Andrew Lincecum, Free Born

Andrew Lincecum was born 1853-1860, likely in Louisiana.  This 3rd cousin of mine was a son of Rezin Bowie Lincecum and Annise (Annis, Annisa) Bowie.

I have seen Andrew's surname spelled many ways:  Lincecum, Linceycum, Lynscum, Lincecom, and Linscomb.  And though I've seen him referred to as Andrew most often, Andy and André are also noted.

My family and family history (so far as I know) is very caucasian white.  So it was a mild surprise to see R. Lincecum, a white planter, married to Annise, noted as Black in the 1860 Catahoula Parish, Louisiana Federal census.  These were the parents of Andrew, so his "color" was given as mulatto.  A notation was added to the census for the children of this union:  Free Borne --

What might that mean? Per Wikipedia:

The term free people of color…in the context of the history of slavery in the Americas, at first specifically referred to persons of mixed African and European descent who were not enslaved.  The term was especially used in the French colonies, including La Louisiane…  In these territories and major cities, particularly New Orleans, and those cities held by the Spanish, a substantial…class of primarily mixed-race, free people developed.  These colonial societies classified mixed-race people in a variety of ways, generally related to visible features and to the proportion of African ancestry…

In the Thirteen Colonies, settled by the British, and later in the United States, the term free negro was often used to cover the same class of people – those who were legally free and visibly of ethnic African descent.  It included persons of mixed race…

On the flip side, Christophe Landry of Louisiana Historic & Cultural Vistas, notes the following:

From 1699 to 1868, mixed color marriages were expressly forbidden.

So I wonder, were Rezin and Annise "officially" married? I just don't know the answer to that yet.

Returning to Andrew, specifically, his race was noted in a fairly consistent way across the census records taken throughout his life:  1880 – mulatto; 1900 – black; 1910 – black; 1920 – mulatto; and 1930 – negro.

Andrew was occupied as a farmer for the majority, if not all, of his adult life.  About 1887-1889, he married Minerva Maxwell, possibly a daughter of Jackson and Mary Jane M(c?)axwell.  Census takers considered her to be black, Indian, mulatto, and negro.  The couple had five children:  Wallace, Mary Ann (Anise), Roley, Otta (Ida), and Edward.

An interesting note might be that Andrew's son Roley (Rollo, Raleigh, Rolle, Rawlins) lived to be 100 years old.

By the time the 1940 Rapides Parish, Louisiana Federal census was taken, Minerva was a widow.  She later died on 22 September 1956.

Alma Rosalie Lincecum Pike (1874-1926) and Family

Alma Rosalie "Rose" Lincecum was born 12 July 1874 in Grant Parish, Louisiana to Harmon R. Lincecum and Margaret Frances "Fanny" Turnley (b. 1843). There was an age difference of about twenty years between Alma's parents, and it's quite possible her father died when she was very young.

On 16 September 1894 in Grant Parish, when Alma was twenty, she married Georgia native Luther F. Pike (d. 1944). He was a son of James D. and Malinda A. Pike.

The 1900 federal census taker visited Luther F. Pike's household just fifteen days after Alma gave birth to twins. By that time, though, Alma had already given birth to five children with only the twins still living. All told, Alma gave birth to at least eight children. Four died in infancy, and four survived to adulthood. The latter were twins Oscar Lee and Luther Franklin, son Johnnie Reynolds, and daughter Carrie M.

Alma and Luther raised their children primarily in the north-central part of Louisiana. Aside from being a fireman on a log train once, Luther was usually occupied with farming.

Oscar Lee Pike was born 5 June 1900 in Selma, Grant Parish, Louisiana. For his 1918 World War I draft registration, Oscar was described as slender, with blue eyes and light hair. Like his father, Oscar spent most of his time in the business of farming.

About 1927, Oscar married Ora Belle, daughter of Oscar and Carrie Belle Goodwin. The young couple had at least three children. Two were a son, Oliver Cortez "Pete" Pike (1927-2015), and a daughter Joyce E. (1940-1990).

