Altus Gideon Lincecum was born on 6 September 1909 in Headrick, Jackson County, Oklahoma. He was a son of Luke Anderson Lincecum (1859-1944) and Ida A. Bynum (1876-1952), and a great-grandson of famed naturalist Gideon Lincecum (1793-1874).
BOOK #AD - Gideon Lincecum, 1793-1874: A Biography - "Possessed of a driving intellectual curiosity undeterred by lack of formal education, Lincecum examined all he confronted. He learned from Indians, he read widely, and he corresponded with the great minds of his day. In the process he became many things: physician, musician, botanist, entomologist, ornithologist, and translator of Indian dialects..."
As a young person, Altus moved with his family from Oklahoma to Curry County, New Mexico, before settling in Sacramento County, California.
Altus held many jobs during his twenties and early thirties: chauffeur, "special police officer," watchman, and brakeman for the Southern Pacific Railroad. By 1943, however, he seemed to settle into being a motion picture operator. Altus held that job until at least 1960, working at the Liberty and Tower theaters in Sacramento. The Tower Theatre was built in 1938, and per Wikipedia, it is "the oldest remaining, continuously running picture palace."
Sometime between 1930 and 1934, Altus married Idaho-born Elayne Arlene Abramson (1916-1995). She was a daughter of Dave W. Abramson and Mary Smith. The young couple had two daughters, one being Gail Alyce Lincecum.
Altus appeared on a Sacramento County, California voter registration roll for the years 1934 and 1940. In both instances, his party affiliation was Democrat. Elayne was on the same list in 1940 with the same party affiliation.
Altus Gideon Lincecum died on 30 October 1979 in Sacramento County. Burial was in East Lawn Memorial Park.
Gail Alyce Lincecum was born on Christmas Eve in 1936. She spent most, if not all, of her life in Sacramento, California. According to her obituary, Gail was a 39-year employee of Aerojet, an American rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer founded in 1942. She was also a member and Past Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Gail died on 11 May 1999. Memorial services were held for her at the Eastern Star Temple at 2719 K Street in Sacramento. This building dates back to 1928 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a rare example of a building devoted to a women's organization.
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