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The Bostic Lincoln Center, Inc. Preserving Generational Lore Abraham Lincoln, our nation's sixteenth president, has roots in Rutherford County, North Carolina.

The following historians and biographers are some who have long documented that Abraham Lincoln was born in North Carolina as recorded in these and other publications:

- The Genesis of Lincoln by James H. Cathey (1899)
- Abraham Lincoln, A North Carolinian with Proof by James Caswell Coggins (1926)
- The Eugenics of President Abraham Lincoln by James Caswell Coggins (1940)
- The Tarheel Lincoln by Jerry Goodnight and Richard Eller (2003)
- Dear Companion by Jean Tisdale (1997)
- Searching for Lincoln by Jerry Goodnight (2008)

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10/05/2026

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THIS DAY IN LINCOLN HISTORY On October 5, 1818, Lincoln’s Mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, dies in Indiana at age 34.

Nancy Lincoln died from milk sickness or consumption in 1818 at the Little Pigeon Creek Community in Spencer County when Abraham was nine years old. Abraham assisted his father in the making of her coffin by whittling the wooden pegs that held the planks together. Eleven-year-old Sarah cared for Abraham until their father remarried the next year.

There is no known photo of Nancy Hanks. The image with this post is from an exhibit at the Lincoln Heritage Museum in Lincoln, IL, about the Lincoln Family tree.

Learn more about visiting the Lincoln Heritage Museum at
https://museum.lincolncollege.edu/

06/10/2026
One of the darkest days in our nation's history
04/14/2026

One of the darkest days in our nation's history

At 8:00 am on April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln sat down for a quick breakfast with his family. The President had bacon, toast, and strong coffee as usual. Robert Lincoln regaled his father with vivid details of Robert E. Lee's surrender five days before.

After breakfast, Lincoln immediately launched into his daily work. He took special time apart to sign pardons for Union soldiers condemned to death. Even in his unknowing last hours, Lincoln attempted to stem the bloodshed of Civil War. In reply to one pardon request, he simply wrote, "Pardoned. Let it be done. A. Lincoln, April 14, 1865.”

Follow along on Facebook today as we trace Abraham Lincoln's last hours.



Image of Lincoln and Family from the National Portrait Gallery

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