Oscar Lee Pike died 1 November 1951 in Simsboro, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Luther Franklin Pike was born 5 June 1900 in Selma, Grant Parish, Louisiana. For his 1918 World War I draft registration, Luther was described as slender, with blue eyes and sandy hair. An interesting addition to his 1942 World War II draft registration was the notation that Luther had a scar on his right temple and a scar on his right wrist.

It seems Luther did spend time in California from the late 1950s to at least the mid-1960s. He might've even gotten married there during that time. However, I am still determining since I have found no mention of a wife after the supposed marriage.

Luther died 3 February 1971 in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Johnnie Reynolds Pike was born 9 April 1903 in Grant Parish, Louisiana. He married Ella Mae (1910-1984), daughter of Willie and Hattie McGuire.

Johnnie and Ella had at least three children: Harold Lloyd (1934-2010), Claude Edward (1936-2010), and Johny Reynolds Jr. (1937-2003).

Johnnie Reynolds Pike, Sr. died in January 1981, aged 77 years.

Carrie M. Pike was born 15 November 1907 in Selma, Grant Parish, Louisiana. About 1926, she married Joseph C. Madere (1895-1977), and the couple had at least two children. One was a son, Joseph C. Madere, Jr. (1926-1996).

Joseph and Carrie spent some time residing in the port city of New Orleans, where Joseph worked as a machine feeder for a lumber company. He also was an employee of Lane Cotton Mills.

The couple returned to central Louisiana before Carrie died in Alexandria, Rapides Parish on 3 June 1966. Burial was at Liberty Chapel Cemetery in Grant Parish.

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Alma Rosalie Lincecum Pike was just 52 years old when she died on 26 December 1926 in Rochelle, Grant Parish, Louisiana. Burial was at Lincecum Cemetery.

Jettie Mae Roberts was Wife to Albert Lewis Lincecum, and One of Eleven Children Born to Justus Roberts and Martha Jane Barks

I love big families! This is a long one, though. Stay hydrated! ❤️

Jettie Mae Roberts, wife of Albert Lewis Lincecum (1890-1961), was born 16 March 1896 in Bollinger County, Missouri. She was one of eleven children born to Justus Aleander Roberts (1860-1940) and Martha Jane Barks (1865-1951):

• William Eppie Roberts (1884-1960)
• Wesley Everett Roberts (d. young)
• Milas Sylvester Roberts (1886-1960)
• Pearl Lavinia Roberts (d. young)
• Linus H. Roberts (1890-1976)
• Early Clarence Roberts (1893-1965)
• Jettie Mae Roberts (1896-1976)
• Ray Ransom Roberts (1899-1966)
• Roy Albert Roberts (1902-1973)
• Clyde Edwin Roberts (1905-1979)
• Bessie Marie Roberts (1908-1989)

I have found plenty of evidence that Martha indeed had eleven children, and I have been able to name all nine that survived to adulthood. The names of the two who died in infancy come from Brenda Johnson, granddaughter of Bessie Marie Roberts Thoma Cobb.

William Eppie Roberts

William was born on the 3rd of November. But what year? I can produce a source that provides for the years of 1882, 1883, 1884, and 1885! I lean toward 1884, the year given on William's World War II draft registration card, though his gravestone shows 1883.

In March 1904, William married Minnie B. Mungle (d. 1953) in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The couple had at least three children: Freida, Helen (1919-1986), and William George (1922-2002).

By 1910, the elder William and Minnie were located in Fresno County, California, where he worked for the Union Oil Company, possibly as a pumper.

When William registered for the draft in 1942, it was noted he was paralyzed on his right side. By that time, he and Minnie were in San Luis Obispo County, California. William died there 7 November 1960 and was laid to rest in Atascadero Pine Mountain Cemetery.

