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Miss Tarbell Debunks Lincoln Birth Myths
In a detailed critique Tarbell argues against the long held claim that Abraham Lincoln descended from poor whites and questions the father’s identity. She traces Lincoln’s parentage to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks with documented Kentucky marriage records and Hanks lineage, concluding that Lincoln’s birth and parentage are well supported by records despite persistent rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wast
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
South
Thomas Lincoln
Kentucky
Abraham
Dim Enloe
Calhoun
Hardin
North
Caroline
Lamon
Herndon
Anyon
Thomas Linco
Noor
Virginia
Daniel Bonne
Coan
Martie
Beechland
Jesse Head
Washington County
Thomas
Nancy
Christopher Columbiné Graham
Louisville
Nancy Hanks
Caroline Hanks Hitchcock
Cambridge
Mass
Hanks
America
Nanty Hanks
Hitchcock
Benjamin Hanks
Massachusetts
Wiliam
Amelia County
Hall of
Richmond
Joseph Hanks
Nancy Shipley Hanks
Richard Berry
Opie
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Man National Park
Nanny Hanks