Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-23

residence in Hardin county and leaving his native
state a mere boy of tender years, presumed that
the marriage of his parents occurred in Hardin
county, well as his own birth, and was ignorant
of the fact that the home of his parents before
their marriage was in Washington county. How
ever, his father a native of Washington county
and his mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, was reared
by and lived with her aunt, Mrs. Richard Berry
whose husband Richard Berry Sr., was her guar
dian.
Nov, as the President misled as to the
place where the marriage of his parents occurred
and where the records of said marriage was kept
it is easy to understand how he may have been
misled as to the place of his birth
From this it will be seen that President Lincoln
knew very little concerning his people. In letter
to a friend he says of the Lincolns:
81 have mentioned that my grandtathers name
Abraham. He had, think, four brothers
Isaac Jacob, Thomas and John. He had three
sons Abraham, James and Mordeca Uncle Josiah
had several daughters and only one son. Thomas
my father, had an only child, myself, of course
This is all know on the subject of names. 1t is
however, my fathers understanding that Abraham,
Mordecai and Thomas are all family names OF
ours"
OF his mothers ancestry he knew absolutely
nothing, but believed her to be the best woman
that ever lived. He told a friend So He tried in
vain to find the record of her marriage certificate
which since his death has been found. He evident
ly did not know of the birth of a little sister,
older than himself, which has since been estab-
lished The little grave stone with N. carved upon
it, having been found
RECORD OF MARRIAGE
Know all men by these presents, that we, Thomas
Lincoln and Richard Berry, held and firmly
bound unto his EXceency the Governor of Ken
lucky in the just and full sum of Fifty Pounds
current money, to the payment of which well and
truly to be made to the said ourselves, our heirs
etc., jointly and severally firmly by these presents
sealed with seals and dated this 10th day of
June, 1906 The condition of the above obligation
is such that whereas there is marriage shortly in
tended between the above bound Thomas Lincoln
md for viii q is
sued; now, if there be no lawful to obstruct
the said marriage then this obligation to be void,
else to remain in full force and virtue in law.
THOMAS LINCOLN (Seal)
RICHARD BERRY (Seal)
GARDEN.
Witness: John H. PARROT.
do hereby certify that the following is true
list of marriages solemnized by me, the subscriber
since the 2Sth day of April, 1906, until the date
hereof:
June 25 1906 Joined together in the holy estate
of matrimony agreeable to the rules of the M. E.
c.. Morris Berry and Lizzie Smms
Nov. 27, 1806-David Mize and Hannah Peter.
March 5, 1SO7-Charles Ridge and Anna Davis.
March "a, 1S07-John Head and Sally Clark.
March 27-Benjamn Clark and Polly Head.
Jan. 14-Edward Pile and Rosannah Mcmahon.
Dec 49, 1S06-Silas Chambern and Betsy West
June IT, 1SO6-John Springer and Elizabeth In
June ~. 1SO6-Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks.
Sept 3d. 1SO6-John Cambron and Hannah
White.
Oct. 2, 1SO6-Anthony Lytsey and Kozah Pertle.
Oct 49, 1SO6-Aron Harding and Hanah Boltet.
April 5, 1SO7-Daniel Payne and Christina
Pierce.
July "a 1SO6-Benjamine Clark and Polly Clark.
May 1S06-Hugh Haskins and Betsey Dyer.
Sept 25-John Graham and Catherine Jones.
Given under my hand this 22nd day of April,
1907.
State of Kentucky,
Waehinpton County S.: