Title	The Boy Lincoln and His Mother
Owning Institution	Indiana Historical Society
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Item ID	PAME457_W27_193_LINCOLN_AND_MOTHER
Description	When Lincoln was 9 years old, milk sickness -- a disease caused by drinking poisoned milk from cows that grazed on white snakeroot plant -- struck the Pigeon Creek area and killed several people including his mother. On October 5, 1818, Nancy Hanks Lincoln died at age 34 and was buried near the family’s cabin. In December 1819 his father married Sarah “Sally” Bush Johnston, a widow with three children. The Lincolns had known the Johnstons in Kentucky, and Nancy and Sally had been good friends.
Subject	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Childhood and youth Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Family
Geographic Location	Indiana
Source Collection Name	Pamphlets
Source Collection Number	Pam E457.W27 193
Digital Collection Name	Other Lincoln Related Items in IHS Collections
Digital Collection Number	DC006
Format of Original	Pamphlet
Digital Format	JP2000
Destination IN Journey	Destination Indiana - Abraham Lincoln's Youth in Indiana Journey
Copyright Notice	Digital Image 2012 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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The Boy Lincoln and His Mother

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