Abraham Lincoln took notice
when she, Mary Owens,
a blue eyed, dark haired beauty
was in New Salem in 1833; visiting.
Of course he took notice!
She was born on September 29, 1808
in Green County on the Green River,
in Greensburg,
in South Central Kentucky.
Her father, Nathaniel, a prominent
Green County pioneer and business man
became the first High Sheriff of the county
and a...
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