The Lincoln Birthday Association and its founder, 1917 Feb. 12.

Buffalo Historical Society (N.Y.).

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Lincoln Birthday Association (Buffalo, N.Y.).

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Francis, Julius E. (Julius Edward), 1822-1881.

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Born in Wethersfield, Conn. in 1822; moved to Buffalo in 1835. In 1839, with partner Charles Coleman, Francis started a drug business at 348 Main St. He collected artifacts and documents of the Civil War and of Abraham Lincoln which were placed in memorial cases and later donated to the Buffalo Historical Society, and led a campaign to establish February 12 as a legal holiday. To this end, he organized the Lincoln Birthday Association in 1876. From the description of Autobiographical...

Danforth, Frank L., 1862-1929.

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Born 18 Aug. 1862; son of Frederick L. Danforth, president of the Buffalo Commercial Bank. Frank L. Danforth was founder and president of a real estate business, Frank L. Danforth Co. From the description of The Lincoln Birthday Association and its founder, 1917 Feb. 12. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 184739301 ...