Thomas Lincoln and Charleston Illinois plus Abe's Mother

This is the Courthouse in Charleston, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln practiced law in a Court House that sat on this same site. It was a part of the 8th Circuit court. (Most of the pictures on this page are thumbnails)

Below Abraham Lincoln's Father's Home near Charleston
	Sign at Left talks about Riot in 1864

The Cabin on the left is sometimes called a saddle bag cabin. With the fireplace in the center. The small building on the right could have been a smoke house.
Fireplace is below

This barn below was moved here to show the workmanship of the period. The bottom of this structure was made by men who used one method of notching logs. A second crew used another method and then a third used a different way to notch logs to finish

The Picture at the left is a double exposure taken by Living Historian Ralph Borror in 1998. The grave markers at right were placed on the graves a few years ago. The old stones were moved to the back of the cemetery because they were weathered

Abe's step mother lived the last years of her life in this house with her daughter. President elect Lincoln came to visit her for the last time in January 31 of 1861. Abe and Mary returned to Springfield that night. Abe left for Washington the next day.