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Looking for information on my great grandfather, William Franklin Carson, b. 05.09.1840 in
either NC or Kentucky; d. 08.20.1908 in Ogden, Utah.
He married Irene Jane Carroll on 04.04.1869 in Ft. Collins, Colorado and had 13 children.
I have some old genealogy forms from a now-deceased second cousin. It looks like she was
trying to connect William Franklin Carson to Christopher “Kit” Carson, but there are gaps.
The story that has floated through the family for years was that Wm. Franklin was a
cousin to Kit (first or second - ?). I have Wm. Franklin Carson’s obit from 1908 stating
that they were second cousins, but there are some notes in my late cousin’s notes about
being a first cousin. But I cannot locate any names for Wm. Franklin Carson’s parents.
While I am rather skeptical about the “Kit” link, I would like to find out the names of my
great-great grandparents. I’ve found notations of Wm. Franklin Carson having been born in
Rutherford, NC, Iredell, NC, and also Louisville, KY. But, I’ve not found any link to
any of those areas in my research.
Any insights welcome!
Lenore - email: lenorehayes(a)yahoo.com