Nancy Hanks' lineage

[STS Lincolnite]

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."

Thanks Roger. I don't recall having read that before. I'll have to dig into some of the Herndon related books I have and read a little more when I get a chance.