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Title: Footprints of Abraham Lincoln; presenting many interesting facts, reminiscences and illustrations
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Hobson, J. T. (Jonathan Todd), b. 1850
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Publisher: Dayton, Ohio, The Otterbein press
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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credit, as there could havebeen no object in making any false representations. When Abraham was about four years old the Lincolnsmoved from the Rock Spring farm to a farm on KnobCreek, in the eastern part of what is now Larue County.Here a little boy, younger than Abraham, was buried. Of late years considerable interest has been given toLincolns birthplace. The Lincoln Farm Associationhas been organized and incorporated, and the farm pur-chased by a group of patriotic citizens who believe thatthe people of our country should, through affiliatingwith the organization, develop the farm into a nationalpark, embellished by an historical museum. Mrs. RussellSage has contributed $25,000 for this purpose, andothers are contributing. It is hoped that this mostworthy enterprise may be successful, and thus furtherhonor the immortal emancipator, and that the place willbe dedicated to peace and good will to all, where North,South, East, and West may find a common ground ofpride and fellowship. 1G
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN CHAPTER II.The Lincolns Move to Indiana Early Hardships—Milk Sickness—Death of Lincolns Mother—Henry and Allen Brooners Recollections—Second Marriage ofThomas Lincoln—Marriage of Sarah Lincoln—Redmond P.(irigsbys Recollections—Death of Sarah Grigsby—Mrs. LamarsRecollections—Captain Lamars Interesting Reminiscences—Honorable James Gentry Interviewed. Thomas Lincolx moved with his family to southernIndiana in the fall of 1816. There were two children,Sarah and Abraham, the former nine, and the latterseven years old. The family located in. what was thenPerry County. By a change in boundary made in 1818,that part of the county was made a part of the newcounty of Spencer. The location was one mile and ahalf east of where Gentryville now stands, and fifteenmiles north of the Ohio River. The town of LincolnCity is now located on the farm, and is quite a railroadconnecting point. Here the family lived fourteen years.The county was new, and the land was not

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