Mary Crume

Mary Lincoln, (1775-1882) was born at Linville Creek, Rockingham County, Virginia and is buried in the cemetery at Crume Valley, Breckenridge County, Kentucky. She was the aunt of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln highlighted his Aunt Mary Lincoln in an autobiographical sketch written for his political campaign.

Early Life and Family

Mary Lincoln was the third child of Captain Abraham Lincoln (13 May 1744 - May 1786) and his wife, Bathsheba Herring (c. 1742 – 1836), a daughter of Alexander Herring (c. 1708 - 1778) and his wife Abigail Harrison (c. 1710 – c. 1780) of Linville Creek. Five children were born to Abraham and Bathsheba Lincoln: Mordecai born circa 1771, Josiah born circa 1773, Mary born circa 1775, Thomas born 1778, and Nancy born 1780.

Mary was born at the Lincoln Family Homestead, Linville Creek in then Augusta County, Virginia (now Rockingham County, Virginia). At age 6, her parents sold their land and the family moved to Jefferson county, Kentucky.

Marriage and Children

Mary Lincoln was the second wife of Daniel Edgar Crume (27 Jan 1758 - 16 Sep 1824), a common law marriage that began after the death of his first wife in about 1791 and ended before 1801. From this union two daughters were born to Daniel Crume and Mary Lincoln: Sarah Crume Hasty (25 Jan 1792 - 7 Jul 1879) and Elizabeth W. Crume Davis (1794 - 2 Aug 1880). The Brookville Star, 17 Dec 1917, indicates that Elizabeth W. Crume was a first cousin of President Abraham Lincoln.

Her second marriage was to Ralph Crume, the nephew of Daniel Edgar Crume (her first husband), on 5 Aug 1801. Ralph Crume and Mary Lincoln had the following children: Dr. William Cox Crume (7 Apr 1804 - Sep 1875), Ann Crume (1805-?), and Ralph Lincoln Crume (1809-before 1859). Mary Lincoln Crume is buried in the Crume family cemetery in Crume Valley, Breckinridge county, Kentucky.

President Abraham Lincoln's "Aunt Mary"

President Abraham Lincoln considered his family connections to be significant for his presidential campaign. In June 1860 he wrote a short autobiography to be used in his bid for the White House. In this biographical sketch he highlighted his ancestry and extended relatives including Mary Lincoln, the eldest of his father's sisters. He also indicated that some of her descendants were known to be in Breckenridge County, Kentucky.

For more information about the relation between the Mary Lincoln Crume and President Abraham LIncoln, please consult: "Lincoln's Aunt Mary" in The Lincoln Kinsman, Vol 42, December, 1941 at the Internet Archive here: https://archive.org/details/lincolnkinsman42warr/mode/2up The writers, at this time, did not know that Mary had been in a relationship with Ralph Crume, Jr.'s brother, Daniel Edgar Crume.

NOTE

Mary [Lincoln] Crume (aunt of the President and wife of Ralph Jr., b. Bet. 1775 & 1777, d. Bet. 1830 & 1832?)-- Again, death year is uncertain, but a 18 October 1832 Breckinridge Chancery Court ruling does not list Mary as being among the heirs of Ralph Jr. Others have said that Mary died and was buried in Vermillion County, Indiana (probably because of the census), but no evidence of this has surfaced. Other reports have her being buried at Mill Creek cemetery in Fort Knox KY, but that person is Mary [Brumfield] Crume, daughter-in-law of Mary [Lincoln] Crume and first wife of Ralph Lincoln Crume.

She was a paternal aunt of Pres. Abe Lincoln.

Her father was also an Abraham Lincoln, Pres. Abe's grandfather.

others have speculated that Mary Lincoln Crume, born 1775 Rock Creek County VA married Ralph Crume Aug 1, 1801 Washington County KY., and that she died 15 June 1851 Hardin County KY

References

• Coleman, Charles H. “Lincoln’s Lincoln Grandmother.” Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1908-1984) 52, no. 1 (1959): 59–90. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40189910.
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 1 2021, 22:34:21 UTC
• Residence: Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States - 1830
• Residence: Linville, Rockingham, Virginia, USA - Aug 29 1870
  • Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via daughter Nancy Hoskinson (born Crume) by SmartCopy: Nov 9 2015, 3:04:26 UTC
• Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Sep 4 2017, 15:22:03 UTC

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• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33589897
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Lincoln_Crume
• Gladow, Diane and Dean.Updated Crume Family Information. Feb 2010 link