Nancy Lincoln's Grave

[Steve Whitlock]

(09-15-2019 07:55 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(09-15-2019 07:10 AM)LincolnMan Wrote:  When daily I read scriptures, he asks me questions.

Bill, I have read her seeming ability to do this, too. But I have also read she was illiterate. Anyone know the truth?

Roger,

There are some sources, including Wikipedia, that claim Nancy Hanks Lincoln read the Bible to Sarah and Abe. I haven't found anything yet among president Lincoln's letters which verifies that; however, Nancy's mother, Lucy Hanks Sparrow, wrote her own signature and a note professing her willingness to marry Henry Sparrow, which exhibits a degree of literacy. It is not far-fetched to suggest she may have taught Nancy Hanks Lincoln to read a little as well.