Search results
Nancy Hanks Lincoln (February 5, 1784 – October 5, 1818) was the mother of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Her marriage to Thomas Lincoln also produced a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Thomas Jr. When Nancy and Thomas had been married for just over 10 years, the family moved from Kentucky to western Perry County, Indiana, in 1816.
May 9, 2014 · Nancy Hanks Lincoln, who gave birth to the Great Emancipator on February 12, 1809, had instilled the virtues of honesty and compassion in her son and sowed the seeds of his intellectual curiosity.
May 12, 2018 · Very little is known about the provenance of Lincoln’s natural mother, Nancy Hanks, and that is by design. Lincoln himself was extremely cagey about family background; when a newspaper...
May 17, 2024 · The definitive biography of Abraham Lincoln's mother, ‘Nancy Hanks Lincoln: A Frontier Portrait’ by Harold and Ernestine Briggs, is now back in print.” Source of information: The Lineage of Lincoln by Barton, 1929; http://tsgsblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/markerplaquemonument-monday-na...
Jan 20, 2022 · Mother: Nancy Hanks Lincoln (1784-1818) A Virginia native, Nancy moved to Kentucky, where she married Thomas Lincoln and gave birth to their three children: Sarah, the eldest; Abraham, the middle...
Nancy Hanks Lincoln (February 5, 1784 – October 5, 1818) was the mother of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Her marriage to Thomas Lincoln also produced a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Thomas Jr. When Nancy and Thomas had been married for just over 10 years, the family moved from Kentucky to western Perry County, Indiana, in 1816.
Jan 15, 2022 · Quick Facts. Significance: Mother of Abraham Lincoln. Place of Birth: Hampshire County, VA. Date of Birth: February 5, 1784. Place of Death: Little Pigeon community. Date of Death: October 5, 1818. Place of Burial: Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Lincoln City, Indiana. Cemetery Name: Pioneer Cemetery.
Apr 10, 2015 · Nancy Hanks Lincoln was born in Virginia in 1784. Her family later moved to Kentucky where, on June 12, 1806, she married Thomas Lincoln. She gave birth to three children: Sarah (February 10, 1807), Abraham (February 12, 1809), and Thomas (1812), who died in infancy.
Nancy Hanks, the mother of the 16th U.S. president Abraham Lincoln, was a handsome young woman of humble circumstances; she was known for her intellect and exemplary character. In June 1806, she married the carpenter Thomas Lincoln, and the couple settled in Hardin County, Kentucky.
Nancy Hanks (Lincoln), mother of Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States, was born in Campbell County in southwestern Virginia. The identity of her father has never come to light and it is assumed that her mother, Lucy Hanks, bore her out of wedlock.
