There Is No Escaping Ape, Part the 2nd
May 5th, 2009 . by Administrator
I feel I need to clarify something from a previous post in regards to my feelings about Abraham Lincoln: I do not dislike Abraham Lincoln, the man. I do, however, dislike Springfield’s Lincoln fetish as well as the whole Lincoln mythos.
In that post, I was trying to convey that despite trying to escape Abe and anything to remotely do with him…he kept popping up. And now this. A fellow Blevins genealogist recently emailed me something in regards to Lincoln and his connections to the mother of Susannah Duncan:
(From R. A.)- …Apparently her mother or Susannah’s mother was a first cousin to Abraham Lincoln. In the Sorento and Reno area Lincoln traveling through as a lawyer would stop and eat and or sleep at their home. I do not know the name of Susannah’s mother or father except for the last name of Duncan. Susannah personally told my grandmother in Gillespie many times and unfortunately some of thru details have gotten garbled through the years.
Susannah Duncan was the wife of my 2x Great-Grandfather, Henry Benton Blevins (the first male child born in Cahokia Township, Macoupin County, IL). I must admit, it would be highly interesting to me if a connection could be found. But once again, there just is no escaping Abe.
