The Life and Death of Orilla Lincoln Ellis
This was originally published in GenTales on Medium, Nov. 29, 2023. Click here to read it on Medium.
I’ve been working on expanding on the Lincoln chapter from My Lineage from the Roots Up, vol. 1. This process has included the children and grandchildren of my Lincoln ancestors’ siblings. In this endeavor I’ve found no shortage of tragic stories, but that of Orilla Lincoln — poverty, loss, and a lack of freedom to choose her own path — struck a chord.