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Lucey Shipley Hanks, mother to Nancy Hanks Lincoln and grandmother of Abraham Lincoln, moved to Kentucky after the death of her husband James Hanks.  She had been living with a sister Rachel Berry and her husband Richard in the Forkland area but in 1790 she married Henry Sparrow, Sr. in Mercer County, Kentucky.  Lucey's daughter Nancy apparently moved to Washington County, KY with her aunt and uncle and their children.  There she later married Thomas Lincoln.  Nancy and Thomas were the parents of President Abraham Lincoln.  Lucey and Henry Sparrow lived on Scrubgrass in the Forkland area of Boyle County for over 34 years and had eight children whose descendants are scattered throughout Boyle, Mercer, and other counties in Kentucky.  Because so little seems to be known about the maternal side of Lincoln's family, the Abraham Lincoln Museum was built.   In the museum you will find photographs of family members, Lincoln artifacts and authentic newspapers about the death of Lincoln.  Other artifacts in the museum show the life that people like Lucey and Henry Sparrow lived on the "Fork".  We welcome you to come and experience what life was like in the 1800s-early 1900s in the Forkland area.  You may also do genealogy research in the history room; we welcome information about any of the families that are connected with the Forkland area.

Search for your family history --
Complete display open only during the Forkland Festival in October but
research help available by appointment at other times during the year

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CALL 859-332-7146, 859-332-7839, OR 859-332-7606
OR E-MAIL US AT: info@forklandcomctr.org