Abraham Lincoln's Teacher - N. of Huntsville, IL
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YoSam.
N 40° 13.515 W 090° 51.627
15T E 682036 N 4454953
Short history, and tomb, of man who once taught Lincoln.
Waymark Code: WM38CM
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2008
Views: 10
Marker Erected by: The Illinois State Historical Society.
Tomb Marker Erected by: N.S. U.S.D., 1812.
Tomb Built By:Logan Settles with stone from Lincoln's Tomb, 1932.
Tomb reBuilt By: Boy Scouts.
Marker Text:
Azel Waters Dorsey, 1784-1858. Teacher of Abraham Lincoln. Is buried on the King Farm one mile south of Huntsville. Dorsey taught a "Blab School" in Spencer County, Indiana which young Lincoln attended for six months in 1824. He moved to Schuyler County, Illinois in 1828 where he taught school.
Tomb Text:In Memory of Azel Dorsey school teacher of Abraham Lincoln, 1826.
In Honor of Service in the War of 1812, Azel Waters Dorsey.
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