Milas Sylvestor Roberts

I've often seen his first name spelled as Miles, but do think Milas is correct. Even though the former spelling is on his gravestone.

Milas was born 27 October 1886 at Marble Hill, Bollinger County, Missouri. He married Mary E. Wood (d. 1974) in Fresno County, California on Christmas Eve 1910. The couple had at least five children. Four of them were Freeland Sylvester (1911-1995), Robert E., Donna (1923-2003), and Beverly Jean (1935-2022).

Milas, like William, went West and entered the oil industry. The January 1920 U.S. Federal census records him in Coleman County, Texas. City directories put him back in Fresno County, California by 1928. His occupation in April 1950, at the age of 63, is noted as "Gauger, Oil Fields."

Milas died 25 August 1960 in Fresno County. Burial was in Grangeville Cemetery at Armona, Kings County, California.

Linus H. Roberts

I'm fairly certain Linus's middle name was Hezekiah, though I've yet to find that exact spelling in any of the records accessed. He was born 14 April 1890 in Whitewater, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.

On 18 January 1914, also in Cape Girardeau County, Linus married my great-aunt Octa Hester Hector (1895-1936). Octa's sister, Georgia Ellen "Trigg" Hector (1903-1983), was my great-grandmother. Trigg's husband and my great-grandfather, Charley Wilbur Lincecum (1902-1990), was brother to Albert Lewis Lincecum (1890-1961). Albert, you'll remember, married Linus's sister, Jettie Mae Roberts. [Whew! Get all that? 😉]

Linus and Octa had two children, William Dorris (1914-1983) and Dorothy Beatrice (b. 1918), before my great-aunt died at just 40 years old. Linus later married Julia A. Phillips Hart (1882-1973).

Like his two older brothers before him, Linus went West to California and made his living as an oil worker. He and Octa were located in Fresno County by 1916. Linus might've retired from the oil industry sometime after 1942, though. The 1950 Fresno County, California Federal census noted his occupation as "Farmer."

Linus died in Fresno County 17 August 1976. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery.

Early Clarence Roberts
Early Clarence "Earl" Roberts was born October 1893 in Scott County, Missouri. Though I have yet been unable to locate him in 1920 or 1930 census records, a 1934 marriage record puts Early in Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon. (He, too, went West.) Klamath Falls is just ten miles from the California - Oregon border, but more than 500 miles from where his three older brothers settled.

The woman Early married was Colorado native Anona G. (Roper) Voorhes. The couple had no children.

On his 1917 World War I draft registration card, Early was described as short and slender with black hair. Though he followed his brothers West, Early was not an oil man. Instead, he was a mill and factory worker.

Earl died 21 October 1965 in Klamath Falls at the Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital. Cause of death was respiratory failure and shock due to 3rd-degree burns on over 90% of his body. A niece notes that Early died in a house fire.

Ray Ransom Roberts

Ray was born 27 March 1899 in Chaffee, Scott County, Missouri. In 1920, he married Iva D. Nothdurft (1901-1993) in Cape Girardeau County. The couple had at least four children: Kathleen Linett (1921-1999), Wilda (1923-1983), Donald R. (1932-2020), and Arlan L. (1935-2019).

By 1930, Ray was working at the shoe factory in Cape Girardeau, and possibly remained occupied there for more than thirty years. The five-story building was located on Main Street, just a couple blocks from the Mississippi River. From the Southeast Missourian archive: "In 1935, International was making about 12 million pairs of shoes a year with a peak workforce of 1600...The building was abandoned in 1984 and demolished in 1990."

Roy Albert Roberts

Roy was born April 1902 in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. At age 22, he married Ella Dee Devore (d. 1979). The couple had at least four children, two of them being Arthur I. (1925-1980) and Virgie E. (1931-2013).

Roy moved his family to St. Louis, Missouri shortly after 1940, where he engaged in factory work for a time. Roy died in St. Louis 30 November 1973. Burial was in Fee Fee Cemetery.

