Abraham Lincoln was born Sunday, February 12, 1809, in a log cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky.
He was the son of Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and he was named for his paternal grandfather.
. Thomas Lincoln was a carpenter and farmer. Both of Abraham's parents were members of a Baptist congregation which had separated from another church due to opposition to slavery.
When Abraham was seven, the family moved to southern Indiana. Abraham had gone to school briefly in Kentucky and did so again in Indiana. He attended school with his older sister, Sarah
. In 1818 Nancy Hanks Lincoln died from milk sickness, a disease obtained from drinking the milk of cows which had grazed on poisonous white snakeroot.
As Abraham grew up, he loved to read and preferred learning to working in the fields. This led to a difficult relationship with his father who was just the opposite. Abraham was constantly borrowing books from the neighbors.
In 1830 move with his parents to illinois.
In 1832 serves as capitan.
In 1833 appointed post master of new salen.
In 1939 he is elected in illinois asambly.
In Springfield in 1839 Lincoln met Mary Todd. Three years later they were married and over the next 11 years had four children: Robert (1843-1926), Edward ("Eddie") 1846-1850, William ("Willie") 1850-1862, and Thomas ("Tad") 1853-1871. Lincoln became a successful attorney, and the family bought a home at the corner of Eighth and Jackson in 1844.
In 1946 he is elected to the house representative.
In 1881 he is selected as president on march 4.
In 1884 he is renominate as president.
In april 3 1865 he is shot by john wilkes his tomb is in springfield illinois.
bibliography: new standar enciclopedia vcolume 10 standar educational corporation chicago, pages l236 to l249. and home att. net /jorton lincoln77.html
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