Kit Carson County, Colorado
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Kit Carson County Pioneers:
Robert F. and Esther A. (Coover) Halley , 8 South 51 West
One tree said Robert's father was John P. Halley 1827-1855 dying in Christian County, Illinois.
It said his mother was Elizabeth McCoy born 1838 in Indiana.
John was in Christian County in 1850, 23, born in Illinos, with Timothy 51 and Mary 46. William is 19, Sarah F. 16, Elisabeth 14, Fountain 10, and Timothy 8.
In 1850 McLean County, Illinois, Robert "McCory" is 55, Martha 52, William 22, Elizabeth 17, and Oris 15.
Elizabeth McCay and John Holley married April 19, 1852 in Christian County>
In 1860 Macon County, Illinois, Robert F. "Hally" is 7, born
in Illinois, living with Robert McCay 66 and Martha 62.
Letha Barton and Samuel Coover married in Fayette County, Ohio on November 27, 1845.
In 1850 Moultrie County, Illinois, Samuel Coover is 29, Letha 27, Sarah 3, Jesse 2, and Mary C. newborn.
Sarah, per one tree, died in Illinois 1845-1851.
Benjamin, per one tree, died in Moultrie County 1851-1852.
Samuel Coover's will was probated in Wayne County Iowa on October 23, 1859.
In 1860 Wayne County, Iowa, Lethe Coover is 37, Jesse 11, M. B. 10,
Cornelius 7, C. H. 4, and Esther A. 3.
In 1870 Champaign County, Illinois, Esther Coover is 12, born in Iowa,
with Letta 47 born in Ohio. Letta's son Jesse is 22, also born in Ohio,
Mary 20 and Cornelius 17 in Illinois, and Charles 14 in Iowa.
Cornelius 1853-1872 died in Champaign County.
Robert F. "Holley", 23, married Hester A. Coover in 1876 in Champaign, Illinois.
In 1880 Champaign County, Robert is farming, 27, born in Illinois, Esther A. 22, Eddie 6, Della 2, and John ten months.
Robert claimed a quarter in section 32, 8S 51W in 1895.
Gertie C. Halley and Paul Chapman married on May 5, 1898 in Elbert County.
In 1900 Elbert County, Robert is farming, born January 1854 in
Illinois, married 25 years to Ester August 1846 Iowa. Daughter Gertrude Chapman is married but no spouse,
born Sept 1881 in Illinois, Charley
born August 1886 in Nebraska, Maud Dec 1888, Arla August 1891, Agnes Nov 1894, and Walter born August 1897, all four in Colorado.
Maude Halley married William J. Ryan on August 15, 1907 in Jefferson County, Colorado.
Standard Jack Stud Book 
Robert is a furniture merchant in 1910 Calhan, Colorado, 57,
Esther 52, Agnes L. 15 and Walter R. 12.
August 1914 "The Hotel Calhan again changed owners this week, C. F. Rose selling to R. F. Halley."
Robert F. and Esther A. Halley divorced in El Paso County, Colorado on March 10, 1915.
In 1920 Colorado Springs, Robert is keeping a lodging house, 66,
married to Emma A. 53 born in New Jersey.
Maud Dunnigan is in Sterling in 1930, 40, with Harry I. Dunigan 43.
Jessie Halley, niece, is 13, "Francis Halley" 77. Maud's father, is widowed.
Robert is buried in Fort Collins 1852-1936, per # 91644586.
In 1940 Larimer County, Colorado, Esther is widowed, 82, living with daughter Maude M. Dunigan, 50.
Esther Ann Coover Halley 1857-1945 is buried in Glendale, California # 85416396.
So is her son Walter Robert Halley 1897-1957 # 85416401.
CHARLES
Charles Halley and Etta Ricket married in Denver on April 10, 1915.
Charles Halley and Mabel Aline McKinney married in El Paso County on Febraury 16, 1921.
Charles and Mabel divorced in Denver on November 21, 1932.
Charles Halley registered for WWII in Sherman, Texas, born August 30, 1887 in Alma, Nebraska, married to Ethel Halley
He died in October 1965, his social securty card issued in 1952 in Ariizaona.
GERTRUDE
In 1920 Calhan, Paul is farming, 39, with Gertrude B. 37, Edna 19, ELmer H. 13, Alma L. 11, Sterling C. 9, and newborn Oliver.
In 1930 Gertrude is in Calhan, 48, with Paul Chapman 50, Oliver 11, and Lois 7.
They're in El Paso County in 1940, Paul 60 born in Colorado, Gertude 55 in Illinois, Oliver 21 and Lois 17 in Colorado.