Clyde Edwin Roberts

Clyde was born 11 July 1905 in Whitewater, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. In February 1925, he married Robbie Lee Johnson (1909-2005). The couple had at least four children. Three of them were Jessie Marie (1928-1974), Paul Edwin (1929-2013), and Mildred Geraldine (1934-2005).

Clyde Edwin Roberts died at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau 15 September 1979. Burial was in Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery. Per his obituary, Clyde was employed by the aforementioned International Shoe Co. for 8 years.

Bessie Marie Roberts

The last child born to Justus and Martha Roberts was Bessie Marie. She came into the world on 4 September 1908. At age 17, with her father's consent, Bessie married Otto A. Thoma, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Thoma. The young couple had one child.

After marriage, Otto obtained a diploma from the National Radio Institute. Then he and Bessie moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where Otto worked as a radio electrician. In 1934, Otto's father died and the young Thoma family returned home to Cape Girardeau County, Missouri so Otto could take over his father's farm. Less than two years after the death of Adam Thoma, Otto, too, was dead.

Cape County Post (Missouri)

Thursday, 17 October 1935, pg. 1 [via Newspapers.com]

STRANGE ACCIDENTAL DEATH.

Otto A. Thoma Found Dead in Field, Supposedly Overcome by Tractor Fumes.

Otto A. Thoma, youngest son of the late Adam Thoma of Welch township, was found dead early Friday morning in a field by the side of a tractor, which he had driven all night in preparing land for wheat sowing. The motor was still running. The discovery was made by Henry Keller, who had come to relieve Thoma in operating the machine. Dr. Davault of Allenville and Dr. Haskell, medical officer at the CCC camp in that vicinity, were called but could do nothing aside from stating that death had ensued. Coroner Moore was called and after investigating the circumstances, decided that death was caused by monoxide gas. Such gas poisoning cases in closed buildings are not uncommon, but we never heard of a fatality resulting in the open. However, it may be that the unfortunate man, worn out from the night's work, got off the tractor and sat down on the ground, perhaps went to sleep, with the exhaust close to his face, the fumes being driven towards his mouth by wind. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at Trinity M. E. church near Round Pond, of which his father was one of the founders, Rev. G. A. Prietz of Gordonville conducting the services.

Deceased was the youngest son of his parents, and after the death of his father he came home from St. Louis, where he had been in the electrical business, to take charge of the home farm, as his two brothers had farms of their own, close by. He was 32 years old, married, and leaves his wife, a young daughter, his mother and two brothers, Henry and John.

About five years after Otto's passing, on 21 September 1940, Bessie married John Albert Cobb (b. 1906). She would bury her second husband 17 years later. John's death came just 9 days before he and Bessie's wedding anniversary.

Bessie remained in Cape Girardeau County for at least a couple more decades. She died at age 80 on 14 July 1989 at Bond Nursing Home in Lutesville, Bollinger County, Missouri. Burial was beside husband John Albert in Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery.

Image by Ruth Smith (2015).

Nancy Jane Lincecum Delap (1826-1898) and Family

Nancy Jane Lincecum was born 2 August 1826, likely in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. She was one of at least ten children born to Harmon Lincecum/Linsicum and Lucinda "Lucy" Thompson.

On 4 January 1848 in Cape Girardeau County, Nancy married Grotville/Grandville Wright Delap. He was born about 1816-1822, a son of John Delap and Matilda Mitchell. (This according to the family tree at FamilySearch.)

By the taking of the 1850 census, however, Nancy is back home with her parents. It seems her husband had passed away within just a couple of years of their marriage. I have not yet found proof of the precise time of Mr. Delap's death, and for a period wondered if the couple had simply split up. No life without Nancy has come to light, though, and a Mexican War Pension Index shows she filed for a widow's share in 1887.

As you can see, Grandville was a member of the 3rd Illinois Volunteers. It's helpful to remember Cape Girardeau County, Missouri is across the Mississippi River from Alexander County, Illinois.

