10 August 2024

Albert Lewis Lincecum (1890-1961): A Short Biographical Sketch with Photos

Albert Lewis Lincecum was born on 10 August 1890 in Hickory Ridge, a community near Allenville in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. He was one of at least six children born to Francis Marion Lincecum (1857-1931) and Annie Victoria Gibbs (1871-1934).

Albert made his living as a farmer in southeast Missouri. Census records show him residing in Cape Girardeau, Stoddard, and Bollinger counties. Most of his days were spent in the former, and Cape Girardeau County is where he married Jettie Mae Roberts (1896-1976) on 22 March 1914.

Albert and Jettie had four children: Norman Francis (1915-1976), Orville Justus (1918-1985), Myrtle Marie (1923-2016), and Emory Emerson (1925-1990).

Great-uncle Albert died of meningitis on 20 June 1961 at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was laid to rest in Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery.


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Cape County Memorial Park (Missouri).
Image by Ruth Smith (2011) via FindAGrave.
Permission for use granted in bio.



Albert is standing.
Seated is Clarence Hedge, I think.

L to R: Emory, Jettie, and Albert

Francis Marion Lincecum & Family
L to R: Albert, Charley, Francis, Bertha, Annie, and Mary


Albert Lewis Lincecum (1890-1961)

*Another nice photo of Jettie and Albert can be found here.