Tombstone Inscription "Rev. Jesse Head
Jan. 28, 1768-March 22, 1842
Preacher-Editor-Patriot
He married June 12, 1806, Thomas Lincoln
and Nance Hanks, Parents of Abraham Lincoln"
As noted by Woody Ishmael, "the Rev. Jesse Head is known to history as the minister who married Lincoln's parents and he little knew of the greatness that would come from that simple union, but Jesse Head can well be remembered for more than performing that marriage.
He was one of a number of pioneer preachers who brought spiritual leadership to the Kentucky frontier. He was better educated than the average pioneer preacher. He had an extensive library for the time and was well read.
Jesse Head migrated to Kentucky from Maryland in 1795 and settled in the Town of Springfield, Washington County. Besides being a minister he also served the community's secular needs for he was a farmer, a justice of the peace and a fine cabinet maker.
In 1810 Head moved to Harrodsburg. There along with all his other activities he was elected town trustee and later became chairman of the Town Board. In 1830 with his son, he started the newspaper in Harrodsburg called "The American."
In his long life he preached many sermons and solemnized many marriages. But his daily life in the rough and oft times wild frontier was an example that preserved the religious integrity of our civilization in a period of crisis."
At the National Park in Harrodsburg is the log cabin in which Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks first lived. On the wall is a bronze plaque with the following inscription:
The Lincoln Marriage Homestead
In this historic cabin Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks were married June 10, 1806 by the Reverend Jessie Head.
The marriage bond signed by Thomas Lincoln and Richard Berry and witnessed by John H. Parrott dated June 10, 1806 and the minister's return of marriage are lodged in the records of the Washington County Court at Springfield, Kentucky.
The Rev. Jesse Head who performed the marriage ceremony lived in Harrodsburg and is buried here. He was a regular ordained minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
This cabin was the first home of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. It was known in pioneer days as the Richard Berry cabin and was located at Beech Lands, Washington County, Kentucky. Richard Berry was the uncle and guardian of Nancy Hanks.
The cabin was presented in 1911 by its owners William A. Clements of Springfield, Kentucky and Walter L. Clements of South Bend, Indiana, to the Harrodsburg Historical Society. The title is now vested in perpetuity in the name of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Placed June 12, 1931
Little is known of Jesse Head's wife, Jane, other than the inscription on her tombstone:
Jan. 28, 1768-March 22, 1842
Preacher-Editor-Patriot
He married June 12, 1806, Thomas Lincoln
and Nance Hanks, Parents of Abraham Lincoln"
As noted by Woody Ishmael, "the Rev. Jesse Head is known to history as the minister who married Lincoln's parents and he little knew of the greatness that would come from that simple union, but Jesse Head can well be remembered for more than performing that marriage.
He was one of a number of pioneer preachers who brought spiritual leadership to the Kentucky frontier. He was better educated than the average pioneer preacher. He had an extensive library for the time and was well read.
Jesse Head migrated to Kentucky from Maryland in 1795 and settled in the Town of Springfield, Washington County. Besides being a minister he also served the community's secular needs for he was a farmer, a justice of the peace and a fine cabinet maker.
In 1810 Head moved to Harrodsburg. There along with all his other activities he was elected town trustee and later became chairman of the Town Board. In 1830 with his son, he started the newspaper in Harrodsburg called "The American."
In his long life he preached many sermons and solemnized many marriages. But his daily life in the rough and oft times wild frontier was an example that preserved the religious integrity of our civilization in a period of crisis."
At the National Park in Harrodsburg is the log cabin in which Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks first lived. On the wall is a bronze plaque with the following inscription:
The Lincoln Marriage Homestead
In this historic cabin Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks were married June 10, 1806 by the Reverend Jessie Head.
The marriage bond signed by Thomas Lincoln and Richard Berry and witnessed by John H. Parrott dated June 10, 1806 and the minister's return of marriage are lodged in the records of the Washington County Court at Springfield, Kentucky.
The Rev. Jesse Head who performed the marriage ceremony lived in Harrodsburg and is buried here. He was a regular ordained minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
This cabin was the first home of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. It was known in pioneer days as the Richard Berry cabin and was located at Beech Lands, Washington County, Kentucky. Richard Berry was the uncle and guardian of Nancy Hanks.
