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My mother, who died in my tenth year, was of a family of
the name of Hanks, some of whom now reside in Adams,
and others in Macon counties, Illinois.
-"1859 Autobiographical Statement for the Chester County
Times
He [Lincoln) could remember how he stayed by his
mother's side and watched her face while listening to her
read the Bible
---Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home at Knob Creek
His mother's death led him to find some of her family,
who lived in Illinois
He was strongly influenced by the life and death of his
mother
He often sat by his mother's side and watched her face
when she read to him
His mother's family had the last name "Hanks" and lived
in Adams