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Read these excerpts.
My mother, who died in my tenth year, was of a family of the
name of Hanks, some of whom now reside in Adams, and
others in Macon counties, Illinois.
-"1859 Autobiographical Statement for the Chester County
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His mother's death led him to find some of her family,
who lived in Illinois.
He was strongly influenced by the life and death of his
mother.
He often sat by his mother's side and watched her face
when she read to him.
His mother's family had the last name "Hanks" and lived
in Adams.
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He [Lincoln) could remember how he stayed by his mother's
side and watched her face while listening to her read the
Bible.
-"Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home at Knob Creek"
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