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About Joseph Hanks
Joseph Hanks was the maternal great-grandfather of United States President Abraham Lincoln. It is generally accepted that Joseph was the father of Lucy Hanks, the mother of Nancy Hanks Lincoln. There is also a theory that Joseph and his wife, Ann, had a son named James who married Lucy Shipley, sired Nancy Hanks, but died before Lucy and Nancy came to Kentucky.
Everything about Joseph Hanks →- Born
- December 20, 1725
- Died
- 1793