The "ten mothers" of Abraham Lincoln

[RJNorton]

Wow, Kees, I sure second Eva. Your reseach is terrific! Kudos! Personally I have always found Hanks' genealogy too confusing, and I just end up getting frustrated. So I leave the topic to others.

I have a copy of William E. Barton's The Paternity of Abraham Lincoln: Was He the Son of Thomas Lincoln? The book was written in 1920.

Barton's book examines most of the various rumors - (1) that Lincoln was the son of Abraham Enlow, a farmer from Hardin County, Kentucky; (2) that Lincoln was the son of George Brownfield, another Hardin County farmer; (3) that Lincoln was the son of Abraham Inlow, a miller from Bourbon County, Kentucky; (4) that Lincoln was the son of an alleged foster son (named Andrew) of Chief Justice John Marshall; (5) that Lincoln was the son of Abraham Enloe of North Carolina; (6) that Lincoln was the son of John C. Calhoun of South Carolina; (7) that Lincoln was the son of Martin D. Hardin of Kentucky; and (8) that Lincoln was the son of Thomas Lincoln (which is Barton's conclusion after researching the other 7 stories).

So (in theory) I guess we have 80 possible combinations?