Abraham "Abe" Lincoln

My favorite Abe Lincoln quotes are :
"All I am or hope to be, I owe to my sainted mother."

"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the
people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all
of the time".

Someone wrote me and asked me what Abraham Lincoln had to do with
Newton County, Arkansas.
Actually, Abraham Lincoln rubbed shoulders with people who later
moved to Northern Arkansas, ie: SAMUEL BRISTOW and others.
The TENNISONS of Newton County were from Spencer County, Indiana
AND, Abraham Lincoln was my favorite president.
His "down-home" logic and ready wit, coupled with his unending
stories and anecdotes still fill me with awe.
What a great man.
He rose from poverty to hold the highest office of our land, a
great achievement in my eyes.

Abraham Lincoln was born at dawn on February 12, 1809, in a
dirt-floor, one-room log cabin three miles south of Hodgenville in
Hardin (now Larue)County, Kentucky.

My middle brother George was born on February 12, 1925
and I often think of my brother, especially on Lincoln's Birthday.
I miss you so much, George.

Abe's great-grandfather was Samuel Lincoln who emigrated from
Norfolk, England, arriving at Hingham, Massachusetts about 1637
Subsequent generations migrated to New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Virginia

My Caldwell Kentucky ancestors lived in Pennsylvania, Indiana,
Kentucky and Jefferson County, Iowa.
Abe lived in Kentucky and my maternal great-grandmother was born
in Kentucky. Abe's ancestors lived where my ancestors lived.

Abraham "Abe" Lincoln was named for his paternal grandfather,
Abraham Lincoln, a captain in the Virginia Militia during the
American Revolution.
Hearing his friend Daniel Boone talk of cheap land in Kentucky,
he moved in 1782 to Jefferson County east of Louisville.
Four years later, while working his fields, he was shot and killed
by an Indian

Abe's father was Thomas Lincoln (1778-1851), born in Rockingham
County, Virginia.Thomas was raised there and in Kentucky. He served
in the Kentucky Militia. He settled first in Hardin (now LaRue)
County, Kentucky, and later in Spencer County, Indiana and Coles
County, Illinois. He could neither read nor write but could sign
his name.
Thomas Lincoln died in Coles County, Illinois when Abraham was a
lawyer in Springfield, Illinois. Abraham did not attend his father's
funeral.

Abraham was our tallest president, standing 6 feet 4 inches.
He weighed about 180 pounds. His eyes were grey
He began wearing reading glasses at age 48

Abe's mother was Nancy HANKS (1784-1818).
She married THOMAS LINCOLN in 1806.
Nancy Hanks Lincoln died at age 34 of "milk sickness" in Spencer
County, Indiana when Abe was about 9 years old.
Her husband cut her coffin from spare logs left over from
construction of their cabin and young Abe whittled wooden pegs
with which to fasten the planks together.
Her unmarked grave was neglected long after her son achieved fame.
A stone was finally erected in 1879.
No portrait of Nancy survives.

Abe Lincoln had one older sister to live to maturity;
Mrs. Sarah Lincoln Grigsby, who died in childbirth at 21.
Her husband was killed in the Civil War.

A year after the death of his first wife, Thomas Lincoln married
SARAH BUSH JOHNSTON, a widow with three children
I have often wondered what happened to these Johnston children

Abe served in the Black Hawk War, 1832. Lincoln enlisted in April
1832 and was promptly elected captain of a company of volunteers.
Lincoln was reprimanded twice during his service, once for failing
to restrain his men from stealing army liquor and getting drunk and
a second time for discharging a weapon in camp.
Lincoln was mustered out, having seen no action.
He later joked that the only blood he lost in defense of his country
was to mosquitoes. He was paid $125 for his wartime service.

Abraham Lincoln, age 33, married MARY TODD, age 23, on
November 4, 1842 at the home of his wife's sister,
Mrs. Ninian Edwards in Springfield, Illinois.

The were the parents of:
(1) Robert Todd Lincoln (1843-1926)
In 1985, Robert's grandson, the last direct descendant of
Abraham Lincoln, died.
(2) William "Willie" Wallace Lincoln (1850-1862)
(3) Thomas "Tad" Lincoln (1853-1871)

I could go on and on, but will stop here.
Own many books on the life of Abraham Lincoln and read all I
can about this great man.OUR GREATEST PRESIDENT.

Quote from Jefferson Davis:
"Next to the destruction of the Confederacy, the death of
Abraham Lincoln was the darkest day the South has ever known".

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865 at l0:15 P.M.
at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.

The contents of Lincoln's pockets on the night of his assassination
remained under seal until February 12, 1976.
Contents were two pairs of spectacles; a chamois lens cleaner, an
ivory and silver pocketknife; a large white Irish linen handkerchief
slightly used with "A Lincoln" embroidered in red; a gold quartz
watch fob without a watch; a new silk-lined leather wallet which
contained a pencil, a Confederate five-dollar bill and news clippings
of unrest in the Confederate Army.
Lincoln left an estate valued at $111,000 at final administration,
divided among his wife and two surviving sons.

Abraham Lincoln owned a tavern in partnership with William G Berry

Lincoln Tavern License

Lincoln Tavern 1833 Menue

Mesude([email protected]) sent me this additional information
which was on an old sign that was purchased with the exact writings
mentioned on the tavern license. This sign was bound in a frame with
a 5-pointed brass star and an old key nailed to the top.
Does anyone know the meaning of the star?

RULES OF THIS TAVERN
Four pence a night for Bed
Six pence with Supper
No more than five to sleep in one bed
No boots to be worn in bed
Organ Grinders to sleep in the Wash house
No dogs allowed upstairs
No beer allowed in the Kitchen
No Razor Grinders or Tinkers taken in

Evelyn Flood
E-Mail:
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27 July 2017