Kit Carson County, Colorado
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Kit Carson County Pioneers:
Lou A. Headley, 7 South 45 West
Lou cash-claimed a quarter in section 32, 7S 45W in 1891.
The patent image refers to "her."
POSSIBLY
Lou A. Headley and Oric Thompson married in Colorado on December 22, 1888.
The minister, D. W. Burt, was in Rocky Ford Colorado in the 1890's.
He might be the Orice Thompson in 1870 Richland County, Illinois, , 15, with Samuel 45 adn Mary E. 44. Gilbert A. is 18, Orice 15, Alice 12, Jane 12, Owen 9, Luke 5, and Annh 2.
In 1880 Richland County, Samuel and Mary are both 55, Orie N. 24, Alice and Jane 20, Owen D. 18, and Luke E. 15.
Orie Thompson is in 1885 Franklin County, Nebraska, 28, living alone farming. Next to him is G.A. Thompson 33 boalso born in Illinois, with wife Eleanor 29, Blanche 4, and Alice 1.
Oris Thompson is in Nowata County, Oklahoma,
in 1910, farming, divorced, 52, born in Illinois.
1912 Estancia, New Mexico 
In 1920 Orie is farming in Sandoval County, New Mexico, 63, single, with a servant Prudencia Olivas, 27, born in New Mexico.
His brother John T. Thompson 1845-1922 is buried in Enid, Oklahoma # 30030727.
When Orlando died in 1939 in Richland
County, Illinois he was survived by
" three brothers,
Gilbert A. Thomson, of Coffeyville, KS;
Owen D. Thomson, of Parkersburg,
and Luke E. Thomson, of Calhoun"
ANOTHER POSSIBLE
There's an "A. L. Hadley" in Rocky Ford in 1910, 57, born in Ohio, with Frances 45 in Kentucky. Bert, 29, F. Guy 23, and Fay 19 were born in Illinois, Edith 14 in Missouri, Dorse M. 7 in Oklahoma, and ANona 5 in Colorado.
ANOTHER POSSIBLE
Louis A. Hadley is in Smith County, Kansas in 1880, born 1871 in Iowa, with James W. and Samantha Hadley.
NOT LIKELY, because they married in Michigan in 1888.
William O. Thompson is in 1900 Lincoln County, Nebraska, farming.
William was born Oct 1859 in Wisconsin, Louise born June 1858 in Canada, immigrating in1859, with son John Aug 1892 born in Nebraska.
William 1861-1932 and Louise W. Thompson 1857-1936 # 65310651 are buried in Greeley, Colorado.
IF ANYONE HAS INFORMATION ON THIS KIT CARSON LAND CLAIMANT, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
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