Jackson-Pulaski County IL Archives Obituaries.....Lincoln, Anna R. Nee Lovelace) June 10, 1927 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karima Allison quest@insightbb.com July 5, 2006, 3:31 am Carbondale (IL) Free Press, 10 & 11 June 1927 Relative of Abe LINCOLN Died Here" Mrs. Anna LINCOLN, 85, for many years a resident of Carbondale, and widow of Louis LINCOLN, cousin of Abraham LINCOLN, the emancipator, died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George LEEMAN, after an illness of nearly seven years, during which time she was bedfast most of the time. For many years after the death of her husband, she lived alone. She is survived by three step-grandchildren, Ernest RAYNOR, Chicago; Mrs. Ralph ALLISON, Columbia; and DeWitt RAYNOR, Detroit, Mich. The funeral will probably be Sunday afternoon at the Methodist church." 11 June 1927 -- "The funeral of Mrs. Anna LINCOLN, 85, who died here Thursday night, will be held from the Carbondale funeral home at 2:30 P.M. Sunday afternoon, it was decided today upon the arrival of her grandson, E. L. RAYNOR, of Chicago, and Mrs. Ralph ALLISON, Columbia, Ill., who will be the only relatives to attend the funeral. Burial will be made at the old city cemetery on East Main Street. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/jackson/obits/l/lincoln219nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb