The following indexed materials are available for researchers' use at the Museums' library and archives. Appointments may be made by calling Joan Phillips at 505/758-0062.

Section I - Carson Genealogy
Section II

Section I- Carson Geneaolgy
(NOTE: LSF indicates legal size folder)
1. Genealogy Notes and Chart - Marriage records, Calif. Carsons, notes;
2. Carson Genealogy (Scroggs Line) -- (EG/11 by Ms. Thelma Scroggs Guild. Family Group Sheets.
3. Carson Genealogy -- Boyer's notes and charts; Correspondence w/ Lester T. Phillis 1953-63.
4. Carson Family in Europe -- Letter from Douglas Carson (1987)
5. Genealogy Notes (Provenzano Line) -- Notes and charts supplied; Articles and clippings, Mrs. A. Provenzano; Lottie Provenzano
6. Grass Singing (Kit's Arapaho wife) -- Boyer's notes
7. Adeline Carson (Daughter of Grass Singing) -- Clippings; corre- spondence; articles; Boyer's notes, etc. Letter from Bill Couch, Director, Kern River Valley Hist. Soc., re. Adeline, 1860 Census report; Correspondence w/ Mrs. James Kit (Ruth) Noble 1959-60;
8. Charles Carson of California (claims descent from Grass Singing) -- Article by; correspondence; charts
9. Making-Out-Road (Kit's Cheyenne wife) -- John Pimm Manuscript. Boyer notes. Article, 1997 by A.C. Greene, re Kit's wife "Roadmaker".
10. Josefa Carson (Kit's third wife) And Her Family -- Clippings; Boyer's notes; Pablo Jaramillo, short biography; "Hispanas" by Kathy Cordova, article. Women and Cultural Change in Terretorial Taos, Symposium, 1994 - Kit and Josefa: The Hollywood Connection" by Kathy Cordova, lecture. 11. Kit's Children by Josefa -- Correspondence' newspaper item; notes; Genealogy notes, by JKB(?); "The Education of Kit Carson's Son", typescript of article by Robert G. Athearn 1956
12. William Carson (Kit's eldest son) --Typescript. from NM Historical Review April 1956, "The Education of Kit Carson's Son" by Robert G. Athearn discussing William Sherman's part in William's education after Kit's death. Photocopies of Letters (2) between Wm. Carson and Gen. Sherman re Wm. as Ute Indian Agent, 1876, with typescript.
13. Rebecca Carson (Kit's daughter)--Notes; news items
14. Josephita Carson (Kit's youngest daughter)--Correspondence; notes photostats of marriage records. (LSF)
15. Charles Carson of Colorado (Kit's youngest son) -- Clippings; correspondence; notes;
16. Charles Carson's Family -- Correspondence; notes by his wife; photos of Mrs. Charles Carson; letter from Chas., death of grandson, Dennis Carson, 1973. "Resolutions of Respect" to Mrs. Charles C. Carson.
17. Kit's Adopted Navajos -- Correspondence; newspaper clipping; baptismal records
18. Kit Carson II - Clippings, notes, etc.; Contract with Richard Stingily and Jessie M. Stilson; Page 2 Section I CARSON GENEALOGY
18a. Kit Carson II, Mining Interests - Stock and Shares certificates, Certificates of Comparison, Correspondence, Canceled Checks, Map of the Old West, etc. (LSF)
19. Kit's Descendants and Relatives -- Notes; newspaper clippings
20. Kit Carson III (Alamosa, CO) -- Notes; Clippings
21. Leona M. Wood (Denver, CO) -- Correspondence; newspaper items; Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Wood
22. Teresina Bent Scheurich -- Correspondence and document from Loretto Archives, KY; page of inscription from Bent Family Bible; Ms. and cover letter by John Pimm; notes; Short biography of Aloys Scheurich by JKB;
23. Maria Ignacia J. Bent (Kit's sister-in-law) -- John Pimm Correspondence; short biography by JKB;
24. Carson Family Coat of Arms; Copy of Carson Family Coat Of Arms; Correspondence w. F.T. Carson 1960
25. Descendants of Charles Carson and Mary Alice Gallagher Carson - through Feb. 1994
26. Carson Descendants Julia Jaramillo and Maria Margarita Jaramillo y Mascarenas; Maria Manuelita Lujan, Josefa Carson's sister, copy of article
27. Captain William F. Drannen, Kit's adopted son - Clipping, death notice.
28. Kit Carson's Daughters-In-Law - Lupe Carson, death notice, clipping; Maria Guadalupe Richards Carson, death notice clipping; Old-timer Reunion at Higbee, CO, clipping;
29. Kit Carson's Great-Grandchildren - William Daniel Carson /Janice Louise Dillon Wedding clipping
30. Descendants of Hampton Boone Carson - Correspondence from Douglas Whitlock 1987; Correspondence from Bernice Blackwelder re. Dewey Carson/family history, 1975.
