Nancy Hanks' lineage

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Also some good thoughts and analysis, RJN. And from an old clipping
an interesting addition to Elkins, if I can find it. I'll 'smooth it over' to try and guess what might actually have taken place. Nancy Hanks Lincoln died 1818 there in Indiana and they had lived in Kentucky before that. Reverend David Elkins had established the Pigeon Creek area church. Thomas Lincoln got to hear that Rev Elkins travels took him a bit into Indiana. The kids (Sarah and Abraham) nagged father Thomas Lincoln to have the preacher come through and preach a Memorial to fallen Nancy Hanks. And David Elkins may have considered that the whole long 100 mile travel would take him to places to solicit more members maybe set up a new country church or two. Probably 'the word was put out' either verbally or by letter from someone The Lincolns knew, to the preacher Elkins, who sent back by letter or word of mouth that he would be there on such a date, perhaps January perhaps February 12, 1819? All the area folk understood that it would be a 'meeting day' for the area, and which explains 200 people attending Nancy Hanks memorial service.
I do not recollect though Abraham Lincoln speaking fondly and well remembered occasion of this memorial 'funeral' of his mother, though. Why not? If you click to FindaGrave, read the tombstones of David Elkins 1779-1857 died in Lawrence county, Indiana. Bottom line: I very much doubt the 9 year old Abraham Lincoln wrote a letter to Rev Elkins.