Lincoln's father might have been Bostic man Richard Martin, residents say.
Posted on 04/21/2008 9:32:59 AM PDT by Between the Lines
Lincoln's father might have been Bostic man Richard Martin, residents say.
Somewhere on the internet, there is a picture of Abraham Enloe, either him or one of his sons. The resemblence to Lincoln is startling. Usually I think these stories are ridiculous, but the Enloe picture is very interesting.
First some tried to say Lincoln was gay, now others say he’s a bastard.
It is well documented where Abe was born and the other idiotic statements are untrue. Believe it or not but even in those days people WROTE articles and not just in newspapers. This just another 15 minute fame job trying to stir up controversy. Totally shameful.
Lincoln was most certainly a bastard..traitor to the US Constitution.
Actually it is a picture of Wesley Enloe when he was 81. If this story were true Wesley would be Abraham's half brother.
Exactly!
I like the part about the “three fathers” ... yeah, it’s a tad murky.
“The illegitimate birth, coupled with Lincoln’s Republican politics, gave his family, and the Democrats in the area, reasons to cover up the story, Price said.”
LOL! Even in those days people would USE that. Demoncrats in particular have ALWAYS been childish and LOW. No one was “protecting” Lincoln because none of this crap is true. Watch, idiots will believe it.
LOL!
.....this “news” gets recycled every so often....I first heard it in 1977 on NPR...yes, I hate to admit it; but I’m a recovering NPR listener.
This entire story has been around for over 100 years. Back in the 1960s....a number of civil war professors got into comparing notes....and most would quietly agree that Abe’s basic story of the early years....is totally false. But why bring it up? It ruins the myth....does nothing to damage or improve his years in the White House...and becomes part of a soap opera situation if folks started talking about it.
Our entire perception of living in Americana in the early 1800s...is mostly wrong. When you toss in the strange behavior and cult-like actions of the Puritans...the acceptance of non-marriage relationships in the “west”, and then the widespread usage of alcohol throughout America....its not the image that we have today.
You can see Abraham Enloe’s son, alongside Lincoln, here:
http://www.carolinacountry.com/storypages/ourstories/abe/abe.html
“James Cathey’s book includes these photographs on facing pages. Lincoln’s alleged half-brother, Wesley Enloe, was 81 in the photo on the left. His figure bears a striking resemblance to Lincoln, shown when he was President. The photos are from the fourth edition of James Cathey’s book, “The Genesis of Lincoln,” published in 1939 by B.H. Cathey, Canton, N.C. They are reproduced here courtesy of William Enloe, of Edneyville. “
Let me see if I’ve got this story straight. Nancy Hanks gave birth to Abe in 1804, then married Thomas Lincoln in 1806, gave birth to a daughter (Sarah) in 1808, and THEN passed her illegitimate five year old as Sarah’s baby brother in 1809. Yeah, that makes sense.
I found a site that has that photo. Check it out.
(sorry about the gobbledygook address.......forgot how to post a link.)
Methinks this story was hatched over too much ‘shine. It is rural NC after all. (I am from NC so I can get away with that)
Yes, that’s the one. It’s not so much his face, but his body that so like AL. And the shape of his face, too.
Cult-like actions of the Puritans? No bias there!
Plenty of freeperes will be happy to jump on the “Lincoln is a bastard” bandwagon....
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