Fielding Hanks, Uncle of Abraham Lincoln.

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Fielding Hanks, Uncle of Abraham Lincoln.

Fielding Hanks was born in 1783 in Campbell County,

Virginia, to Abraham and Sarah Harper Hanks and was one

of nine children. His sister, Nancy Hanks, was born Feb. 5, 1784,

Married Thomas Lincoln. And to this union, Abraham Lincoln,

our 16^th president was born. In 1818 Fielding Hanks moved from

Montgomery County to Camp Town (present day Campton) where 

he built the first permanent dwelling. He was one of twelve men who 

organized Morgan County in 1823. His son, Cuthbert Million Hanks, 

along with Nathaniel Wolfe was instrumental in the formation of 

Wolfe County in 1860. C.M. Hanks donated land for the 

Wolfe County Courthouse and Jail, and his son, Christopher 

Columbus Hanks, gave land for the first High School. He was in 

the 5^th Ky. INF CSA in 1861 while Lincoln was president. Family 

grave markers are nearby.

 It is family history that young Abe spent time with relatives in 

this area. Fielding Hanks great-granddaughter remembered her grandfather, Cuthbert Million Hanks, who was four years older than 

Abe, telling about cousin Abe visiting here and the Hanks Family 

visiting the Lincolns in Hodgenville, Kentucky

Taken at The Old Campton Burying Ground

Wolfe County, Kentucky

Jan. 2003