Research · Person profile
Nancy Hanks Hall
6× great-grandmother of Michael
- Surname line
- Hanks / Hall
- Living status
- Deceased
- Evidence
- supported
Events
No dated event is published for this person.
Relationships
Parents
- Joseph Hanks supported
- On the tree
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- Ann Lee supported
- On the tree
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Partners
- Levi Hall supported
- On the tree
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Children
- Mahala Hall Beams supported
- On the tree
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Claim ledger
Every exported claim about this person: what it says, how strong its best source is (tier 1 = original record image, 5 = unsourced lead), its review state, and the sources that carry it. Source links open the workings page for that citation.
| Claim | Predicate | Summary | Status | Tier | Review | Sources |
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claim:nancy-hanks-hall:name:1 | name | Nancy Hanks Hall Wilson and Davis identify Nancy Hanks Hall as Mahala's mother. Genetic Lincoln's mtDNA study places Nancy Hall, Mary Friend and Lucy Hanks in the same Ann Lee Hanks maternal line, supporting Nancy as another daughter of Joseph Hanks and Ann Lee while preserving the documentary caveat. | supported | 3 · compiled-genealogy | accepted |
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claim:nancy-hanks-hall:living-status:1 | living-status | deceased Historical-generation placement in the cited reconstruction establishes that Nancy is deceased. | supported | 3 · compiled-genealogy | accepted |
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claim:nancy-hanks-hall:parent-of:1 | parent-of | parent-of Mahala Hall Beams The Wilson/Davis appendix in Herndon's Informants lists Mahala among Nancy Hanks Hall and Levi Hall's children. This is strong compiled historical research, not an independently inspected vital record. | supported | 3 · compiled-genealogy | accepted |
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Conflicts and open questions
Question
question:paul-fleenor:parentage(open)Which original record images can independently confirm the newly indexed Fleenor-to-Hanks chain? Authenticated indexes now name Otis Fleenor and Anna Smith as Paul Theodore Fleenor's parents, Dollie Despain and John Henderson Smith as Anna's parents, Martha Beans and Milton Despain as Dollie's parents, and Mahala Hall and William Beams as Martha's parents. Wilson/Davis and Genetic Lincoln research continue the line through Nancy Hanks Hall to Joseph Hanks and Ann Lee. The old Nancy Hanks DeSpain → Dollie route is superseded, not part of this path.
Next: Open and archive the underlying Iowa record images for the four FamilySearch indexes, identify the exact 1850 Beams household schedule, and seek probate, Bible, or civil evidence naming Mahala as Nancy Hanks Hall's daughter. Until those checks are complete, publish the resulting relationship to Abraham Lincoln as likely second cousins six times removed and strongly supported research—not a fully confirmed pedigree.
claim:otis-fleenor:parent-of:1confirmed Otis Oscar Fleenor: parent-of Paul T. Fleenorclaim:anna-smith-fleenor:parent-of:1confirmed Anna Velora Smith Fleenor: parent-of Paul T. Fleenorclaim:john-smith:parent-of:1confirmed John Henderson Smith: parent-of Anna Velora Smith Fleenorclaim:dolly-despain-smith:parent-of:1confirmed Dollie Despain Smith: parent-of Anna Velora Smith Fleenorclaim:milton-despain:parent-of:1confirmed Milton Despain: parent-of Dollie Despain Smithclaim:martha-beames:parent-of:1confirmed Martha Ann Beames: parent-of Dollie Despain Smithclaim:william-beams:parent-of:1confirmed William Beams: parent-of Martha Ann Beamesclaim:mahala-hall:parent-of:1confirmed Mahala Hall Beams: parent-of Martha Ann Beamesclaim:levi-hall:parent-of:1supported Levi Hall: parent-of Mahala Hall Beamsclaim:nancy-hanks-hall:parent-of:1supported Nancy Hanks Hall: parent-of Mahala Hall Beamsclaim:joseph-hanks:parent-of:3supported Joseph Hanks: parent-of Nancy Hanks Hallclaim:ann-lee:parent-of:3supported Ann Lee: parent-of Nancy Hanks Hall
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