Quick Facts
Significance:
Brother of Abraham Lincoln
Place of Birth:
Hodgenville, Kentucky
Date of Birth:
1812 or 1813
Place of Death:
Hodgenville, Kentucky
Date of Death:
1812 or 1813
Cemetery Name:
Redmon Cemetery
Little is known about Thomas Lincoln Jr., the younger brother of Abraham Lincoln. Born in 1812 or 1813, while the Lincoln family was living at the Knob Creek Farm north of Hodgen's Mill (present-day Hodgenville, Kentucky), Thomas (Tommy) was named for his father. Most historical accounts state that Thomas Jr. soon became ill and died while still in infancy. Dennis Hanks, a cousin of Nancy Hanks Lincoln, the mother of Thomas Jr., later recalled that little Tommy Lincoln "did not live three days." Whereas Thomas Lincoln did not own the land he farmed at Knob Creek he could not bury Thomas Jr. on the property. Thomas Lincoln Jr. was buried in the Redmon Cemetery on a nearby hill overlooking the Lincoln's Knob Creek Farm. The illness that Thomas Lincoln Jr. died from is not known.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
