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Thomas Lincoln 1778–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Jan 1778

Birth Location: Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Jan 1851

Death Location: Pleasant Grove, Coles, Illinois, USA

Father: Abraham Lincoln

Mother: Bathsheba Lincoln

Spouse(s): Sarah Bush, Nancy Hanks

Children(s): Abraham Lincoln, Sarah Grigsby, Thomas Jr

In 1778, Thomas Lincoln entered the world in Rockingham, Virginia, USA, born to Abraham Lincoln And Bathsheba Lincoln. Thomas Lincoln married Nancy Hanks, Sarah Elizabeth Bush, and had children including Abraham Lincoln, Sarah Lincoln Grigsby, Thomas Lincoln Jr. Thomas Lincoln passed away in 1851 in Pleasant Grove, Coles, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1778, Thomas Lincoln entered the world in Rockingham, Virginia, USA, born to Abraham Lincoln And Bathsheba Lincoln.
  • Thomas Lincoln married Nancy Hanks, Sarah Elizabeth Bush, and had children including Abraham Lincoln, Sarah Lincoln Grigsby, Thomas Lincoln Jr.
  • Thomas Lincoln passed away in 1851 in Pleasant Grove, Coles, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Lincoln
1744–1786
Birth Location: Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
AL
Bathsheba Lincoln
1746–1836
Birth Location: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Bush
1788–1869
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
SB
Nancy Hanks
1784–1818
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
NH

Children(s)

Abraham Lincoln
1809–1865
Birth Location: Hodgenville, Larue, Kentucky, USA
AL
Sarah Grigsby
1807–1828
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
SG
Thomas Jr
1812–1812
Birth Location: Larue, Kentucky, USA
TJ

Thomas Lincoln's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Lincoln
1778–1851
Birth Place: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Parents
Abraham Lincoln
1744–1786
Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Bathsheba Lincoln
1746–1836
Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Lincoln
1711–1773
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Rebecca Flowers
1720–1806
Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mordecai II
1686–1736
Hannah Salter
1692–1727
Enoch Flowers
1693–1730
Rebecca Barnard
1694–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mordecai Lincoln
1657–1727
Sarah Jones
1656–1708

Thomas Lincoln's Descendants

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Thomas Lincoln (06 Jan 1778–17 Jan 1851) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Bush (13 Dec 1788–12 Apr 1869) m. Nancy Hanks (5 Feb 1784–5 Oct 1818)
  1. 1. Abraham Lincoln 1809–1865 m. Mary Todd 1818–1882
    1. 1. Robert (Todd) Lincoln 1843–1926 m. Mary (Eunice Harlan) 1846 1846–1937
      1. 1. Mary ("Mamie") Lincoln 1869–1938 m. Charles (Bradford) Isham 1853–1919
        1. 1. Lincoln Isham 1892–1971
      2. 2. Abraham ("Jack") Lincoln 1873–1890
      3. 3. Jessie (Harlan) Lincoln 1875–1948 m. Robert (John) Randolph 1875–1952 m. Frank (Edward) Johnson 1873–1955 m. Warren (Wallace Beckwith) Jr 1874–1955
        1. 1. Mary (Louise Lincoln "Peggy") Beckwith 1898–1975
        2. 2. Robert (Todd Lincoln "Buddy") Beckwith 1904–1985
        3. 3. Baby (Girl) Beckwith 1901–1901
    2. 2. Thomas ("Tad") Lincoln 1853–1871
    3. 3. Edward (Baker "Eddie") Lincoln 1846–1850
    4. 4. William (Wallace "Willie") Lincoln 1850–1862
  2. 2. Sarah (Lincoln) Grigsby 1807–1828
  3. 3. Thomas (Lincoln) Jr 1812–1812

Thomas Lincoln's Timeline

6 Records

1777
12 Mar 1777
Birth of Thomas Lincoln in Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Rockingham, Virginia, USA
1778
06 Jan 1778
Birth of Thomas Lincoln in Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Rockingham, Virginia, USA
1778
06 Jan 1778
Birth of Thomas Lincoln in Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Rockingham, Virginia, USA
1851
17 Jan 1851
Age 73
Death of Thomas Lincoln in Coles, Illinois, USA
Coles, Illinois, USA
1851
17 Jan 1851
Age 73
Death of Thomas Lincoln in Coles, Illinois, USA
Coles, Illinois, USA
1864
1864
Age 86
Death of Thomas Lincoln in Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jan 1778
    Event Place: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dispatch; Publication Date: 24 May 1924; Publication Place: Moline, Illinois, USA; ,0.2188101,0.26769212,0.359021&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1777
    Event Place: Rockingham, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jan 1778
    Event Place: Rockingham, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1851
    Event Place: Coles, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Samuel Moody Grubbs, a descendant of the Boone Family
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dispatch; Publication Date: 24 May 1924; Publication Place: Moline, Illinois, USA; ,0.2188101,0.26769212,0.359021&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1851
    Event Place: Coles, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Grove, Coles, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Dispatch; Publication Date: 24 May 1924; Publication Place: Moline, Illinois, USA; ,0.2188101,0.26769212,0.359021&xid=3355
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