Excerpt from The Man Who Married Lincoln's Parents: Delivered at the Dedication of a Monument at the Grave of Rev. Jesse Head and Jane Ramsey Head, His Wife, in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Thursday, November 2, 1922 Far greater, however, is my obligation to Miss Mary A. Stephenson, whose prolonged and diligent search, in which she has been assisted by her sister, Miss Martha, has resulted in the recovery of virtually the whole his tory of Jesse Head, from 1810 to 1842; for in the former year, he removed from Washington county to Mercer and here in Harrodsburg he spent the last thirty-two years of his life. But for the labor of Miss Stephenson we should not be holding this celebration. Here Jesse Head's widow remained after his death until she also died. Their bodies at first were buried in the garden of his own home, but later were removed to this cemetery, where today we are erecting this memorial. It had been my hope that Miss Stephenson would consent to give to us today an account of the life and work of Jesse Head, particularly that part which he spent in Harrodsburg. She has declined this suggestion and I will not attempt to do what I hope she will yet do over her own signature. Let me, however, briefly outline the life of the man, whose grave we today are marking. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.