Mordecai Lincoln | |
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Born | 1771 |
Died | 1830 (aged 59) |
Occupation | Farmer |
Spouse(s) | Mary Mudd (1792–1830; his death) |
Children | 6 |
Parent(s) | Abraham Lincoln Bathsheba Herring |
Relatives | Josiah Lincoln (brother) Mary Lincoln Crume (sister) Nancy Lincoln Brumfield (sister) Thomas Lincoln (brother) Abraham Lincoln (nephew) |
Mordecai Lincoln (1771 – 1830) was an uncle of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. He was the eldest son of Captain Abraham Lincoln, a brother of Thomas Lincoln and Mary Lincoln Crume, and the husband of Mary Mudd. He is buried at the Old Catholic or Lincoln Cemetery near Fountain Green, Illinois.
Mordecai's home in Springfield, Kentucky, is the only home built by a member of the Lincoln family that still stands in its original location. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.