age ~60
from Glade Hill, VA
…Nancy's marriage bond was signed by Richard Berry, Jr. who identified himself as her guardian.[3][8] Per Warren, "The title had no legal significance, Berry having never been so appointed, and Nancy Hanks was then of age. But of him to call himself 'guardian' was a courtesy customary under s...
…In October 1818, Nancy Hanks Lincoln contracted milk sickness by drinking milk of a cow that had eaten the white snakeroot plant. There was no cure for the poison and on October 5, 1818, Nancy died.[28][29][nb 5]…