Nancy Hanks' lineage

[Gene C]

From what little I have read about John Johnston (Lincoln's step brother) he had a tendency to laziness and not the best in money management.
(and not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
It has been alleged that Lincoln sent money for his step Mother's care, and that his step brother used it instead. So maybe the step brother tried to sell the photo....maybe.
And no big surprise that only one copy was made. Maybe they couldn't afford another copy, didn't want one, didn't know or think of having a copy made?

Wonder what Flora paid for it? Couldn't have been much of a demand for it.
We may never know the real story.