Absolom LINAM^[1]

Abt 1800 -

• Name	Absolom LINAM
  Birth	Abt 1800	Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  _UID	3EBEE93AD51A471F8CAF49B72D9DAF6C9470
  Person ID	I29495	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	William (Billy) M. LINAM,   b. 1765   d. 1816 (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Barsheba CAIN,   b. 31 Dec 1778, North Carolina (according to 1850 Alabama Census) d. 4 Jul 1853, Wilcox County Alabama, Buried In Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Pine Apple Alabama (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1797
  _UID	276867048EED4013B08E348515E172D8FF46
  _UID	276867048EED4013B08E348515E172D8FF46
  Family ID	F20539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eveline UNKNOWN,   b. 1805, South Carolina
  _UID	9CEC93656B104220B6DDBCB47541744BD598
  _UID	9CEC93656B104220B6DDBCB47541744BD598
  Children	1. William LINAM,   b. 1829, Sumter County, South Carolina   2. Susan LINAM,   b. 1834, Wilcox County Alabama   3. Margaret LINAM,   b. 1836, Wilcox County Alabama   4. Leonidas LINAM,   b. 1839, Wilcox County Alabama   5. John LINAM,   b. 1843, Wilcox County Alabama   6. Jane LINAM,   b. 1845, Wilcox County Alabama   7. Dorcas LINAM,   b. 1849, Wilcox County Alabama
  Family ID	F20551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  On the 1850 Wilcox County Alabama Census all listed but spelled Lynam. Von Hache Papers: 11-2-1818, son of Wm Linam (Roll111). 1-9-1827, Witn. with Mathew Linam to Wm Cain (GG,90). 1-19-1830, Witn. to John J. Banister-Robt Bradford (H,194). Son of Wm and Basheba (Cain) Linam. (Notes of descendants of Maurice Lynam written by Mrs. Henrietta Lynam, Sumter, S. C, 1909). 2-16-1828, buyer at auction of Ann O'dil dec. with Chas Linam (Potts Sales II, 205). *(Note different spellings of the Linam name in the same historical files) * Joan Linam

  
  

• Sources

  [S213] Linam Family.GED.