Gertrude is buried in Calhan 1881-1972 # 25208757,
with Paul 1880-1960 # 25208770.
Daughter Alma Lenora Chapman Curtis 1908-1996 buried in Cache County, Utah # 118164832.
Oliver J. Chapman died January 6, 1942, buried in Manila,
Phillipines, # 56775083.
Lois R. Powell of Lincoln, Nebraska, born at Calhan, Colorado, departed
New York in 1955 for Bremerhaven on the USMS Gen Alexander M. Patch.
Edna Myrtle Chapman married John Kerzan on September 6, 1922 in Colorado Springs.
Edna was in the Pueblo state hospital in 1940, 39, married.
John Kerzon, Jr. 1898-1946 is buried in Leadville # 136544984.
Edna M. Kerzon 1900-1962 is buried in Calhan.
Sterling Clark Chapman 1910-1993 is buried in Boulder # 11102301, with Dora Mae.
MAUD
Maud Dunnigan is in Sterling in 1930, 40, with Harry I. Dunnigan 43.
Jessie Halley, niece, is 13, "Francis Halley" 77. Maud's father, is widowed.
1976 Castle Rock, Colorado "Mrs. Maude Halley Dunnigan spent two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. riob Rowley. Mrs. Dunnigan is a former resident of Parker. She operated the Goddard Hotel in 1919, in the building which is now occupied by the Parker Hardware. During her visit, the Rowleys took her to Calhan, her childhood home, and to Boulder to visit a nephew."
ARLA
"Newton Alderman's son, James Grant, known as Jay, served in WWI in France. Newton received a letter from Jay in July of 1918, the Record Journal reported that “Jay was well and happy (and wanted friends to write) often as he wasn’t very well acquainted in France.” Jay came home soon after that letter and married Arla Halley, from South Bend, Indiana, in 1921. Jay kept up the tradition of ranching in Douglas County, living in Spring Valley, sending his milk to the creamery and having his oats ground locally."
Arla Halley and James G. Alderman married in Elbert County on June 30, 1908.
1911 East Cherry Creek items "Miss Agnes Halley is visiting her sister Mrs. Alderman , for a few weeks"
1912 Castle Rock " Mrs. Rankin a sister of Mrs. Jay Alderman came up
from Calhan last week for a short visit."
May 1913 Castle Rock "Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Alderman and Mrs. Woods,
while driving to Greenland this morning, had a very narrow escape from
what might have been a most serious accident. Mr. Alderman was hauling a
load of milk to Greenland, and his wife and Mrs. Woods were riding on
the wagon with him, intending to take the train for Colorado Springs.
The team becoming frightened at something, started to run away,
and soon became unmanageable. The wagon was overturned,
and the occupants, together with the milk cans were all thrown out,
Mrs. Alderman being thrown under the cans of milk. A physician was
summoned from Monument as soon as possible, and upon examination
found Mrs. Alderman to be quite severely bruised, but she almost
miraculously escaped serious injury. The others were not injured,
but out of the eighteen cans of milk, only three were saved."
Arla and James divorced in Boulder County on November 27, 1920.
James G. Alderman, born July 27, 1885, died in Shasta County, California on Dec 16, 1973. He had remarried after 1920.
He's buried in Sacramento, California 1885-1973 # 96253819, with Helen Marie Hetler Alderman 19-1-1983.
Arla Halley Alderman, 29, married Winfield Hunt on May 14, 1922 in Cassopolis, Michigan.
Winfield 34, and Arla H. Hunt 37 are in South Bend, Indiana in 1930, with Nelson B. 14, Mitche E. 4, and ewborn Jeanne A.
They're in Indianapolis in 1940, with Mitche Lee 14 and Jeanne 10.
Charles Winfield Hunt 1895-1966 is buried in Indianapolis # 129266487.
Arla Halley Hunt, born August 3, 1892, died in Fresno County November 20, 1983.
Nelson Burton Alderman-Hunt, born May 23, 1915, died April 23, 1994 in Dade County, Florida.
Mitche Leigh Hunt is buried in Muskogee, Oklahoma # 172743457.
"Mitche Leigh Hunt, age 90 years, passed away on September 2, 2016 after an illness that came to light in February 2016. She had metastatic cancer along with a massive heart attach which brought her into contact with health care personnel at Eastar Regional Medical Center, Pleasant Valley Nursing Center and Compassus Hospice Care. Her hospitalization lasted approximately three weeks at which time she received outstanding, compassionate care.
