To be related, Mary E (Hanks) PEARMAN must be related to Nancy HANKS, Lincoln's mother. It's now looks like a real possibility. Read more.
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Is My “Mary Hanks” Related to Abraham Lincoln?Is My “Mary Hanks” Related to Abraham Lincoln?
COFFMAN Lineage to Mary Hanks Mary Elizabeth HANKS (1741-1815) d of Luke HANKS II & Elizabeth DALE m Jonathan WELDON (1735-1782) and begat(all below verified & documented)Frances WELDON (1775-1841) m Nathan PEARMAN (1767-1841) and begat Jesse William PEARMAN (1790-1858) m Martha TRAVIS (1799-1870) and begat Elizabeth B PEARMAN (1816-1910) m