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Image by Brenda Johnson (2017).
Permission for use granted in
FindAGrave bio.

To my knowledge, Nancy and her husband had only one child -- a daughter named Rachel Matilda was born 4 September 1848. By the time the little one was a toddler, Nancy was a single mother. She lived with family most of the rest of her days. Her parents until they died, and her daughter and son-in-law after their marriage.

Nancy Jane Lincecum Delap/p died 6 August 1898 and was buried in Fairview Cemetery at Arbor, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.

Rachel married George Washington Hitt 2 June 1872 in Cape Girardeau County. He was born 8 March 1851, a son of Robert L. Hitt and Mary Ann Smith. Rachel and George stayed in Cape Girardeau County and raised a farming family. For the 1876 Missouri State census, the operation included 2 horses, 5 cattle, 3 sheep, 6 hogs, 65 bushels of corn, 10 lbs tobacco, and 16 lbs wool.

I know of five children born to George and Rachel Hitt. The 1910 Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Federal census noted Rachel had six children, with five living at the time. So there possibly is at least one additional child that likely died young.

- Robert L. Hitt was born 16 September 1873. He married Altha Wiseman 24 March 1904 at Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. She was a daughter of Thomas W. Wiseman. Robert died 4 November 1950 at St. Louis. Cause of death was coronary thrombosis, with hypertension and coronary artery disease. Altha died 19 February 1977, and both she and Robert were buried at Fairview Cemetery.

- Mary Jane Hitt was born 4 December 1875. She married Dennis L. Bowers (1869-1914) 16 August 1896 at Cape Girardeau County. He was a son of Wiley J. Bowers. After Dennis's death, Mary married George W. Miller on 3 August 1919. She died 7 September 1939 and was buried in Fairview Cemetery.

- Malinda Adaline "Addie" Hitt was born 18 March 1880. She married Elman/Elmer Sullinger (1875-1963) 19 March 1902 at Cape Girardeau County. He was a son of Levi Larkin Sullinger (1850-1934) and Martha Blocker. Addie died 7 January 1965 and was buried with Elmer at Fairview Cemetery.

- Joel Levi Hitt was born 7 September 1884. For his 1918 World War I draft registration, Joel was described as tall and slender, with blue eyes and light hair. He was single most of his life, occupied with farming. For the 1930 Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Federal census, he was more specifically a poultry farmer. Joel married Emeline Cox 28 June 1930 at Cape Girardeau County, but the couple was divorced before the taking of the 1940 census. Joel died three years later from liver and gall bladder cancer. Burial was in Morgan Memorial Park Cemetery at Advance, Stoddard County, Missouri.

- Rosa B. "Rosy" Hitt was born 28 February 1887. She married John Benjamin Sledge (1865-1950) after 1930. He was a son of John Z. Sledge. Rosa died 1971 and was buried with John at Fairview Cemetery.

Rachel Matilda Delap Hitt died 10 January 1916 at Cape Girardeau County and was buried at Fairview Cemetery. George joined her fifteen years later.

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Heirs of Reuben Reed Kynion, Husband of Diantha Lincecum

Diantha Lincecum (b. 1842) was a daughter of Harmon Lincecum/Linsicum (b. abt 1808) and Lucinda "Lucy" Thompson.  Diantha married Reuben Reed Kynion 12 October 1856 at Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.  According to an old family book, Diantha died 12 July 1886.  A couple of years later, Reuben married Mary A. McNeely.

Reuben Kynion died 21 January 1896 at his residence in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.  This information was found on an Administrator's Bond created after his death – due to Reuben dying intestate (without a will).

An Administrator's Bond is a form of insurance that assures a person who is responsible for the paying of debts and dispersing of property – the administrator – acts legally and ethically and protects those who have an interest in the deceased's estate against fraud.

In the case of Reuben Kynion, the administrators (principally a Mr. Jacob Waddle) put up $500.

