Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-04-08
The True Pedigree and Early History
= 4 of Abraham Lincoln.

The True Pedigree and Early History
ofAbraham Lincoln.
zone of John Morgan's Original Squad
ron" writes as follows to the Atlanta Intel.
ltgencer
Some time ago an article appeared in
your paper, copied from one of. your ex-
changes, purporting to give the pedigree
and early history Of Abraham Lincoln, the
President Of the United States. AS the
article in question abounded in. errors,
which the writer Of this article, by person.
al acquaintance with the subject, is enabled
to correct, and as the subject itself is one
of general interest, he feels it to be his
duty to lay before the publicsa true state
mentof the facts.
The man known as: Abraham Lincoln,
who now sits in the seat once occupied re-
spectively by Washington, Madison, Jefer-
son, and jackson, was born in the county
Of Hardin, now the county Of Darne, in
the State of Kentucky, and about forty
miles from where the writer of this article
lives when at home. The mother was a
single woman of very low social position,
BY the name of Hannah Hanks. She was
generally reputed to have from one-eighth
toone.sixteenth ofnegro blood in her veins,
and always associated with negroes on terms
of equality. According to the statement
Of Hannah Hanks, her illegitimate child
Was the son Of Abraham Inflow, (who was
still alive and in Kentucky in September,
1861 I have, myself, heard her make
this statement. Moreover, Inlow always
claimed the child as his own. Here, then,
is the testimony Of the two witnesses most
conversant with the facts, both establishing
beyond cavil that Inflow is Lincoln's father.
I will here give you few facts in rela-
ton to Inlow. He was originally from N.
Carolina, but emigrated to Kentucky when
very young. Heis quite tall, being about
six feet three inches iu height. He goes
barefoot in summer, and I have. never seen.
him with coat.o but once. His pants
are held up by one, suspender only, worn
oyer the left shoulder His nose is disfg-
ured BY having piece about the size of a
dime bit out of it in fight.
When little Abe was four years and six
months old, his mother intermarried with q
man by the name Of Lincoln, and the boy
was afterwards called by his step.father's
name. One night old Lincoln coming home
and finding Inflow at his house felt those
pangs which once disturbed the noble O..
thello, and caused him to immediate the
spotless Desdemona. BE, felt those sad
pangs, but he did not go off into soliloquies
nor talk tragedy, butlike a backwoods man
of the coarser mould, he pitched into Inflow,
and they had regular "set to-" Lincoln
BIT off a portion of Inlow's nose, and the
latter deprived Lincoln Of one joint of his
thumb. After this affair, old Lincoln be-
came extremely cruel to Abe, and his moth
found it necessary to send him to live
with lady who lived in the neighborheod.
There he remained until he was about thir-
teen years of age. By this time he was
also able to work on the farm, and old Lin
coin relentedtowards him and permitted him
toreturn and live with him.. The lady who
gave Abe home at this time was Mrs. Nc
Bryde, who afterwards moved to Nashville,
Tennessee, and who was still living ON the
18th of February, 1862, at which time the
writer of this article saw her and couversed
with her. She can substantiate the state
m ents here made. Duling Abe's residence
at Mrs McBryde's, he was sent to an ordi.
nary old field school for three years, and
there obtained the rudiments of q rough
education. ef:.
After his return home he went no more
to school. Neither old Lincoln nor his wife
(Abe's mother) could read, and could not
see the use of an education. Abe was now
put to hard work, and was even compelled
to work on Sundays. This he could not
stand, SO he ran away from Lincoln and
went as hand on an Ohio fiat boat. From
this position he was promoted to the posi-
ton of deck hand on steamboat. At
towards he quit the river, went into ILL
nois, near Springfield, and became clerk Of
saw mill. He soon afterwards studied law
aud commenced practiciug before magis.
trates' courts. With his subsequent history
the public are acquainted, and I do not pro-
pose to speak Of it, my object being to sup
plY information concerning that portion Of