Hezekiah Henry Clay Harrison

This is a genealogical biography of my Great Grandfather Hezekiah Henry Clay Harrison, better known as Ki Harrison.

Hezekiah was born in 1825 in Kentucky. At about the age of 14 he made his way to Independence Missouri and became a wagon master hauling freight on the Santa Fe Trail. It was in Independence where he married for the first time to a woman named Anne Owens and they were later divorced. He hauled freight all over the West.

After hauling freight to Chihuahua Mexico to resupply the U. S. Army during the war with Mexico, he stayed on the plains of New Mexico with his friend’s one of whom being Kit Carson. Together they went up to the Kansas territory to what is now the city of Denver. He was one of the first sheriffs of what is now the city of Denver. Hezekiah organized and became the first Captain of the Jefferson Rangers serving alongside Ned Wynkoop. They brought the law to an otherwise lawless territory. Hezekiah is considered one member of the small group of men that founded the city of Denver with Wynkoop being the founder. He also ran the Star Saloon & Steakhouse which was a meeting place for all the elite of the town at that time. He speculated with the gold mines and made and lost money.

He left for New Mexico with Kit Carson to fight the Indian Wars and was stationed at Fort Craig, Fort Union, and Fort Stanton where he served as a Lieutenant in the 1st New Mexico Volunteer Infantry. He also served as a civilian scout to the Army.

He made many friends along the way as a merchant trader and freight hauler and became known all over the West. He settled in White Oaks New Mexico and married Nabora Romero Gallegos whose family he knew very well through his travels as a freighter and merchant and time in the service. He had a livery stable In White Oaks where he introduced Missouri Mules to the territory. They moved to a ranch they built at Las Tablas on the east side of the Capitan Mountains. They named their Ranch the Spring Ranch and also provided a livery service at the ranch. He suffered from severe arthritis and after some years his health deteriorated to where he couldn’t work the ranch and were forced to sell out. He sold it to William C. McDonald who later became the first governor of the State of New Mexico. They moved to Lincoln and in 1883 they had their only child John Ernest Harrison. They lived in Lincoln until his death in 1899.

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Lincoln County Ownership

Results for your Search by Grantor: HARRISON HEZEKIAH

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Type	Grantee	Rec	Book	Page	#	Filed	Grantor		Description	Doc#
WD	RICHARDSON MELVIN E	1	G	261	2	18851211	HARRISON HEZEKIAH H C		W/LAND OFFICE RECEIPT	188510261

Results for your Search by Grantor: HARRISON NAVORA

For official copies of documents, please visit the County office.

Type	Grantee	Rec	Book	Page	#	Filed	Grantor	Description	Doc#
WD	RICHARDSON MELVIN E	1	G	261	2	18851211	HARRISON NAVORA	W/LAND OFFICE RECEIPT	188510261
	Section	Township 07S	Range 16E					PART SECS 22 27	188510261
WD	NORMAN W O	1	M	220	1	18930304	HARRISON NAVORA		189310220