Records, 1839-1869.

Vanhoff and Lewis. (Springfield, Ill.)

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Henry Vanhoff and Obediah Lewis bought the carriage and wagon business from their employer, Mr. Henkle in 1836. In 1854 Henry Vanhoff died and Lewis continued to run the business alone until 1869 when he retired. Always involved in city affairs, he was elected Mayor in 1874, and served only one year. Abraham Lincoln was a customer of the business. From the description of Records, 1839-1869. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 49574774 ...

Vanhoff, Henry, 1804-1854.

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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...

Lewis, Obediah, 1812-1901.

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