Joseph Hanks
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Joseph Hanks was the maternal great-grandfather of United States President Abraham Lincoln. It is generally accepted that Joseph was the father of Lucy Hanks, the mother of Nancy Hanks Lincoln. There
Replica of Joseph Hanks's cabin at Mike's Run in what is now Mineral County, West Virginia. The cabin was rebuilt in 1927 for the Nancy Hanks Memorial.
Daguerreotype of Abraham Lincoln at age 54, 1863
Dennis Hanks, cousin of Nancy Hanks Lincoln, in his younger days.
Nancy Lincoln
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Nancy Lincoln was the mother of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Her marriage to Thomas Lincoln also produced daughter Sarah and son Thomas Jr. In 1816, when Nancy and Thomas had been married for just
Joseph Hanks
…maternal great-grandfather of United States President Abraham Lincoln. It is generally accepted that Joseph was the father of Lucy Hanks, the mother of Nancy Hanks Lincoln. There is also a theory that Joseph and his wife, Ann, had a son named James who married Lucy Shipley, sired Nancy Hanks, but died before Lucy and Nancy…
Grave stone of Lincoln
Early home of Nancy Hanks Lincoln in Springfield, Kentucky
Rear of the Lincoln Marriage Temple, which shelters the cabin in which Thomas Lincoln married Nancy Hanks. Built in 1931, it is part of Old Fort Harrod State Park in Harrodsburg, Kentucky.
A later rendering of the funeral service of Nancy Lincoln, from Abraham Lincoln and the downfall of American slavery (1888/1894/1914) by Noah Brooks.