REFN: 31596 [lillief.ged] Was a Captian in the mounted rangers in Coryell that protected citi ze ns of Coryell, Texas during the Civil War. The indiians capured and ki ll ed Gideons 13 year old son when he made a trip to Louisiania to take cl oth es and blankets to two of his older sons who sere serving in the a rm y. He worked for Indian Affairs and later became a senator of Graham Co .,O klahoma which was named after him.