LINCOLN, Thomas

1778 - 1851  (73 years)

• Name	LINCOLN, Thomas
  Born	8 Jan 1778	Linville Creek, Agusta County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Jan 1851	Goose Nest Prairie, Coles County, Illinois
  Person ID	I7840	Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	LINCOLN, Abraham,   b. 16 Jun 1739, Berkshire County, Pa ,   d. May 1786, Jefferson County, Kentucky  (Age 46 years)
  Mother	HERRING, Bathsheba,   b. 1746, Rockingham County, Virginia ,   d. 1836, Millcreek, Union, Illinois  (Age 90 years)
  Married	9 Jun 1770	Bridgewater, Agusta-Now Rock County, Virginia
  Family ID	F2831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	RUSH, Sarah,   b. 2 Dec 1819, Elizabethtown, Washington County, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F2832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	HANKS, Nancy,   b. 5 Feb 1784, Amelia, Campbell County, Virginia ,   d. 5 Oct 1818, Gentryville, Spencer County, Indiana  (Age 34 years)
  Married	12 Jun 1806	Washington County, Kentucky
  Children	1. LINCOLN, Sarah,   b. 10 Feb 1807, Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. LINCOLN, Abraham,   b. 12 Feb 1809, Near Hodgenville, Hardin (Now Larue), Kentucky ,   d. 15 Apr 1865, Washington, Dc  (Age 56 years)   3. LINCOLN, Thomas,   b. Abt 1811, Nolin Creek, Washington County, Kentucky ,   d. INFANT
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F2833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas Lincoln (ca. 1776-1851) Thomas was born in Virgina, and his family soon brought him west toKentucky. Indians killed h is father, named Abraham Lincoln, while he wasclearing farmland, leaving young Thomas and hi s family fatherless. Hemoved to Hardin County, Kentucky in 1802, and one year later, purchase dhis first farm. Thomas married Nancy Hanks on June 12, 1806. They hadthree children: Sarah ( February 10, 1807), Abraham Lincoln (February 12,1809), and Thomas (1812) who died in infancy . Historical documents show that Thomas was a responsible citizen andcommunity leader, but he r epeatedly fell victim to Kentucky's chaoticland laws and was constantly frustrated by the pre sence of slavery. In1816, Thomas and his family crossed the Ohio River and purchased a farmdi rectly from the Federal Government in what is today Spencer County,Indiana. Two years later his wife died due to milk sickness, and Thomas married awidow, Sarah Bush Joh nston. Although Lincoln developed a close relationship with his stepmother, hisrelationship with hi s father was strained. In 1830, he moved with hisfather for the last time when they travelle d to Illinois. A year later,he set out on his own. His father continued farming in Coles Coun ty,Illinois until his death in 1851. He was buried in the Shiloh Cemetery,near his Illinois f arm. Sources: The Lincoln Encyclopedia, (1982) by Mark Neely and Lincoln'sYouth (1959) by Louis A . Warren.