William Abssolem [Absalom] Lincoln was born April 22, 1815 in Chenango county, N. Y. from which place his parents moved to Alleghany county, N. Y., when he was 2 or 3 years old. At the age of 16 he went to St. Clare County, Ill. and from there to his home 4 miles west of Hopkins in 1882, where he died of Bright's disease Dec. 12, 1898, being 83 years, 7 months and 27 days old at the time of his death. He had been ailing for some time but no one thought death was so near. He was married to Caroline Harmon at Lathrop, Ill., from whom seven children [were born], two of whom died in infancy and five remain—Charles, Elizabeth J., Henry, Heman and Mrs. William Alexander, all being present at the time of his death. He was a member of the Christian church, uniting about 2 years ago. Mr. Lincoln was a favorite uncle in his father's family, the nephews and nieces making many pleasant visits to "Uncle William's." He was a kind and affectionate husband and father maintaining the principles of temperance, honesty and uprightness in his life, and with the help of his estimable companion leaving the impress of these sterling qualities in the minds of his family. His was a peaceful and happy life, preferring the quietness of home to the turmoils of business and by honesty, industry and economy secured a home and its comforts. His days were many and peaceful but not without trial, the greatest of which was the loss of his beloved wife who preceeded him but a little over a year ago. He could not forget her and expressed himself only a few days before his death that he would rather see her than any one he knew and how soon that desire should be realized we little know. His death is a sad loss to the family, but to none more than to the faithful daughter who remained in the home and with careful hands lightened the load of increasing years and now to be left alone.
The many friends, feeling that a good man has gone, extend their sympathy to the bereaved in this great loss.
shared by Julia Johnson
William Abssolem [Absalom] Lincoln was born April 22, 1815 in Chenango county, N. Y. from which place his parents moved to Alleghany county, N. Y., when he was 2 or 3 years old. At the age of 16 he went to St. Clare County, Ill. and from there to his home 4 miles west of Hopkins in 1882, where he died of Bright's disease Dec. 12, 1898, being 83 years, 7 months and 27 days old at the time of his death. He had been ailing for some time but no one thought death was so near. He was married to Caroline Harmon at Lathrop, Ill., from whom seven children [were born], two of whom died in infancy and five remain—Charles, Elizabeth J., Henry, Heman and Mrs. William Alexander, all being present at the time of his death. He was a member of the Christian church, uniting about 2 years ago. Mr. Lincoln was a favorite uncle in his father's family, the nephews and nieces making many pleasant visits to "Uncle William's." He was a kind and affectionate husband and father maintaining the principles of temperance, honesty and uprightness in his life, and with the help of his estimable companion leaving the impress of these sterling qualities in the minds of his family. His was a peaceful and happy life, preferring the quietness of home to the turmoils of business and by honesty, industry and economy secured a home and its comforts. His days were many and peaceful but not without trial, the greatest of which was the loss of his beloved wife who preceeded him but a little over a year ago. He could not forget her and expressed himself only a few days before his death that he would rather see her than any one he knew and how soon that desire should be realized we little know. His death is a sad loss to the family, but to none more than to the faithful daughter who remained in the home and with careful hands lightened the load of increasing years and now to be left alone.
The many friends, feeling that a good man has gone, extend their sympathy to the bereaved in this great loss.
shared by Julia Johnson
Family Members
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Eliza Lincoln Springer
1809–1885
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Nathan Lincoln
1813–1886
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Jane Deliah Lincoln Hobart
1817–1853
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Rachel Lincoln Duff
1819–1897
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Mary Victoria Lincoln Walker
1821–1899
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Almira Lincoln Sears
1823–1896
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Lucy Woodford Lincoln Mendenhall
1825–1903
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Martha C. Lincoln Bryan
1829–1909
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Cyrus Eaton Lincoln
1832–1904
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