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You need to do research on this to get the exact relative of his that matches the relative of Abe!.
His parents or grandparents might know a more exact connection so I would start there, then google Abe Lincoln and your friends relative to find the tree with them both listed!. There was a Miller/Lincoln connection!. You can find more in www!.google!.com, select books, then put in Abe Lincoln Miller or something like that to find more!.

New London

Henry County Iowa

11th May, 1864

My dear Sir

You may not reccollect an old man now tottering on the verge of the grave -- then living in Macon County Illinois who wore the name of William Miller and married your Cousin Nancy Hanks

With the keenest remembrances of old times I will never forget Your visits to my humble home which you will reccollect although plain was free as the air to yourself!. Providence has far exceeded your expectations and mine in placing you in the great White House!. Whilst age has made me feeble When in Illinois, I was so well acquainted with you that I could venture to talk to you about everything and I hope your elevation to place has not changed your native kindness

You will perhaps reccollect Aunt Nancy's Sister, Celia Hanks, she You will reccollect married John!. D!. Wright who afterwards came to Des Moisnes Iowa-- John was our County Surveyor was a member of the Legislature and of the State Convention which formed Our Constitution and was withal a very honest clever man

Poor Celia died about twenty years ago when her twin Children, Elisha and Electa were one month old-- I took them children and raised them!. Elisha had a very good Education and clerked in a Store until the war broke out and then he volunteered to go to the war to help Cousin Abe (as we all call you) preserve the Country Elisha is a good sensible honest trust worthy boy, and has been in many hard fights!. And is a good Soldier I want him to get promotion after so much fighting and suffering He is worthy of a place in the Regular Army as Lieutenant and will in such position never disgrace his Kinsman who can easily give him the appointment he so richly deserves He is a private in Company K!. 19th Iowa Infantry

I need not add more which will tire You, I am now upwards of seventy and have to get a friend to write for me as I dictate as I am feeble!.

I feel anxious before I die to do something for my dear relative Elisha and feel sure that you will do this for me!.

Aunt Nancy is feeble like myself!. She joins in my love

to you that God will bless you

in this great time of

trouble

I am your Cousin

Affectionatily

William Miller

[ Endorsed by Lincoln:]

William Miller -- Bill Miller


[Note 1 Miller was married to Nancy Hanks, a daughter of Lincoln's great uncle William Hanks!. Her brother was Lincoln's cousin and Indiana companion, John Hanks!. Elisha Wright, in whose behalf Miller writes, did not receive a commission in the U!. S!. Army, but he was considered for the position as secretary for the Montana Territory!. See Lincoln, Memorandum on Montana Patronage, [June 1864]!.]

"Cousin of Martyred Lincoln Visiting Here, Tells New Story on Abe" (Printed in Cedar Rapids paper June 25, 1923), submitted by Mrs!. L!. R!. Kelly of 1040 Fifth Avenue, and reproduced here with permission of the author secured by Barb Chandler

Mrs!. Lucetta Chandler of Danville, Iowa 87 years old and a cousin of the martyred President Abraham Lincoln, is a guest in Cedar Rapids!. Lucretta Chandler is the mother of Everett Chandler and mother-in-law of Mary Jensen Chandler!.

Mrs!. Chandler is one of that little band, growing smaller each year, who can boast relationship to, or even an intimate personal knowledge of Lincoln!. She is the mother of Everett Chandler, 824 South Twenty-first Street, and is visiting in their homes!.

Mrs!. Chandler's mother, Mrs!. Miller, was a cousin of Abraham Lincoln's mother, and both bore the immortal name "Nancy Hanks," which history has taught all admirers of Lincoln to reverence!.

It was with Mrs!. Chandler's parents that Lincoln made his home in Kentucky for a time!.

The local visitor never met Lincoln, for she was born after the family came north!. She was the youngest of a family of twelve children, and is the last one alive!.


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Try the following links:

http://www!.geocities!.com/marianapolis99/!.!.!.

http://home!.att!.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln81!.!.!.!.

http://www!.palincoln!.org/lincoln_in_pa/a!.!.!.

Actually, comparatively little is known about the exact ancestry of Abraham Lincoln!. His mother, Nancy Hanks, married Thomas Lincoln in 1806!. Thomas Lincoln (b!. 6 January 1778) was the son of Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Bathsheba [last name unknown!., possibly Herring], in Rockingham County, Virginia!. The Lincoln family was supposedly of Quaker English ancestry!.

Nancy Hanks (b!. 5 Feb 1784) was the illegitimate daughter of Lucy Hanks and an unknown father, although Lincoln told his law partner that his maternal grandfather was "a well-bred Virginia planter", which, of course, takes in a lot of candidates!. Wikipedia notes that actor Tom Hanks is a distant relative of Abraham Lincoln through the President's mother, but it doesn't offer any proof!.

Lincoln remains the idealized, born in a log cabin, self-made man!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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It's highly doubtful that your friend is a distant cousin!. Although Abraham Lincoln had a sister Sarah and a brother Thomas - Sarah was born in 1807 and died in 1828 at the age of 21 and I don't believe she had any children; Thomas died as an infant!. So, in order for your friend to be a distant cousin they would have had to be descended from one of Abraham Lincolns siblings and that just couldn't happen!.

However, your friend could be descended directly from Abraham Lincoln through his son Robert Todd Lincoln!. In which case they could be a great, great, great, great, great, grandson or granddaughter!.

What is your friend's last name and I'll check it out for you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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