Gideon was born at
York Co., Pennsylvania, on 5 July 1833. He was the son of
Johannas Texter "Peter" Aughenbaugh and
Sarah Naylor. He married
Magdalena Dellinger at
York Co., Pennsylvania, on 4 October 1859. Gideon was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at
Conewago Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania. He migrated in 1879. Moved from York Co., Pennsylvania to Russell Co., Kansas. in 1879.. Gideon was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at
Center Twp., Russell Co., Kansas. Gideon died on 15 December 1894 at
Kenney, DeWitt Co., Illinois, at age 61. His body was interred in December 1894 at
Kenney, DeWitt Co., Illinois, at Pleasant Valley Cemetery.