Cousins,
I just wanted to pass on the source I have concerning Abraham Lincoln's
genealogy. This is from the book, "Abraham Lincoln" by Benjamin P. Thomas.
page 6 "Little is known about Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks, and the
Hanks genealogy becomes a confusing wilderness that most scholars despair of
ever penetrating. Lincoln himself seems to have believed that his mother was
born out of wedlock to Lucy Hanks, who later married Henry Sparrow. According
to his notation in the family Bible, his mother was born on February 5, 1784,
so she married Thomas Lincoln at the age of twenty-two. Traditions differ as
to her height, her build, the color of her eyes and hair. Whenever she signed
a legal document she made her mark. Acquaintances agreed that she was
intelligent, deepy religious, kindly and affectionate."
To be continued....I have to get some kids to bed!
Susan