31. Descendants of William Carson, b 1786, Kit's Uncle - Birth records, letters, correspondence from Pamela Esther Villenes Griffin, Birch Run, Michigan; Matilda Carson, William's daughter, and descendants, photographs, gen. chart and info, corres. from Ruth Miller, 1973; Boyer notes; Correspondence and family info from Sheley family. Photo of beaded holster and letter re Wm. 'Kit' Carson artifacts once loaned to KCHM.
32. Miscellaneous - Correspondence, Kit Married Temperance Young?; Correspondence w/ Charlotte D. Smith 1963-71;
33. Lindsay Carson Kit's Half-Brother - Jack Boyer notes and Correspondence; Masonic affiliation; Excerpt from Kit Carson Days by Sabin re Lindsay. Correspondence w/Doris Puett Machado, Lindsay's granddaughter, 1963. Letter from Lorraine Worsham Walkley, Lindsay's wife's g.g. niece, 1982.
34. Eliza A. Carson Jewett - Correspondence and notes; Eliza Jane Carson Clevenger notes by Mrs. Gordon Lehse. Biography of Arthur William Jewett, Sr., EG/8. The Jewett Family of America, 1970 Yearbook, EG/9
35. Hamilton Carson (Brother of Kit) Descendants - C. Dudly Carson, clipping; Excerpt from History of Howard and Cooper Counties, TN, 1883; Page 3 Section I CARSON GENEALOGY
36. Last Will & Testament of William Carson (Kit's grandfather's cousin) 1759, photostat; Copy of Indenture for property in NC, 1761.
37. Cousins of Kit Carson - Council Grove, KS cousins, clipping; Phillips cousins, Vivian and Anna, Missouri, 1962 clipping and genealogy notes from S.A. McCollum.
38. Stella Carson Harrington - Wedding announcement, clipping;
39. Josephine Carson Beach - Clipping, 1969; "Jo Beach Remembers ...Kit Carson, 1969 clipping; Correspondence w/Ethyl J. Weaver re Jennie Belle Carson
40. Mary Ann Carson, Kit's Younger Sister - Note of some descendants.
41. Anna Carson Lange, Kit's Granddaughter - Correspondence, family notes and corrections to genealogy computer file.
42. Miscellaneous Items Related to Carson Family Genealogy - List of kinsmen of Mrs. Donald Carson; Relatives in San Diego Co., CA, clipping; odd notes; Death of Mary Young McNawee, Anna Carson's daughter; Owens Family note; Martha Carson; Photo of Wm. Dickson Carson from Mrs. Lucille Carson Sutton 1970; Mrs. W.E. Carson 1970; Letter written Martha Lake, 1865.
43. Moses Steele Carson - Family history notes; genealogy notes on Moses and other Carsons; Genealogy chart copied by Hirshall Junior Carson; Diane Lowery Thompson Wreathes, Donation correspondence 1962.
44. Carson Family History - Book, by F. Tom Carson (In very poor condition, termite eaten.), correspondence, 1956-60
45. Joseph N. Carson Family, Carrol Co., KY - Letters from Timothy L. (Tim) Carson, 1994-95 Family history, genealogy, some on other connected families; Hettie Carson, daughter of Joseph, excerpt from History of Northwest Missouri, Pub. 1915
46. Robert Carson (Kit's Uncle) - Genealogy, family history notes, descendants, Irish ancestry, by Mrs. Elsie Carson Stephenson; Obituary of Rbt. Carson from Mrs. John Stout; Steve Carson, son? of Robert; Christopher Columbus "Kit" Carson Descendant Chart by Florence Carson Bryan;
47. Mrs. Bertha Carson Amick, Kit's great niece - Kit Carson Motel Booneville, MO, postcard of Mrs. Amick and Motel, correspondence. descendants from Mrs. Elsie Carson Stephenson; Clipping, Kit's Great Niece Runs Tavern, 1937;
48. Carson Family Reunions - 1970, Au Gres, Michigan; Carson Family Association Reunion 1971, Stanford, KY, correspondence; Wichita, KS, 1953, 1958, 1962, 1963. Wichita 1955 with long newsy RSVP from J. Boyer; List of relatives invited to 1951 reunion, names and addresses;
49. Susan Carson Nelson (Kit's Niece) - Nelson family genealogy notes, correspondence; Correspondence and clippings from Maurine Nelson Bradshaw 1968-73;
50. Thomas Carson of Georgia (b ca 1725) and Descendants - Notes, including the Hicks, McGough, and Sharp families, Index, Surnames, Places, correspondence from Margaret Carson 1968.
