The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-03-09
"Linckhom" and "Lnckhern. "


doteS, which he told elayeriy and we'll
He loved to sit about al stores" or
under shade trees and spin yarns a
propensity which atoned for many sins
and made him extremely popular In
politics he was Democrat-a Jackson
Democrat In religion he was nothing |
at times and member of various de- |
nominations by turnsa Free VIII ,
Baptist in Kentucky. Presbyterian In |
Indiana and Disciple yulgarly called |
Campbelhte-iu Illinois In this latter I
communion he seems TO have died.
1t ought. perhaps TO be mentioned
that both in Virginia and Kentucky
his name was commonly pronounced
'Linckhom" and IN Indiana "Linck.
hern.' The usage WAS - general that
Thomas Lincoln came very near losing
HE real name altogether. As be- never
wrote il at all until aftrr his marriage.
and wrote II then Only mechanically. IL
was never spelled Que way ur the other
unless by stOrekccper here aud there
who had a smaA account against him.
Whether u was property Lincoln"
'Lmckhorn' or 'Tnckheru" was not
definitely settled until after Abraham
began 10 write when. A. one Of the
nelghbors has IT, "he remOdclcd the
spelling and corrected the pronuncla.
ton"
BY the middle OF 1906 Lincoln had &C
CURED a very limited knowledge OF the
carpenters trade and set up on his own
account. but his achievements In this
line We're no better than those OF his
previous life. lie was employed occa-
sionally To do rough work that requires
neither science nor skill. but nobody
alleges that he ever built a house or
pretended 10 do more than few little
old jobs connected with such on under.
taking i
Some time Ia the year 1905 be mar.
RED Nancy Hanks. Il WIS in the shop
OF her uncle. JOSEPH Hanks. nc Eliza
bcthtown. IN Hardin county. that be
eSsayel to learn the trade. We have no
record Of the oourtship. hut any one
can readily imagine the numbcrless oc.
casions that would bring together the
niece aud apprentice II Il true that
Nancy did not live with her uncle. but
the Hankses were all very clannish.
and she was doubtless a welcome and
frequent guest at his house II IL al.
mlttea ~ al tie Oil residents Of the
place that they were honestly married.
but precisely when o. how no one can
tell Diligen' and thorough searches by
the most competent persons have failed
To discover aiy trace OF the fact IN the
public records Of Hardin and the ad.
joining counties. Al the time ~ their
union Thomas was twenty eight years
n age and Nancy about twenty three
Lincoln had previously courtrd girl
named sally SARAH Bush. who lived
In the ncighborhOod Of Ellzabethtown,
but his suit was unsuccessful. aud she
beRmc the vile OF Johnston. the Taller.
sally Bush was modest aud pInus
girl. In MI thing pure AMI decent She
was very neat in her personal appear
nncr, and brcansc shc was particular
IN the selection ~ her gowns aud ruin.
pany had long bCH acrouuts,i 'prund
holy" who held her head above c,in.
mon fnls~. But She had will ~ well
az principles % her own. and she lived
% make them both svrvirr1hlr IN the
neglected. and destitute sou " Nancy
Hanks Thomas lincoln iook another
wife. Int he always lovci Sail, Hush.
aud years aticrwupl. when hrr Inns
baud and his wife were 10th dcsd. h.
returned suddenly frpm the whit, of
Indiana and, representing himself ~ n
thriving aud prosperous farmer. In.
duc''i her to marry him,
Lincoln, Mother
Nancy Hanks. whn av,ypi,,l the hon.
or which sally Rush arst refused. wss
slcndcr symmetrical womfn N mc
dlum staiur" brunette with dark
hair. Ugnar feature. aud .ofi. STAR.
King hazel svvs Tvudrrly hu,l she
might have bcrn beautiful. hui bari
labor and hlrl u,agc leut hrr hand.
somc foTm aud impaired au unnatural
coar~encs, 10 her frliur> luug l.nrr
the reri'i ~ her death Toward ID.
eiosr her life and her firr VEN equally
sd. and the latter hHhiu.lt uu.r tho
wccful eypUssiun which aftCrWapi dis.
tinEulshri The rounirnaure NJ her son
IN riDsc
Ry her family bcr understanding was
considered something wonderful John
Hanks spoke rsveTcntly of her ahgh
and Intellectual forehead" which he
considered but the prul'cr seat " lac
uliics Ike hers. Compared with the
mental poverty ~ her husband aud rel
atives her accomplishments VEN cot
ialnly very great. Tor II il related hy
them with pride aud delight that she
.ceuld actually read aud write. The pos
Session u these arts plauri her Gar
tbovv her associates. aud after a little
while even Thomas began TO mediate
upon the Importance Of acquiring them
lie set TO work accordingly In real
earnest. having q competent mlstrrs.
- near AZ hand. and with much enor,
she taught him whkt letters composed
his name and hok n put then together
In q stin End clumsy fashion. Hence