The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-05
another Is the grave OF his mother. Nan
Hanks.
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The dedication OF the monument was con-
Quoted by the Nancy Hanks Lincoln Ne
mortal Association. which Is composed OF
| Governor Durbin and a number Of citizens
from different parts % the State The first
Z monument was. placed over the grave IN
lSo. For mUre than sixty years the resting
+ spot OF this woman. who gave so much 10
humanity. was unmarked. In the year men
toned a plain marble slab about i've feet
high, on which was Inscribed. To the
Mother o. Our liartyrsd President. Erected
by a Friend. was brought % the grave and
set up. NJ one knew whence 1t came o.
who sent Il. Tor the men Who did the work
never know who paid them. The money
came through "a bank At this place and that
vas tbs end of a.. The general superstition
l. that tE- simple marble slab was the gltt
Of Glenn StuCehuEer " South Bend
When the old monument TO President LIN
rplE at Springfield, H.. Was replaced by n
new one. the contractor presented the base
OF the old one 10 Spencer County 10 be used
as a monument for the grave OF Mrs Lin
coin. The Nancy Hanks Memorial AssOcia-
ton was formel. The commissioner %
Spencer County purchased seventeen acres
around the gave Hud decided Il 20 the
Monument Association. At that time the
association received an anonymous coutri-
button Of slices. supposed 10 be from Rob
ert T. Lincoln OF ChlcacO. The new MONT
slent was placed iust outside the iron fence
!ncios.uy the old one. The grounds have
been CLEARED up and at the dedication the
association VIII make plans FOR converting
the place into a park
DEATH OF SARAH LINCOLN.
Just three quarters % a mile from TINS
grave lie fhe remains Of sarah ]. G~rigsey.
the only sister OF Tres.lent Lincoln The
grave IN the yard % the OLD Pigeon Baptist
church f. marked only by a small. plain
stone slab. bearing The name and Gates OF
birth and death. Uncle Red Grtgshy. yet
ns,-f-- e. III an.r-Hg FEr.a rnfHFHa h.T she
news q Sarlh's t-tth was broken 20 her
brother. "Ahe Wis out Zoo a uttc smoke
house at our home. doing a Ntte carpenter
work. when Aaron tStrihs husnauil came
running up from his house. a quarter 81 a
mile away. and said that Sarah had just
died. We went OF; ami told Abe ] never
win fore-f that scers. he sat DOWN Ia she
Gao- e. the smok, horse and buried his face
in his hands. The tears slowly trtcklei
from between his b1uy fingers and HIS
gaunt frame shook WIN Sous We turneI
away"
The youth Of Lincoln was sorrowed by the
deaths OF both mother and sister. which
deepened that natural sadness Of his.
STORY OF NANCY HANKS.
Thomas Lincoln aud Nancy Hanks were
married In Kentucky June l. 1876. At the
time OF the marriage Nancy Hanks was .
years old. tall. weighed about I'D pounds.
had dark skin. dark brown hair. gray eyes.
ana n prominent forehead. Her face WIS
sharp and angular. with a marked express
sion Of melancholy. but In disposition she
was amiable and cheerful. and though her
lot was n hard one she never complained.
She had some education. and after her mar !
rage taught her husband TO read and
write. On February 10. iSg7. Sarah Lincoln
was born. and on February L. 1893. Aora-
ham Lincoln was born.
The exact time OF the arrival OF Thomas
lincoln In Spencer County. Indiana. Is IN
some doubt. but the land records show that
he went to Vincennes and entered the tract
OF land on which he had sQuatted several
years before. on October Is. 1ST. About a
year after this last mentioned date the set
In Indiana was afflicted with that
disease called milk sick With
this Nancy Hanks-L1ncoln was taken
The attack vas severe. and she saw
AZ once that her life was about TO end ABB
his sister Sarah waited on their mother