KENTUCKY ANCESTORS - Kentucky Historical Society

Work as a Ferryman – Lincoln earned his first dollar as a young man, age 16 in 1827 by ferrying passengers across the mouth of Anderson Creek in Indiana to steamers on the Ohio River. Illinois – (1830 - 1860) Lincoln’s Adult Years – He spent 30 years in Illinois. Age 21-51. 1829 Store Clerk –New Salem. 1832 Served as Captain of Black ... ................
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