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| Birthplace: | Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States |
| Death: | Died in Coles, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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About Indiana Sarah Elizabeth Johnston
Dennis Hanks (1799-1892) married 1821 in Indiana Sarah Elizabeth Johnston (1807-1864), President Lincoln's step-sister, the oldest daughter of Daniel Johnston and his wife Sarah Bush, who in 1818 became the second wife of Thomas Lincoln.
Their children who survived childhood were:
- Sarah Jane Hanks (1822-1907).
- John Talbot Hanks (1823-1915). Settled in California, then Oregon.
- Nancy Hanks (1824-?).
- HARRIET HANKS (1826-1915). Resided in the Abraham Lincoln household in Springfield, Illinois in 1844-46, while attending school. Married 1847 Col. Augustus H. Chapman of Coles County.
- Amanda Hanks (1833-?).
- Mary Hanks.
- Charles Hanks (1841-1870).
- Theophilus Hanks (1849-?).
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Sarah Elizabeth "Betsy" Johnston's Timeline
| 1807 |
January 9, 1807
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Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
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| 1821 |
1821
Age 13
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| 1822 |
1822
Age 14
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| 1823 |
May 5, 1823
Age 16
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| 1864 |
December 18, 1864
Age 57
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Coles, Coles, Illinois, United States
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December, 1864
Age 57
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Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States
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