Historical story

What happened to Nancy Hanks parents?

Nancy Lincoln's parents were Thomas Lincoln, Sr., and Nancy Hanks. Thomas Lincoln passed away in 1818 of consumption (or tuberculosis), when Nancy Hanks was 9. Nancy Hanks Lincoln passed away in 1818 of an illness known as "milk fever" only three days after giving birth to Nancy's brother Dennis, who also passed away. In 1819, 10-year-old Nancy moved to live with her uncle and aunt in Kentucky.