The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-14
EVENTS THAT MIGHT HAVE CHANG
ED ENTIRE CAREER OF
PRESIDENT.
As Wei As History OF United States
Abe's Father Ignored In wills
OF Relatives.
BY WILLIAM M. CLEMENS.
Editor of Genealogy Magazine.

This Is a new story 81 Abraham Linz
coin. his father. and his almost forgot
ten relatives In Tennessee. From tnA
. muSty records recently found In the
court house Of carter county. Tenn.
have been uuearthed the last wills OF
Isaac Lincoln and his wife. Mary. the
uncle and aunt OF Thomas Lincoln. ana
the great uncle and aunt OF the martyred
The story to be told on this anniver-
Z sary OF lIncpln's birth. Us one rcplete
with human interest or Nancy Hanks
the fortunate mother OF the great Ab-
raham. We have heard much In press
ana pulpit but very little. very little
Lincoln. OF Tennessee and kentucky.
The Father of Abraham Lincoln
IN lis2. Abraham Lincoln. the grand
father of the 18TH president Of the
United states. migrated from Virginia
to Mercer county. kentucky. ,then a part
of th" original state or Virginia.. lie
entered tract OF 400 acres OF land
ON the south side Of Licking creek. under
"a government land-wArrant.. and huilt A
luE cahine. near Fort Bcargrass. ON the
site nov occupied By the city Of Louis
Vile. IN the second year Of this settle
mtnt. Abraham Lincoln. while at work
from AN ambush. Thomas. thu Younger
"f The brothers. was seized hy tho saw
q ages but was rescued by Mordccai. tho
! Indian.
/ or his father. Thomas. the president
] time of the death ~ his father. was hut
six wears old. and he grew up literally
b was a tail and Stalwart pioneer. and
Ian expert hunter. While n lad. Dee Wired
himself 70 his uncle. Isaac Lincoln.
living ON WatauEt creek. o. branch of
tho Hu'sou river. Zoo Tennessee. tie mar
ried Nancy Hanks september -. 1906.
and settled in Larue county. Ky. They
I and Thomas sarah married, AARON
R GriE-hy and died In middle life
. ih"mt@. VINO was Two wears younger
B than Abraham. died tu infancy I'm 1916
/ inc Lincoln family removed Co Spencer
county. Ind. where they built and lived
[ iu log-Cahtu, whore Mrs Lincoln died
B october 2. ISIS. az the age of thirty
4 I'VE. lu the autumn ~ the following
] wear Thomas Lincoln married for his
/ second wife. Mrs Sally johnson Cnce
] Fushl The family moved once more. 'u
built another log cabin. near Decatur.
. Macon county After assisting his
father to build the cabin. split rails
land Abraham Lincoln struck out Tor
h.m-gl. hiring himself f0 any who need
cd manual labor His father finally
Icuuutr. fi.. wlcT, ha died BOO ISL al
the age ~ seventy-thrce
Isaac Lincoln, OF Tennessee.
isaac Lincoln. uncle 81 Thomas Lin
7 coin. and Grand uncle Of tho President
married Mary Ward. one uf fhre. sis
] f'rS. lh'h' Ward having married Daniel
~f"N"r and Louise Ward having wsr-
riei christian C3rriEsr s great grand
daughter OF Louise CarriUsr Ward. in
O. recent letter 60 the writer thus sheds
now light on 90" early history o. tho
T"uunssea linso'u~
MN gr'Ht rrHudmOfler was Louise
larrlz'r tu"c Ward1. whose sister Mary
Ward married Isaac Lincoln .rcqf
unoi. of Fr'sldguf Lincoln Tboma,
'-...". In'r OF Abraham. worked 1e
60 farm hand for hI- uuri. Isaac Nv
Eraudmothcr's sister Mary Lincoln
tarrigor. was named for her aunt Mary
Zoo h'r VIII Mary Ward Lincoln gave