Ms. Hunt was born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Winfield Hunt in Newport Beach, Virginia, in an environment of exceptional wealth and academic influence. Ms. Hunt had outlived all family members, parents, siblings, step-siblings. In January 1949, at age 23, Ms. Hunt married H. Joseph Guthmann, a lawyer, at the Guadalupe Catholic Church, Santa Fe, New Mexico. There were no children from this union and Mitche took on a devoted interest in caring for her pets, several small dogs and four kitty cats. Mitche graduated from St. Mary's College at Notre Dame, Indiana, having majored in Art. Prior to coming to Santa Fe, she served as the beauty and college editor of the Indianapolis Times. Once in Santa Fe, she was employed as the advertising director of the Santa Fe Register. Her journalism skills served her well throughout her life, even when she moved to La Jolla, California. In California she formed an LLC company with the help of a graphic artist, Joan Brownfield, and set about to produce products of interest to tourists. She commissioned Joan to layout and design very colorful artwork for each of the 50 states with each state's flag, mugs, belt buckles and t-shirts. Joan assisted Mitche in producing a small book called STATES with its content being a travel game with stickers for all 50 stataes' license plates, state bird, flower, capitol and other pertinent information. At one time, she enrolled in school to obtain a PhD in Political Science, but after a few semesters, this effort ended. She did, however, graduate in 2002 from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma with a Master of Science Degree in 2002. Mitche had begun her graduate studies in 1998 at age 72 and finished at age 76. Another entrepreneurial venture Mitche did was to discover a recipe for gluten-free frozen pizza dough to sell in Health Food Stores nationwide. Later she added gluten-free muffing to sell at a coffee shop in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
In the 1970's her friend Joan continued to keep in touch with Mitche by sending her a box of Gala apples from her organic apple orchard. Mitche made apple pies to her heart's content.
Once Mitche moved to Oklahoma, she spent over 25 years conducting extensive research and writing a historical fiction novel about the political and corporate powers that influenced the way pharmaceutical companies, banks, insurance companies and congress undermined this nation. Much of the documentation included the fight and take over of native mineral rights belonging to the major 4 or 5 nations of indigenous tribes primarily in Oklahoma. She felt an empathic devotion to native American culture, art, history and hardships. In 1994, she considered the possibility of creating a foundation to benefit Native Americans. She called the name of the foundation GO-TLV-HI-SO-DI FOUNDATION, meaning in the Cherokee language "to make amends, to change to set things straight; to change but not just outwardly for visible effect, but inwardly for good reason." Mitche had an extensive native American collection of books, articles and papers which were donated to Bacone College. Sensing time was running out this year 2016, she spent much time trying to finish the novel which she titled RED SKY, GREY SUN. The novel remains unfinished to this day.
To make ends meet, she came to Bacone College in 2002 where she became an adjunct professor in the English Department teaching English composition. She held this position for five years or longer. She had previous to coming to Bacone been an adjunct faculty member at NSU in thiir English Department. When she left Bacone College, she went to Connors State College to teach English.
Her home environment was literally a library with walls and walls of shelves filled with books on so many topics-economics, history, literature, religions, politics, etc. She loved art and had large paintings on her walls. Besides teaching and writing, Mitche's creativity included sewing, painting, doing crewel embroidery work, baking and cooking. Twice in August, she prepared two very large stainless steel pots of beef vegetable soup for adding to the lunch and dinner meals at the Gospel Rescue Mision. Mitche continued to drive her little red car for short trips and errands even at 90 years of age."
AGNES
Agnes Halley and Carl Huch married on October 2, 1912 in El Paso County.
Carl M. Huck is a carpenter in 1920 Calhan, 37, widowed, with Agnes E. 3. He' sliving with is mother Angeline Huck 64.
In 1940 Crowley County, Carl is 57, married to Glydde I. 43, with her six Hoss children.
Carl is buried in Calhan 1882-1944, with Agnes 1895-1916.
His daughter Agnes E. Huck Graves 1916-2005 is buried in Wheat Ridge, with Willaim V. Graves 1917-1967.
WALTER
In 1920 Walter R. is in Denver, 22, married to Anna M. 17.
Walter R. and Anna May Halley divorced in Denver on November 30, 1926.
Walter is in Fort Collins, Colorado, in 1930, a garage mechanic, 32, with Carolilne Halley 22 and William 2. Sterlign Chapman is 19.
Anna is in Denver, married to Charles W. Oberes 39, with Elsie A. Halley 7 and Benjamin Gray 1.
In 1940 Denver, Anna is 33, married to Acil D. King 32, with Ronald 4. Elsie Halley is 17.
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