Hanks Pictures

Who were Abraham Lincoln's grandparents? A puzzle for years that plagued all Hanks researchers. Well, now we know.

Elijah Hanks and Mary Woolverton (1793 - 1871, 1794 - 1854) Image sent by Becky. Actually, this is thought to be James A Moore and Eliza A Hanks.
Elijah Hanks and 2nd wife, Esther L Allen Mangrum Miller Hanks, dau. William Allen (1793 - 1871, 1806 - 1868) Property of Gary
Another copy of a copy of the same picture. (1793 - 1871, 1806 - 1868) But they look like different people. Sent in by Becky.
Yet another copy of a copy of the same picture. (1793 - 1871, 1806 - 1868) This is on another site, but by looking at the 3 you get more of an idea what they looked like. The biography posted there is not the original, but that dang 1923 mutated reprint (more correct would be retype) by 2 mad typists in Arkansas. You can spot the reprint real quick because the word brethren is mis-spelt throughout as brethern, the way it was pronounced in Arkansas. A more careful comparison reveals what they left out and changed.