51. George Carson, Kit's Uncle - Correspondence/genealogy from Iona Richardson 1969; John McLaughlin Carson correspondence, notes;
52. William "Kit" Carson, Kit's Nephew - Clippings, articles, Boyer notes; Page 4 Section I CARSON GENEALOGY
53. Brannen/Carson Family - Family history notes, genealogy, correspondence w/ Martha Jane Bucher Asbury, 1974; Uncle Kit, Frontiersman" by Georgia B. Redfield, 1945.
54. Gordon/Carson Family - Genealogy, notes, correspondence w/ Clyde Arabuckle, 1980.
55. Samuel Carson Descendants - Notes re donations by Robert S. Carson;; Correspondence w/ John. H. Carson re family history booklet; The Family of Samuel Carson 1802 - 1969, by V. Peithman and B. Reinhardt (EG/6);
56. Carson Irish Ancestors - Correspondence w/ Maude Legru 1968-70; re James Carson; Correspondence w/ John W. Carson 1968;
57. Claude Tuck Family, Carson Descendants - Correspondence w/ Mrs. Roy B. Silverton 1968, family notes, chart;
58. Sign-In Book for Kit's Relatives Visiting KC Home - Relatives' addresses and genealogical notes 1955-1968 (Brown Spiral Notebook)
59. Alexander Carson, Kit's Uncle - Correspondence w/ Mrs. Stanley (Myrtle) R. Carson 1974, genealogy notes;
60. Sashwell (Sarshell/Sarshal) Carson, Kit's Brother- Excerpt from The Bicentennial Booneslick History, 1976;
61. David Carson, Sr. & Descendants - Samuel Meek Carson correspondence between Sharon Law & JYP, 1995. Also John Paul Carson, Hugo, OK-Clippings.
62. James Austin Carson - Correspondence w/Jane Calderilla, 1996, 2 photos, family info.
63. Robert Samuel Carson (1893-1968) - Correspondence w/Robert S. Carson and Mrs. Robert S. Carson. Memorial card (Robert S. Carson), 50th Wedding Anniversary invitation.
64. David Carson (1785-1852), Son of John Carson - Family Group sheets taken from 82.34.1-EG/13. Includes Hynsons, Tildens, and Geer/Geres.
65. Carsons Not Proven Related to Kit - John Carson (b. 1786, SC-d. 1865, TX) Family group sheet submitted by Lloyd Hosman, 1990. Judi Shannon correspondence 1995/6, family documents re Eleanor Carson (1786-1864) m. John Montgomery (1782-1847). Pamela Villines Griffin correspondence, 1983, re Stephen Washington Carson (1830- 1907), son of Robert Carson & Susan Tibble.
66. Lindsay Carson 1754 - 1818, Kit's Father - Deed for land from J. Barry Jr. to Lindsay Carson, 1801, photostat; Original letter from Mabel Denise to Ollie Carson, 1950. Elizabeth Carson's wedding. Charts (2 photostat) showing Lindsay's two wives, Lucy Bradley & Rebecca Robinson, and children. O.C. Shelly correspondence. Lindsay Carson in Boone's Lick, MO, correspondence w/Timothy L. Carson.
67. Carsons Buried in Hollis, OK - W.W. Carson, and Nancy Ann Carson "Married to Kit Carson's Brother", photos & correspondence w/Ken Bartlett, 1997. 68. Rebecca Robinson Carson - Notes.

*For more Carson Geneaology see Section II #19
*LSF - Legal Size Folder JYP Last Update 11-26-1997

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