster, Ireland. He died on 18 Nov 1790 in Greene Co., Ga.
Thomas married Martha MCDOWELL.
They had the following children:
+ 150 M i William A. CARSON 151 M ii Thomas Gibson CARSON Jr was born before 1760 in Ulster, Ireland. He died about 1807 in Washington, Al. + 152 M iii John Wesley CARSON 153 M iv David CARSON. 154 M v Adam CARSON. 155 F vi Elizabeth CARSON. 156 M vii Joseph CARSON.
