Excerpt from Thomas Lincoln Family: Grandparents, Abraham; Excerpts From Newspapers and Other Sources It appears from the investigator's findings that when the first Abraham Lincoln fell mortally wounded his son Mordecai ran to the house and pro cured a rifle, while Jo'siah, another son, ran to a nearby fort to obtain aid. Thomas, who later was to become the emancipator's father, and then a boy 9 years old, remained with his father.' According to the findings, an Indian seized Thomas and was about to scalp him when Mordecai returned and killed the savage. 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.