Lincoln Connection
Hananiah Lincoln (1756-1814) is buried in a cemetery near Tinsley Bottom in Clay County. He is the half second cousin of President Abraham Lincoln. Hananiah's first born son was named Thomas Lincoln (1780-1844). President Lincoln's father was also a Thomas Lincoln (1778-1851). As a result of the two Thomas Lincolns living in Kentucky over a 25-year period between 1789 and 1814, area residents in both Tennessee and Kentucky often confuse Hananiah's son as the father of President Lincoln and Hananiah Lincoln as the paternal grandfather of President Lincoln. On Route 53 in Clay County there is a Tennessee historical marker perpetuating the falsehood of Hananiah Lincoln as the paternal grandfather of President Abraham Lincoln. Hananiah and his son lived in Cumberland County, Kentucky in the Meshack Creek area. In 1799, Martha Gee and Hananiah's son, Thomas Lincoln were married in Cumberland County. Abraham Lincoln's father, Thomas Lincoln married Nancy Hanks in 1806 in Washington County, Kentucky. Part of present day Clay County was once the southernmost area of Cumberland County.
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