what's the meaning of this quote by Abraham lincoln

'''... my parents were both born in Virginia of undistinguished families - second families, perhaps I should say. My mother, who died in my
tenth year, was of a family of the name of Hanks."

This part : of undistinguished families - second families, perhaps I should say

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what's the meaning of this quote by Abraham lincoln

'''... my parents were both born in Virginia of undistinguished families - second families, perhaps I should say. My mother, who died in my
tenth year, was of a family of the name of Hanks."

This part : of undistinguished families - second families, perhaps I should say

Trios · Answer

Undistinguished means lacking distinction; unexceptional maybe that definition will help?

roxeen · Answer

$\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}$ @Trios
Undistinguished means lacking distinction; unexceptional maybe that definition will help?
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well, after that undistinguished families he says I should better say, second-families, I read somewhere that Virginia also has first-families, because this quote is more a personal thing about his family and I wonder what that really means, it's more like low-level cortex families I guess!