Nancy Hanks' lineage

[RJNorton]

I can't off the top of my head even recall if I have ever read what Lincoln's father actually died from.

The cause of death I've seen in a few books is "kidney disease" or "a kidney aliment." The source of this may be a September 1865 statement Augustus H. Chapman gave to William Herndon. Chapman was the husband of Harriet Hanks, daughter of Dennis Hanks. Chapman wrote that Thomas Lincoln "died from a disease of the kidneys."