The cabin was presented in 1911 by its owners William A. Clements of Springfield, Kentucky and Walter L. Clements of South Bend, Indiana, to the Harrodsburg Historical Society. The title is now vested in perpetuity in the name of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Placed June 12, 1931
Little is known of Jesse Head's wife, Jane, other than the inscription on her tombstone:
Tombstone Inscription "Rev. Jesse Head
Jan. 28, 1768-March 22, 1842
Preacher-Editor-Patriot
He married June 12, 1806, Thomas Lincoln
and Nance Hanks, Parents of Abraham Lincoln"
As noted by Woody Ishmael, "the Rev. Jesse Head is known to history as the minister who married Lincoln's parents and he little knew of the greatness that would come from that simple union, but Jesse Head can well be remembered for more than performing that marriage.
He was one of a number of pioneer preachers who brought spiritual leadership to the Kentucky frontier. He was better educated than the average pioneer preacher. He had an extensive library for the time and was well read.
Jesse Head migrated to Kentucky from Maryland in 1795 and settled in the Town of Springfield, Washington County. Besides being a minister he also served the community's secular needs for he was a farmer, a justice of the peace and a fine cabinet maker.
In 1810 Head moved to Harrodsburg. There along with all his other activities he was elected town trustee and later became chairman of the Town Board. In 1830 with his son, he started the newspaper in Harrodsburg called "The American."
In his long life he preached many sermons and solemnized many marriages. But his daily life in the rough and oft times wild frontier was an example that preserved the religious integrity of our civilization in a period of crisis."
At the National Park in Harrodsburg is the log cabin in which Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks first lived. On the wall is a bronze plaque with the following inscription:
The Lincoln Marriage Homestead
In this historic cabin Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks were married June 10, 1806 by the Reverend Jessie Head.
The marriage bond signed by Thomas Lincoln and Richard Berry and witnessed by John H. Parrott dated June 10, 1806 and the minister's return of marriage are lodged in the records of the Washington County Court at Springfield, Kentucky.
The Rev. Jesse Head who performed the marriage ceremony lived in Harrodsburg and is buried here. He was a regular ordained minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
This cabin was the first home of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. It was known in pioneer days as the Richard Berry cabin and was located at Beech Lands, Washington County, Kentucky. Richard Berry was the uncle and guardian of Nancy Hanks.
The cabin was presented in 1911 by its owners William A. Clements of Springfield, Kentucky and Walter L. Clements of South Bend, Indiana, to the Harrodsburg Historical Society. The title is now vested in perpetuity in the name of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Placed June 12, 1931
Little is known of Jesse Head's wife, Jane, other than the inscription on her tombstone:
Jan. 28, 1768-March 22, 1842
Preacher-Editor-Patriot
He married June 12, 1806, Thomas Lincoln
and Nance Hanks, Parents of Abraham Lincoln"
As noted by Woody Ishmael, "the Rev. Jesse Head is known to history as the minister who married Lincoln's parents and he little knew of the greatness that would come from that simple union, but Jesse Head can well be remembered for more than performing that marriage.
He was one of a number of pioneer preachers who brought spiritual leadership to the Kentucky frontier. He was better educated than the average pioneer preacher. He had an extensive library for the time and was well read.
Jesse Head migrated to Kentucky from Maryland in 1795 and settled in the Town of Springfield, Washington County. Besides being a minister he also served the community's secular needs for he was a farmer, a justice of the peace and a fine cabinet maker.
In 1810 Head moved to Harrodsburg. There along with all his other activities he was elected town trustee and later became chairman of the Town Board. In 1830 with his son, he started the newspaper in Harrodsburg called "The American."
In his long life he preached many sermons and solemnized many marriages. But his daily life in the rough and oft times wild frontier was an example that preserved the religious integrity of our civilization in a period of crisis."
At the National Park in Harrodsburg is the log cabin in which Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks first lived. On the wall is a bronze plaque with the following inscription:
The Lincoln Marriage Homestead
In this historic cabin Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks were married June 10, 1806 by the Reverend Jessie Head.
The marriage bond signed by Thomas Lincoln and Richard Berry and witnessed by John H. Parrott dated June 10, 1806 and the minister's return of marriage are lodged in the records of the Washington County Court at Springfield, Kentucky.
The Rev. Jesse Head who performed the marriage ceremony lived in Harrodsburg and is buried here. He was a regular ordained minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
This cabin was the first home of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. It was known in pioneer days as the Richard Berry cabin and was located at Beech Lands, Washington County, Kentucky. Richard Berry was the uncle and guardian of Nancy Hanks.
The cabin was presented in 1911 by its owners William A. Clements of Springfield, Kentucky and Walter L. Clements of South Bend, Indiana, to the Harrodsburg Historical Society. The title is now vested in perpetuity in the name of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Placed June 12, 1931
Little is known of Jesse Head's wife, Jane, other than the inscription on her tombstone:
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