Nancy Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kenyon Lincecum was born 27 January 1833 in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
She died 5 November 1904 in Missouri.
Burial was in Kenyon Cemetery at Delta, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.
Nancy was one of at least thirteen children born to John Kinyon/Kinion (1805-1860) of Missouri. Her mother was his first wife, Mary Brooks.
Nancy married Benjamin A. Lincecum 20 December 1849 in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. I believe the couple had at least four children, but am only confident of three: Mary Lucinda (1851-1874), Francis Marion (1857-1931), and Marcella Ann (1862-1947).
Nancy's gravestone in Kenyon Cemetery has been off its base for many, many years. My guess is that an inscription was added for her husband, Benjamin, at the time the stone was placed for her. (His info is on the flip side.)
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