Lincoln Region Traits Shaped Early Hoosier Views
The article notes historians misjudge Lincoln era Hoosier life in Spencer County Indiana. It recalls rural scenes around Gentryville and Lincoln City with loungers on dry goods boxes and whittling, acknowledging such places produced notable figures despite harsh stereotypes. A January circuit court scene shows a rugged witness and an attorney probing literacy and property, reflecting the era’s hardships.
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Mr. Lincoln
Spencer County
Indiana
Lincoln
Gentryville
Lincolns
United States
Spencer
Lincoln City
Kentucky
Illinois
Lincoln Zone
Circuit Court
Lincoln Country
Our
State University
Abraham
Lincoln's Indiana Years and Lincoln Kinship Tales Unearthed
A veteran writer recalls interviews with Lincoln era pioneers in Spencer County Indiana. He details family roots from Josiah Lincoln to Thomas Lincoln and the Narrows of Nancy Hanks birth lore. The piece notes Lincoln's reluctance to discuss origins and cites Herndon and Scripps on ancestry.
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Indiana
Josiah
Big Blue River
Harrison County
Thomas Lincoln
Kentucky
Ohio River
Josiah Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
Lincoln
Spencer County
Lincolns
Douglas
Herndon
Nancy Hanks
Lucy Hanks
President Lincoln
Abraham
Virginia
Life of Lincon
Hardin County
Hanks
Scripps
LICKSKILLET ITEMS From The Bloomington Star
Sunday morning reports show town antics and small town woes with humor. Local figures like Deacon Ebbersole, Rev Perkins, and Squire Hansford appear amid tales of rummage sales, a rooster gift, and community mischief.
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Jim Spivins
Jew Sharp
Perkins
Daughters of Eve
Jim Slivers
Deacon Hansford
Deacon Hartsock
Bedett
Zeb Stubbins
Woodrow Wilson
Salina Baker
Salina
Squire Hansford
Bill Blithers
Love Ann Long
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