Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-17
WORTH MILLIONS.
"A Texas Family of six that Inherited
SIS, 600, 600.

"A Texas Family OF six tHRt InncEiieu
SIS, 100000.
Dallas, Texaa, News, 8: When the
New York papers q few days ago referred
to N. w. Cooney as being the W ATHEIST
colored man IN Texas, they had evidently
not heard OF the Lancoln family nov re-
siding in Dallas, six children in all, who
have come into possession of $4S. 00O,0
giving them the snug little fortune OF
81 5000, 600 apiece.
One OF the heirs to this immense prop
srty is at present in Galveston, and o
News reporter looked him up yesterday,
as much out of curiosity to zee q negro
possessed of such NJ wealth as In
search of AN item.
The following item from a paper pub
Iished in Paris, Texas, In connection
with the information that one OF the
heirs was in the city, is that which di-
rected the reporter in the eearch:
The Lincoln heirs (coiored) living In
Dallas, who q year or 80 ago became the
veaishiest colored people in America,
have recently come In possession OF all
their property. The amount due them
was on deposit in the bank OF England,
and aggregated the enormous sum OF
$4S 100000. Forty. eight million dol.
liars! This has just been divided among
the heirs-Abraham, Ed, Burr. Mat,
Fannie and Lula-each having received
$4,000, 600. Eight million dollars
The party in Galveston bears the illus
trious cognomen OF Abraham Lincoln.
He was traced to q colored boarding
house on Twenty fourth street, between
postoffice and church, but not being
found In he c~ourteously responded to
the request of the News
man to call at the Office, which
he did last night, coming in as meekly
as though he wanted to borrow q dollar,
instead of owing So 100000. Abraham
. is a young man, apparently not over 80
, years OF age, OF a saddle oolored COM
plexion, and evidently o man of more
! than the average intelligence OF his race,
He has credentials, printed letter heads
ETC., wherein he is styled Gov. Abraham
!. L:.caln, snoring hin to be the manage,
of the eRtate.
: When asked by what means sucf
|, enormous wealth had been acquired pJ
: his family he replied that it was an in
herltance from his grandmother, Fanny
Ellis, who resided at Dallas, where she
i died q year or two ago. Fanny Ellis wal
Il O meXlGAn TCi1hu nlu oOuS lutly year
ago her hueband acquired immens
wealth in specializing IN Mexican min
ing claims, which was deposited IN TIL
bank OF England. Preceding the lat
civil wa they bought and sold slaves
% Among one of their purchases from
slave trader was he father OF the 81.
d children who recently came into tn
POSSESSION of the $4S 100000. Th
father married the daughter of his mis-
= trees, by whom he was set free, and th
six children, being the Direct issue o
g their marriage, established the claim {
5s direct inheritancs.
ie Some litigation was necessary 10 OF
D. tablishing their claim, aud it was on
or q few days ago that they acquired aetu,
RI possession of fabulous Inheritance.
Abraham Lincoln is here, as be say
a with a view OF probably locating at Ga
weston.
When asked if he had matured GO
III plans for investing this vast estate,
til replied that they had decided to- inve
ts all on January / in United States bond
81 The interest on the honda, he sal
re- would give them more than enough
i'd live on, with q good margin for specul
of ton without touching the PRINCIPAL
is also safe investment and carries W
on ID immunity from taxation.