Lookng for parents of Rebecca Hilliard (1876-1949) m. Orville Long (1875) Ind.She may b Lincoln/Hanks relation

Question

I've been told Rebecca Hilliard is a second cousin to Nancy Hanks (wasn't she Pres. Lincoln's wife?) So I need Rebecca's parents to start on the search. If you can help me in anyway and lead me to proof of Rebecca being 2nd cousin, I'd appreciate it! First correct answer gets 10 points

I've run into a lot of African American Rebecca Hilliards, but (ours) she's White. Don't get mixed up. I have been getting all the wrong ones.

Answer 1

1920; Census Place: Jackson, Fayette, Indiana; Roll: T625_432; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 674.

Name: Rebecca Long
Home in 1920: Jackson, Fayette, Indiana
Age: 43 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's name: Orvel
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Female
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 674

Household Members: Name Age
Orvel Long 45
Rebecca Long 43
Alfred Long 17
Pearl Long 15
Jennie Long 13
Ruby Long 11
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In 1930 she's in Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, widowed.
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That makes this look like her:

John Hillard 33
Cathrine Hillard 26
Elizabeth Hillard 10
Frankie A. Hillard 9
Eliza C. Hillard 7
James W. Hillard 6
Rebecca J. Hillard 4
Maggie L. Hillard 3
Nancy B. Hillard 5M
Sarah T. Clark 17

1880; Census Place: Posey, Madison, Kentucky; Roll: T9_431; Family History Film: 1254431; Page: 548.1000; Enumeration District: 78; Image: 0408.

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But - it is a clue, not proof. You might go to a FHC and hunt the happy couple down in the 1900 and 1910 census, with more spelling variations than I had time for. You might find a father-in-law or mother-in-law living with "Orvel" and Rebecca.
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Brushing up on your history, Nancy Hanks was the woman Lincoln loved, but he married Mary Todd. Someone famous wrote a poem about it. I have forgotten is Nancy died young or her dad thoght Abe had no prospects.

Answer 2

www.ancestry.com--Taflinger Family Tree
Rebecca Hilliard
Born: 1876
Kentucky
Died: 1949

www.ancestry.com--Risch family tree

Nancy Hanks
Born: 5 Feb 1783/1784
Amelia, Campbell, Kentucky
Died: 5 Oct 1818
Gentryville, , Indiana

Spouse: Thomas Lincoln
Born: 5 Jan 1778
Linville Creek, Augusta, Virginia
Died: 17 Jan 1851
Goose Nest Prairie, Coles, Illinois

Children
Sarah Lincoln (Born: 1807)
Nancy Lincoln (Born: 1808)
Abraham Lincoln (Born: 1809) --16th President
Thomas Lincoln (Born: 1812)
Amarintha Martha Lincoln (Born: 1822)
Lucy Lincoln (Born: 1824)

www.geocities.com/marianapolis99/sturgill.htm

There's a lengthy story about Nancy Hanks here. It mentions how she went to live with her UNCLE JAMES HANKS, after her parents died in the 1780's. As you can see from above, she was the MOTHER of President Lincoln (his wife was MARY TODD). For Rebecca to be her second cousin, one of James' daughters would have had to marry someone named Hilliard (unless I copied down the wrong one, none of this James' daughters married a Hilliard unless it was a second husband that is not listed).
Nancy would have been FIRST COUSINS to James' children because he and her father were brothers. James' GRANDCHILDREN would be her second cousins,