Ficklin, Orlando Bell b. 1808 d. 1886 US Congressman. Elected to represent Illinois's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1843 to 1849, and 1851 to 1853. Also served as a Member of the Illinois State Senate. (Bio by: K) Mound Cemetery, Charleston, Coles County, Illinois, USA
Lincoln, Sarah Bush b. December 13, 1788 d. April 12, 1869 She became Abraham Lincoln's stepmother when he was nine - Sarah became a widow in 1816 left with three children while Thomas Lincoln became a widower in 1818 left with two children. He simply knocked on her door one day in Hardin County, Kentucky and proposed marriage. Quickly married, the second for both, Sarah age 31 and Thomas age 41, loaded up a wagon with Sara's things and headed for the Thomas' farm in Indiana. Abraham and his sister found out they had a new mother as well as three...[Read More] Thomas Lincoln Cemetery, Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, USA
Lincoln, Thomas b. January 6, 1778 d. January 17, 1851 Father of US President Abraham Lincoln. The migrations of Thomas were extensive. 1802 found him in Hardin County, Kentucky where he married Nancy Hanks and was the birth place of their three children. In 1816 a move was made to southern Indiana onto a homestead claim where Nancy died and was buried. 1830 saw him on the move again, this time to Macon County, Illinois with his second wife Sarah. He stayed only one year before moving to Coles County Illinois. At this point Abraham, experiencing...[Read More] Thomas Lincoln Cemetery, Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, USA
True, James Milton b. October 14, 1823 d. July 28, 1908 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War first as a Captain in the 38th Illinous Volunteer Infantry, then as Colonel and commander of the 62nd Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 6, 1865 in recognition of his wartime services. After the war he served as United States Consul in Kingston, Ontario, Canada from 1874 to 1878. (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Dodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, USA Plot: Section 3, Lot 178
b. 1808 d. 1886