Abraham Lincoln was such a pivotal figure in American history that he’s inspired a field of scholarship devoted to him alone.

The family of Thomas Lincoln, father of Abraham, while in their Indiana home ... the information they received from her. Sophie Hanks's mother, Sarah or Polly Hanks, was a sister of Lincoln's ...

Abraham Lincoln grew up on the American ... When Lincoln was nine, his beloved mother, Nancy Lincoln, died. A year later, his father married another woman, Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln, who raised ...

So is Tom Hanks related to former President Abraham Lincoln ... third cousin of Lincoln, four generations removed. According to the site, Lincoln’s great-great-grand-father was John Hanks ...