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Christopher Carson, III

Also Known As: "Kit"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Fort Garland, Costilla County, Colorado, United States
Death: November 28, 1974 (90)
Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colorado, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Julian Carson and María Pasqualita Carson
Husband of Eloisa Carson
Ex-partner of Francesca Marie Gibbs
Father of Private; Pvt. Christopher Thomas Carson; William Daniel Carson; Private and Private
Brother of Josephine Schmitt; Attie Carson; Rebecca Ann Best; William Thomas Carson and Sarah Carson

Managed by: Douglas L Whitlock
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About Kit Carson, III

From The (Toledo OH) Blade of Friday, Nov. 29, 1974:

Deaths Elsewhere: Kit Carson, III

Alamosa, Colorado (AP) - Kit Carson, III, one of eight grandchildren of frontier scout and guide Kit Carson, died Thursday after a brief illness. He was 91.

He was born June 30, 1883, at Fort Garland, Colorado, to Billy and Pascuela Tobin Carson.

Mr. Carson was raised by his maternal grandfather, Tom Tobin, another western pioneer.

Mr. Carson served as Conejos County clerk and recorder for many years and was active in other areas of local politics.

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From The Lewiston Tribune of Thursday, Nov. 29, 1974

Kit Carson grandson dies at 91

Alamosa, Colorado (AP) - Kit Carson III, one of eight grandchildren of famed frontier scout and guide Kit Carson, died Thursday after a brief illness. He was 91.

He was born June 30, 1883, at Fort Garland, Colorado, to Billy and Pascuela Tobin Carson.

Carson was raised by his maternal grandfather, Tom Tobin, another well-known western pioneer.

Carson served as Conejos County clerk and recorder for many years and was active in other areas of local politics.

He is survived by his widow, Eloisa, a sister, a son, and two daughters.

Funeral services were scheduled Monday morning at Sacred Heart Church.

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From The Spokane Daily Chronicle of Saturday, Nov. 30, 1974

Burial Set

Alamosa, Colorado (UPI) - Kit Carson III, a grandson of his frontier Indian scout namesake, will be buried in this southern Colorado town Monday. Carson died Thursday at the age of 91.

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Kit Carson, III's Timeline

1884
June 30, 1884
Fort Garland, Costilla County, Colorado, United States
1922
July 8, 1922
Del Norte, Rio Grande County, Colorado, United States
1923
August 28, 1923
Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colorado, United States
1974
November 28, 1974
Age 90
Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colorado, United States
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