Gideon Lincecum was born 1793 in Georgia to Hezekiah Lincecum and Sally Hickman. He was the grandson of Gideon Lincecum and Miriam Bowie. Miriam was the aunt of Jim Bowie of knife and Alamo fame.
Gideon had at least 8 siblings: Garland, Grant, Rezin, Green, Thornton, Mary, Grabel, and Emily. I've heard tale of another sister, but I'm not sure. In fact, I have no information on Mary, either. All other siblings are accounted for.
Gideon married Sarah Bryan 1814 Putnam County, Georgia. They had 13 children: Lycurgus, Lysander M., Martha, Leonidas, Leander, Mary, Lachaon, Lucullus, Leonora, Cassandra, Sarah, Lysander Rezin, and Lucifer.
Gideon and his family were in Mississippi not long after 1814. He had one of the first settlements in Columbus. Along the Tombigbee River is where he spent much of his time with the Indians and conducted his "famous" interview with Pushmataha. By 1850, Gideon was in Texas. Before 1870, he went to Mexico. He returned to Texas and died in Longpoint in 1874. Gideon was originally buried near home, but his remains now rest in the Austin, Texas State Cemetery.
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i am a direct decedent to Dr.Gideon Lincecum. My Great Grandfather is Cliff G.Lincecum.
Good to meet you! I am directly descended from the first Gideon (husband of Miriam).
I am researching my husbands maternal parents and grandparents.
M. J. Chance Lynden Wade married L.A Lincecum in Ellis County TX in 1888. Does anyone know if there were any children born to this couple? I think M.J died between 1888-1893 when L. A Lincecum married Ida Alabama Bynum in Ellis County and later moved to Bell County TX and eventually to California. The 1900 census records show a son Monte Wesley Lincecum who was born in 1890 or 1900 before he married Ida, was Monte the son of M.J. and L.A. Lincecum? Mary Polk
I also am a direct descendant of Gideon Lincecum. My greatgrandmother Orleans St. John Lincecum was the granddaughter of Gideon.
I have a transcript of an 1863 letter written by Dr Gideon to my 4th great grandfather. In it he wrote his family genealogy which is used in books today. Gideon thought they might be related due to similar sounding last names. I'm looking for a Lincecum male descendant interested in doing DNA testing to help determine the relationship. Preliminary testing show that they are related within 7-8 generations but the Lincecum participant is no longer with us so we can't progress any further with his collection. The families would have to have intersected back in the 1700's about Pashal's time. Anyone??
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