The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-27
The Lincoln Family i'm virginia.
lIIarrisonburg Commonwealth


The following cores espOndence, which
took place some years ago between Presi-
dent Lincoln and David Lincoln, of Lacey
Spring, Va, may prove interesting to some
OF your readers, and might serve as an i'm
pOrtant link in tracing the family coDnec-
tion. David Lincoln was the father OF
Jacob Lincoln and Abram b. Lincoln. who
for many years did business at Lacey
Spring as j. Lincoln 4 Brother.
Jacob Lincoln, mentioned in the second
letter Of the President as one Of the four
brothers Of his grandfather, was the fathse
OF David Lincoln. r.
WASHINGTON, March "a, 1S4S.
DIR. Dduid Lincoln: Dear Sir,-Your very
worthy representative, Governor Mcdowell,
has given Inc your name and address; and
as my father was born in Rockingham,
from whence his father, Abraham Lincoln,
emigrated 10 Kentucky about the year 1882,
have concluded to address you to ascer-
tain whether we are not OF the same family.
shall be much obliged il you will write
me telling me whether you, in any way,
know anything OF my grandfather what
relation you are 10 him, and so on. Also,
il you know where your family came from !;
when they settled in Virginia, tracking
them back as far as your knowledge eX-
tends. Very respectfully, A. LINCOLN.
WASHINGTON, April 2, 1S48.
Dear Sir,-Last evening | was much graft
fed by receiving and reading your letter Of
the 30lh OF March. There is no longer any
doubt that your uncle Abraham and my
grandfather was the same man. His family
did reside in Washington county, Ky.. Just
as you say you found them in 1901 or 2.
The oldest son, Uncle Mordicai, near
twenty years ago removed from Kentucky
to Hancock county, ILL.,, when within
year or two afterwards he died, and where
his surviving children now live. His
two sons there now are Abraham and
Mordicai, and their pOst-ofce is "La
Harp" Uncle josiah. farther back than
my recollection, went from Kentucky TO
Blue river, in Indiana. | have not heard
from him in great many years, and
whether he is still living ! cannot say. My
recollection Of what have heard is that he
has several daughters and only one SON
Thomas. Their poSt-Ofce is " COrydon,"
Harrison county. Indiana. Ny father
(Thomas) is still living in Coles county, Ili-
nois, being in the seventy. first year OF his
age. His post-ofiice is Charleston, Coles
county, Illinois. | am his only child.
am now III NY lOIlIttu ScdI5 anu uNc III
Springfield, Langam0n county, Illinois.
This is the outline OF my grandfather in the
West.
think my father has told me that grand
father had four brothers-lsaac, jacob,
John, and Thomas. Is that correct! and
which OF them was your father? Are any
of them alive? / am quite sure that Isaac
resided on Malaga, near a point where
Virginia and Tennessee join; and that he
has been dead more than twenty, perhaps
thirty, years; also, that Thomas removed
to Kentucky, near Lexington, where he
died q good while ago. What was your
grandfather's children name? Was he. or
not, a Quaker? About what time did he
emigrate from Berks county. Pa, TO Vir-
ginia? Do you know anything OF your
family Tor rather, may now say our famlly.)
farther back than your grandfather! II 1t
be not too much trouble to you, i shall be
much pleased to hear from you again. BE
assured will call on you, should anything
ever bring me near you. | shall give your
respects to Governor Mcdowell, as you de-
sire. Very truly yours. A. LINCOLN.