This document also listed the heirs of Mr. Kynion:

OATH.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
County of Cape Girardeau

Administrator of the Estate of Reuben R. Kynion deceased, being duly sworn, says that the said Reuben R. Kynion died intestate, and without leaving any will at residence in said Co. Jany 21^st A. D. 1896, leaving as his heirs ¹ Chas Kynion, ² Eliza McNeil, ³ Monroe Kynion, all adults, ⁴ heirs of Lucinda Littrell, nie [sic] Kynion, dec'd, ⁵ and Henry Kynion, born August 1890, ⁶ Jacob Kynion, born July 2, 1895, minor heirs of Reuben R. Kynion, dec'd.

And that he will make perfect inventory and faithfully administer all the Estate of the said Reuben R. Kynion, dec'd, and pay the debts as far as the assets will extend and the law direct, and account for and pay all assets which shall come to his possession or knowledge.

[Signed by mark of X] Jacob Waddle

Sworn and subscribed before me this 31^st day of January A. D. 1896.
[Signed] Henry Peels [Puls?], clerk of Probate.

One thing not detailed in the transcription, is this:  dec'd appears to be written above the name Jacob Kynion.  He and Henry were sons of Reuben and his second wife.

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Compiling from all sources, including the heirs noted above, here is my list of children born to Reuben Reed Kynion and Diantha Lincecum:

• Charles R. "Charlie" Kynion (1865-1922)
• Mary Lucinda Kynion Littrell (b. abt 1859)
• Louisa Eliza Kynion Tidwell McNeil
• Julia Kenyon/Kynion (b. abt 1867)
• Monroe Kynion (1874-1930)
• Benjamin F. Kynion (b. abt 1875)

Take all mistakes as good wishes.

Children of Cassandra Lincecum Durham

Cassandra Lincecum (d. 1877) was a daughter of Gideon Lincecum (1793-1874) and Sarah "Sallie" Bryan/t (d. 1867).  George John Durham (1820-1869) was a son of William Durham (d. 1859) and Ester/Easter Bloomfield (d. 1868).  Cassandra and George were married just before Christmas 1852 in Washington County, Texas.  Afterwards, the couple resided at Austin, Travis County.

It is believed Cass and George had seven children, of which only three lived to see adulthood.  I have information on the births and deaths of all seven, save one.  If you have any information to share, I would love to compare notes.

- Mary Leonora "Lee" Durham was born about 1854 in Texas.  She could be found with her parents in Austin for the 1860 Federal census, but died just a couple of years later on 10 April 1862.  Little Leonora was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin the next day.

- Walter Winn Durham was born 20 December 1855 in Texas.  Months before his 14th birthday, Walter's father died.  He immediately became the de-facto "man of the house." Even before the age of 18, Walter was working as a clerk for local bookseller, Jos. A. Nagle.  And we know from a letter his grandfather Gideon wrote in the summer of 1873, that Walter performed many tasks around the home before even heading to his paying day job:

…Walter rises early, feeds and waters the dogs and chickens, goes to market, and then, until breakfast, fixes up anything that is out of order.  That over, he goes off to the house that pays him for his services and is seen no more until dark…

Four years after Gideon wrote that letter, Walter's mother was dead.  So before he turned 22, Walter became a guardian for two of his siblings.  Following notice from the 29 August 1878 Weekly Democratic Statesman (Austin, TX):

GUARDIAN'S SALE.
The State of Texas to all persons interested in the guardianship of SIDNEY and MARY L. DURHAM, minors:

Walter W. Durham, guardian of said minors, has filed his application in the County Court of Travis county praying for a sale of certain real estate belonging to them for their education and maintenance, which will be heard at the next term of said court, to be held at the court house thereof, in Austin, on the Third Monday in September, 1878, when and where all persons interested may appear and make objections thereto...

