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Lincoln Boyhood
National Memorial

Indiana's First National Park

Accessibility

The Memorial Building

The Sculptured Panels

The Memorial Visitor Center

The Nancy Hanks
Lincoln Cemetery

The Nancy Hanks
Lincoln Gravesite

The Cabin Site Memorial

Lincoln Living Historical Farm

A History of a Living Historical Farm

The Trail of Twelve Stones

 

Lincoln Notebook

Nancy Hanks Lincoln Cemetery

Located on the grounds of Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial,
Clay Township, Spencer County, Indiana.

MARKED GRAVES

1. Lincoln, Nancy Hanks
"Mother of President Lincoln"
d Oct 5, 1818, aged 35 y
"Erected by a friend of her martyred son 1879"

2. Rhodes
"Mother" Mary E., b Feb 14, 1852, d May 16, 1900,
"Erected by sisters Minnie and Sallie"

3. Morris
Josephus, s/o D.C. & V.L., b Mar 12, 1844, d Mar 12, 1899

4. Morris
Susanna, b Feb 9, 1851, d Jul 23, 1897

5. Ludwig
Bertha A., d/o John & L., b Nov 7, 1886, d May 6, 1899

6. Huff
Salley, w/o Thomas, b Jun 21, 1848, d Jul 14, 1884,
"The Lord is My Shepherd"

7. Hicks
Infant, s/o George II and Nancy J., b & d Dec 14, "1891, It
was an angel that visited the green earth "and took a flower away"

UNMARKED GRAVES

Mrs. Peter Brooner

Luann Morris

A Foster brother

Mr. Huff (Dora Krause’s father)

Tom Summers (a soldier)

Rosie Huff

Mr. Huff (Mike’s father)

Truvill’s twin (Mrs. Mary Woods of Lincoln City mentioned
this twin was a boy)

Smith children (two)

Mrs. Merrit and child

Cad and Cord Rice’s children

Main children (four)

Charlie McKasson

Persinger child

Elizabeth Wesson

W. T. Morris, Jr.

Mrs. Taylor

Levi Hall

Nancy Hanks Hall

Elizabeth Sparrow

Thomas Sparrow

The names on this list have been contributed by local citizens
having knowledge of the burials in the cemetery.



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