Almarinda (Hanks) Lind (1859 - 1888)

Born Aug 1859 in Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa, United States

Wife of Andrew King Lind — married 26 Oct 1882 in Marion County, Iowa, United States

Died 22 Apr 1888 at age 28 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

Family tradition claimed that she was related to Nancy Hanks, mother of Abraham Lincoln.^[1]

"Almarinda Hanks: Buck & Hamilton Families (Ancestry.com) Matching Person details Spouse: Andrew King Lind Father: given name surname Mother: given name surname Children: given name Birth: 1859 city, Marion, Iowa, USA Death: date date year city, District of Columbia, USA Residence: date city, Marion, Iowa, USA

1870 United States Federal Census 1870S View Image Record information. Name A Hanks Birth abt 1860 location Residence 1870 Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, USA AGE IN 1870: 10 BIRTH YEAR: 1860

1880 United States Federal Census 1880S View Image Record information. Name Rena Hanks Birth Abt 1860 Iowa Residence 1880 Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, USA AGE: 20 BIRTH DATE: Abt 1860

Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940 MARRIAGE & DIVORCE View Image Record information. Name Almarinda Hank Birth abt year location Marriage location dd mm year."

Ancestry.com link

Sources

• United States Census, 1860, Iowa, Marion County, Knoxville Township, family #348, p. 82.
• Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934, at Ancestry.com.
• Death notice, Washington Post, Apr 24, 1888.
• Tombstone inscription, Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, DC. Find A Grave: Memorial #100278217. There is a photograph of her stone.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Many of the newspaper accounts of the death of her son, Dr. John E. Lind, prominent Washington, DC. psychiatrist, mention a maternal relationship with the mother of Abraham Lincoln. Washington Post, February 22, 1944, front page. "Death in Washington," Life Magazine, March 6, 1944, pp. 87-88.