The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-31

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CO.: -. .har!..r"';I Il Baptist church.
Much If tn. mystery 81 iJr~Nlu'S r"-
r,,.n,,. AID mat ,t hls parents t"r over
ro:; :: CENTURY, u mo"t"d question. has
h..n r,ayu-.,-d =. 'h,' findings "F Mr..
N,,;r-gvr N n" t':'" ",I de- r-NN'h
'."l> II l.''." I4E."'. rhu""h.
Thee. = nv r.,rrd ~ Abraham Lin
r,Ir'> .t'il:,t.un Win ANY church de
nomination. u.; Mr.. Mc';"rc"r'S story
o.; Thomas I..n,u,a. u,ohrrTt'r and pillar
~ ,r., it;;r l:ani!s, "a :r'h proves con
,niSivrlv Mi Mcr;rcG"r sINs tina, IN"
l.3rr'u family were HIr;tsiS
Mr.. Mcaregor's Story
".rhn rgr-u,- -: Abraham Lincoln dc
s.ry. 4 ;n!rrr estimate" thiu has b""n
s.in..ed th.:u hv most OF the bi"GrAr"-
rr& II l.iur'IH.' sad Mr.. M''r"H"r'
...ri IN. Story. - '".i hy the records
mar ,r. s,.n To- h, cr'.'.,I ~ tn" archives
f.. l:.;ie in.cuu Church. u"ac l!ncH'n
,.,., Su.ncrr county. lnI!aaa az the de
1..,f,.r paid tv 30 parents ~ Lincoln
- ii.u vino lVtdrd tn All ~ fIG'oN
,'rr,i ~ r" hour ~ ~" nation 'FA'
vail goes far !" -tIc :" tU"W 'h''r ''U"
estimate In fac, they ""r" welt Nv W.
r.,u.rrS of their day: - sturdy ah'eN-
,ral stock. owned 4 farm. d"n''|s'' am
mails tools md family iN"'"' h"lEh-
hnrlv, sacrificing and active ch"r'n-
going members.
..r,Iranr t.-.rk church was founded on
Inn. \ ,<iE, the year that Ih"m'S
Lincoln and his family moved from
r>c,-ur,y and settled on Little fISe"n
,,r.rk IN what was then Warrirk county
Indiana T.r"j."ry. l. WAS then. as now
~. chief rh..rrh in that vicinity Nh'n
,ha ,rca,trr house was hi!,t. us S't"
,y.,s selected about a Tl.N west OF
Thomas lLuc0.u'S uomc. the 'hhrt"
building to-day "rCUpytng rracu'aHy
rho same place. When Lincoln mother
,,rl she was buried between their mono
and the church. the graveyard not nav
my hcru az that time started at me
church, but when Linc"ln's sister Sar"n
(;-;shv, died III 1928. she was ourien ~
The church buryIng Sround. wN"re h''
grave IS yet L. he seen. MARIE" ny
rough stone.
Were ACTIVE bnpL1ntS
This church, with It's continuous e1-
istrrce since 1916. has only TWO po"N'
containing It's records and minutes; the
ers, covering tho period from 1916 70
l>tn |, IS IN this book that We nnd
Abraham I.;nruln's father. step-m"thrr
nrd sister were active members OF the
hsrd-sheu Baptist church Of PiGeon
,'r.rk. and this book with its deer SKIN
cover; tho hair still remaining, not only
reveals in It's crude historic way the
true religion Of LipCola's parents OUT
gives US the best insight yet found TO
his own religious views.
Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks
were married ny 4 Methodist minister
Lx ,bs ro,nr OF Jesse Head. but shortly
afterward they were united WIN one
OF the churches OF the Eaptist-lIck'ng-
Torusr association OF Regular Baptist
churches in Kentucky. and when Nancy
Lincoln dtsd In Indiana. Abraham ny
his own efforts had their Kentucky
pas,or, Elder David Elktns. come TO
their Wilderness home ana lFc"'" "'S
mothers funeral
After TnnmIs Lincoln had married
Sally Eush johnson. he sent hack 20 his
Kentucky church and ohtalned his lot
ter OF fellowship. and. as tho minutes
o3 June l. lS23. show. ne united with
;ha late Mrs Margaret King Sail! wire
OF Ezekiel Bail. who died Saturday night
at lI:l5 O'Clock. Rev. =. II. Robinson,
pastor OF tho First I'nitcd Presbyterian
church. will Uthciate and ntermeni VII!
be made in Greenwood cemetery.
Mrs. Ball died at the lato home. 9I'2
seyc,,,ec,b street She was born in
Canada. tina daughter OF ths la;e joseph
and f,ur kim. She WAS a member or