George Henry Carson
George Cady Carson (1832–1901) was a merchant, road builder, rancher and member of the Los Angeles, California, Common Council in the 1850s. Personal Carson was born in New York in 1832, and when he was thirteen he was brought to Saint Charles, Illinois. On July 30, 1857, he married Maria Victoria Dominguez (April 27, 1842 – December 18, 1916), the daughter of Manuel Dominguez and Maria Engracia Cota. Their sons were John Manuel, George Henry Jr., Edward Albert, Christobal José, William Christobal, Joseph Noel and David Victor and they had eight daughters — Anna Francisca, Maria Engracia, Amelia Magdalena, Victoria Lenora, Virginia Adelaida, Maria Victoria (died same day as born), Ellen Victoria (died 1 day after birth) and Lucy Susana. He had a brother, Henry. He died November 20, 1901. In religion, Carson was a Catholic. Career Military Carson enlisted at the age of fourteen as a "soldier, drummer and bugler" to serve in the Mexican War in a regiment of Illinois volunteers. and was mustered out in Santa Fe. Commercial and ranching After he left the Army, Carson became a trader in Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory, and south into Mexico. He moved to Los Angeles, California in 1853.