From: KyArchives Sent: Friday, September 22, 2017 5:56 PM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Weisenburg.Emma.Hanks.1961.Breckinridge.OBIT Emma HANKS WEISENBURG February 23, 1961 Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries Breckinridge County Herald-News, Friday, February 24, 1961 OBITUARY Mrs. Emma HANKS WEISENBURG, age 88, died Monday, February 23, 1961 at her residence in Cloverport, Ky (Breckinridge County), having been ill since August, when she suffered a stroke. She was the daughter of William B. and Maggie HANKS, and was born in Breckinridge County. She was a member of the Cloverport Baptist Church. Mrs. WEISENBURG was a direct descendant of Abraham Lincoln, and received many honors during the Lincoln Sesquicentennial celebration in Cloverport in October 1958. She is survived by: one son: Walter WEISENBURG, a World War I Veteran, now residing in the Old Soldier's Home in Dayton, Ohio (Montgomery County) one daughter: Mrs. Eda NOBLE of Cloverport, Ky a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral services were held on Wednesday from the Cloverport Baptist Church with the Dhonau Funeral Home in charge of arrangements, and burial was in Cloverport Cemetery. Submitted by: Peggy Russell meemawpeg7@gmail.com Additional Comments: Breckinridge County Cemeteries, volume one, published in 1991: Cloverport Cemetery, Cloverport, Ky WEISENBURG, Emma HANKS 22 Mar 1873 -- 23 Feb 1961 "MOTHER" WEISENBURG, John B. 23 Mar 1864 -- 23 Apr 1943 "FATHER" WEISENBURG, Joe 17 Dec 1858 -- 12 Mar 1939 The only three burials with tombstones with the WEISENBURG SURNAME in Volume 1 cemetery book. Peggy Russell This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/