Kit Carson County, Colorado
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Kit Carson County Pioneers:
Lewis Greenberry Pearce and Laura (Abbott) Pearce, 9 South 44 West
Lewis, per one tree, was the son of James Pearce -unknown dates buried in Bible Grove, Scotland County # 7035693
and Priscilla 1818-1880.
In 1850 Scotland County, James Pearce is farming, 35, Priscilla 32, David 14,
Elizabeth 12, all born in Ohio. Margaret 10, Jacob 6, Greenberry 4, and Sarah 1 born in Missouri.
In 1870 Scotland County, Missouri, L. R. Pearce is 50, Sarah 57,
Wm. 21, Sarah 24, Carm 13, and Emily 3.
In the 1870 census P. Pearce 55 born and E. born in Ohio,
Margaret 26 and Jacob 25 in Ohio, L.G. 23, Carm 17, and Luisa 18 in Missouri, and Syntha 15 in Missouri.
Lewis G. Pearce married Laura Valentine on September 12, 1876 in Scotland County, Missouri.
Lewis proved up a quarter in 14, 10S 44W in 1894.
In 1900 Kit Carson County, on the same page as Carman, Green L. Pearce is farming, born August 1849 in Missouri, marrying Laura about 1876. She's 40, and thiey have James C. Pearce 18 and niece Hallie A. Notertine 11 bron in Missouri.
Lewis 1849-1907 is buried in Burlington # 89630970, with Laura 1860-1915 # 89630833>
James C. Pearce 1882-1955 is buried in Burlington, # 89630800,
with Ethel E. 1890-1967 # 89630718. Emily Ethel Abbott was born Sept 7, 1886 in Hughes, South Dakota to George Willington Abbott and Martha Ann Wicks.
She's in Adair County, Iowa in 1900, 15, with widowed father George W. Abbott 53, sister Minnie 16.
Martha A. Abbott 1858-1898 is buried in Chester, Thayer County, Nebraska # 45451921.
Minnie A. Abbott, per # 45451903, 1884-1908, died in Burlington, buried in Thayer County.
"Heirs of Minnie A. Abbott" proved up a quarter in section 30, 9S 44W in 1911.
George W. Abbott is in Kit Carson County in 1910, 63, widowed, born in Illinois, boarding with Harden 39 and Anna 32 Hainline, a barber.
George W. Abbott 1847-1929 dying in Burlington is buried in Thayer County, Nebraska # 45451879.
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