Some time after 1880, Walter got involved with cotton – and it became his career.  He remained in the business of cotton for 30 – 40 years.  Companies he was known to have worked with include E. J. Byrne & Co., Crawford & Byrne, E. H. Perry & Co., and W. T. Caswell.  Walter was known as a "pioneer cotton man."

Walter, probably too busy otherwise, did not marry until about age 34.  He wed German-born Marie Augusta Packenius on 12 October 1889 at Travis County.  It appears the couple had seven children:  Jennie, George J. (1890-1974), M. Louise, Mary Lee (1894-1961), Walter Arthur (b. 1898), Charles West (1900-1907), and Marie Cassandra (1908-1981).

Walter Winn Durham died 7 March 1929 at Austin.  He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery.

- Sarah Lincecum "Sally" Durham was born about 1858 in Texas.  Like her sister Lee, Sally died in April 1862.  In fact, it was just the day before Lee breathed her last.  Lois Burkhalter wrote in her 1965 biography of Gideon [affiliate link], grandfather of the little girls:

Among the Lincecum Papers are invitations from the Durham Austin residence on Pecan, now Sixth, and Guadalupe, to funerals of their daughters, Sarah Lincecum, at 4:00 P.M., Thursday, April 10, 1862, and Mary Leonora, at 4:00 P.M., Friday, April 11, 1862.  An explanation of this long-ago tragedy is found in the diary of Amelia E. Barr, an Englishwoman who lived for a while in Texas and was well acquainted with the Durhams:

April 9, 1862:  In the evening to Mrs. Durham's.  Poor little Sally, whom I suckled for two months when her mother had fever, just dead of diptheria.

April 10, 1862:  Went to see Sally for the last time...The cemetery was crowded.  When we got back from Sally's funeral her sister, Leonora, was dying.  She breathed her last at five o'clock.

- Royal Wheeler Durham was born after 1860, died 21 April 1866, and was buried at Oakwood Cemetery.  Unlike the other children, I cannot corroborate the existence of young Royal with other records. My only source is Ms. Burkhalter's book.

- Sidney Johnson "Sid" Durham was born about July 1860 in Austin.  He was baptized at St. David's Episcopal Church when about a year old.

In June 1883, Sidney married a Scotland-born widow named Mary Jean "Jennie" (Mackey) Gray at Austin.  The couple had at least two daughters:  Lela/Leonore (1884-1940) and Ione Finin (1886-1956).

During his mid to late twenties, Sidney was occupied as a clerk in Austin.  In 1887 specifically, he was associated with H. H. Hazzard & Co.  A newspaper item dated that same year, however, showed Sid also had a talent for singing (and must have been a big dude).

West Texas Free Press (San Marcos, TX)
10 March 1887 - pg. 4 [via GenealogyBank]

The entertainment on Saturday night at Harper's Hall was one of real merit...Mr. Sid Durham, who might be styled the musical giant of Texas, his power of voice fully corresponding with his large proportions...

Two years later, according to an Austin, TX city directory, Sidney appeared to then be pursuing a career in musical entertainment full time.  And a newspaper item from the summer of that same year – 1889 – showed Sidney had begun making trips to New York.

Weekly Democratic Statesman (Austin, Texas)
Thursday, 15 August 1889 - pg. 4

Sailing the Ocean Blue.
Our special this morning from Galveston announcing that...Mr. Sidney Durham..., of Austin, [was] among the passengers of the steamship Comal that sailed Wednesday morning from Galveston for New York.  THE STATESMAN wafts them a kindly adieu and wishes them a pleasant voyage and a safe arrival at their destination.

Even though Sidney was again listed in an 1895 Austin city directory (occupied as a musician), I also found his trips to New York continued in the interim.  And the aforementioned Lois Burkhalter added this:

Another son [of George and Cassandra], Sidney J. Durham, wrote (August 6, 1895) his Aunt Sallie Doran that he was in New York with the Lillian Russell Comique Opera Company, studying voice with Madame Skinner, and had become a Christian Scientist.

