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Tag Archives: Lincoln’s family
Abraham Lincoln and Grace Bedell
Lincoln and the Fair Sex Abraham Lincoln had comparatively little personal involvement with women – or even young girls. His mother died when he was nine. His sister Sarah, older by two years, died in childbirth at age twenty. While … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Campaign posters of 1860, Feather Schwartz Foster, Grace Bedell, Hannibal Hamlin, history, Lincoln as a young attorney, Lincoln meets Grace Bedell, Lincoln's family, Lincoln's Vice President Hannibal Hamlin, Lincoln’s beard, Lincoln’s photograph by Mathew Brady, Lincoln’s train trip to his inauguration, Lincoln’s youth, President-elect Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, The election of 1860, US history, White House history
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Harriet Hanks, Lincoln’s Cousin-Niece
It’s a complicated family line. The Lincoln-Hanks Kinship Abraham Lincoln, as everyone knows, was the son of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. Nancy Hanks, Abe’s mother, had an aunt, also named Nancy Hanks, who had an illegitimate son named Dennis, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's Family, American history, Elizabeth and Thomas Sparrow, Feather Schwartz Foster, Harriet Hanks, history, Lincoln cousin Harriet Hanks, Lincoln kin, Lincoln law partner William Herndon, Lincoln's cousin Dennis Hanks, Lincoln's family, Lincoln's father, Lincoln's father Thomas Lincoln, Lincoln's mother Nancy Hanks, Lincoln's stepmother, Mary Lincoln, Nancy Hanks, Presidential history, Sarah Bush Johnston, Thomas Lincoln, US history, William Herndon
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The Relatives of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln frankly alluded to his humble beginnings, but he never included his kinfolk in his life. Abraham Lincoln: The Humble Birthright In 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, to Thomas Lincoln and the former Nancy Hanks. … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's Family, American history, Dennis Hanks, Feather Schwartz Foster, HArdin County Kentucky, Harriet Hanks, history, John Johnston, Lincoln's family, Lincoln's father Thomas Lincoln, Lincoln's kinfolk, Lincoln's stepbrother John Johnston, Lincoln's stepmother, Mary Lincoln, Nancy Hanks, Presidential history, Sarah Bush Johnston, Sarah Bush Lincoln, Thomas and Elizabeth Sparrow, Thomas Lincoln, US history, US Presidents
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