A report from the New York Sun, dated 12 April 1896, puts Sidney at the Big Apple again.  This time he was performing at the famed Salmagundi Club:

A SALMAGUNDI NIGHT.

Music, Variety, and Farce in a Crowded Art Gallery.
Friday night's entertainment at the Salmagundi Club, 14 West Twelfth street, was an event of more than common interest, and was quite the most ambitious that the artists have ever undertaken...

Among the musical numbers [were]...some baritone songs by Mr. Sidney Durham, who has a fine cultivated voice which he uses with admirable skill and effect...

Records suggest Sidney had officially moved to New York by 1910.  According to that year's federal census, he was residing at 881 7th Avenue [Carnegie Hall?], and occupied as a Concert Singer – alone.  No wife nor kids were there.

About this time, Jennie started being listed in Austin, TX city directories as the widow of Sidney J.  I don't know if this was simply an incorrect supposition, or if Jennie described herself as such.  Regardless, it seems to indicate Sidney was no longer spending much (if any) time at his Austin home.

Per 1911, 1912, and 1913 city directories for New York, New York, Sidney was occupied as a secretary at 883 7th Avenue.  Home was "Hotel Grenoble" in 1911 and 1912.  (It is my understanding this hotel was across from Carnegie Hall.) In 1915, Sidney's home was the same, but his occupation was more specifically noted as "Secretary, Christian Science Church." It's possible his (then) new-found faith supplanted his career in music.

The last record I found of Sidney in New York was 1918, when he was residing at 871 7th Avenue.  I believe this to likely be the Wellington Hotel.  Per their website:

New York's historic Wellington Hotel has been welcoming guests from around the world for 116 years. We invite you to explore everything there is to see and do in this great City from our superb location near Broadway, Carnegie Hall, Central Park, MoMA and Rockefeller Center.

Image from Google Map street view, dated December 2017:

Then Sidney moved again.  To another hotel.  In California.  I found him in the 1920 Oakland, Alameda County Federal census.  He was listed in a hotel at 300 Thirteenth Street, managed by William C. Jargens.  Could this have been the historic Hotel Oakland?

What is somewhat bizarre about the census entry is a female named Jean Durham is right under Sidney.  Both boarders were aged 55 and married.  Sidney was occupied as a Christian Science Practitioner.

Sidney seems to have sojourned to San Francisco for a couple of years (1923-1924) per voter records and a city directory.  Address was 798 Post Street (Google map image below).  This is currently part of the Lower Nob Hill district and on the National Register of Historic Places.  Majority of the buildings were constructed as apartment hotels, dated 1906 – 1925.

According to the California Death Index at Ancestry®, Sidney J. Durham died 24 January 1926 at Alameda County, California.  (I'm clueless as to a burial site.) Sid's death came one year after the death of his wife.  Per her tombstone at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin, Texas, Mary Jean Mackey Gray Durham died 29 January 1925.  She was buried beside her first husband.

- Prior/Price Durham was born about 1866 in Texas.  He was listed with his mother for the taking of the 1870 Federal census at Austin, Travis County.  Based on Gideon Lincecum's letter quoted from above, this young son died before 1873.

- Mary Lela Durham was born about 1868 in Texas.  She was listed with her mother in census records for Austin dated 1870 and 1875.  After Cassandra's death in 1877, Lela's oldest brother Walter became her guardian.

For the 1880 Austin, Travis County, Texas Federal census, it appears Walter and brother Sid were living in the family home on Pecan Street.  Their sister "Lela" was boarding a few doors down in the Ben J. Smith household.  Both Ben and wife Eliza were school teachers.  Twelve-year-old Lela's occupation was "at school."

I lose Lela after that census taking.  Since she is counted as one of the children of George and Cassandra that made it to adulthood, it's possible she married.  To whom is the question.

Go here for Cassandra Lincecum Durham's individual report.

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