Abraham Lincoln, also nicknamed Honest Abe, was born on February 12, 1809 in a log cabin lo-cated in Hardin County, Kentucky. His parents were Thomas Lincoln and Nancy hanks Lincoln. They eventually moved to Indiana where they worked. When Lincoln was only nine years old his mother passed away of tremetone, also known as milk sickness. Abraham and his father ended up growing farther apart and he resented the hard work placed on him at an early age. Just a year after the death of his mother, he married Sarah Bush Johnston, who was a widow with three children. Sarah encouraged Lincoln to read and because of that, he was able to receive his formal education in just 18 months. As time went on and Lincoln grew older, times changed and so did the place where he and his family lived. …show more content…
It was at this point that Abe decided he was man enough at 22 years of age to live on his own. Abe now needed to work and make a living for himself, so he went into a laborious job. He became a lumber jack swinging an ax, cutting down trees for fencing, firewood and various other things. As time moved forward Lincoln moved to another destination to call his home. This wasn't a large but a rather small town called New Salem, Illinois. Here Abe work in a shop he maintained, was a postmaster,and then when time had past enough he became the owner of the general store. This was a turning point in Lincoln’s life, Abe was forced to have a lot of social interaction with a majority of the local and traveling public who came through the small town. This is where he learned the ability of talking and telling tails that drew people in and made him well know for his
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky. He moved between Kentucky and Indiana a little bit with his family and also traveled with his friend when he was old enough to do so. In 1831 he settled down in New Salem where he lived for 6 years, until he moved to Springfield, Illinois. He was a member of the Whig party, where under the guise of John T. Stuart, he studied law, obtaining licensure in 1836, and a year later became Stuart’s partner. He was successfully part of the Springfield legislature and when he retired, had a successful law practice. He also served one term in Congress but after that term was done, he was so discouraged by the embarrassing political reputation he’d created for himself in his opposition of the
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky in a one-room log cabin. He was the second son of Thomas and Nancy Lincoln. Here is Krayton Schnepf on the scene…..We are having some technical difficulties and will try reaching her again in a second.So heres so more information. When Abe was
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in Hardin County. Kentucky. He comes from a family that was neither wealthy of well recognized. Despite this, he had a longing for knowledge and worked very hard to be successful in his studies. His determination led him to become a self-trained lawyer who worked for the Illinois court circuit. Many people that worked around him witnessed his determination and capacity for hard work. Lincoln became a respected member of the Illinois legal circuit and his reputation gained him the nickname “Honest Abe.” As a lawyer, Lincoln developed the ability to thick quickly and debate on public issues, which encouraged him to begin his life in politics. In the year 1847, Lincoln
February 12, 1809 was the day Lincoln took his first breath. He lived the first years of his life inside a single room log cabin in Hodgenville, Kentucky. His parents were Nancy Hanks Lincoln and Thomas Lincoln. He had two biological siblings: Sarah, his older sister, and Thomas, his younger brother, who tragically died in infancy. His family moved to Perry County Indiana in 1817. Abraham’s mother died when he was only nine, which affected him greatly. His father remarried to Sarah Bush Johnson, a widow who had three children of her own. Sarah and Abraham bonded quickly as she encouraged him to read as much as he could. He fell in love with reading because of his interest in acquiring knowledge. He only attended a proper school for about 18 months so he could get a formal education. Lincoln’s family moved once again to Macon County, Illinois, in March, 1830, and then again to Coles County shortly
On February twelfth 1809 Abraham Lincoln was born in a homey log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Lincolns father could be described as a strongly determined pioneer1, who was well respected to his peers. Lincolns mother had a harder time finding work in the community, as did many women at this time. Lincoln was the middle child with an older sister Sarah and a younger brother Thomas who died as an infant. The Lincoln family soon moved after Abrahams birth to Perry County, Indiana in 1817. A year after moving to Indiana Abrahams mother died of tremetol, she was only thirty-four years old. The loss of Abrahams mother led him to resent his father for the hard work that he placed upon him. Only a year after the down spiral of the Lincoln family, Lincolns
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), also known as “Honest Abe,” was one of many influential presidents in the United States. From his leadership during the civil war to his process of abolishing slavery and help towards making it illegal, he is regarded as one of the greatest presidents. Credited as leading the Union through the Civil War and winning it. Lincoln abolished slavery and was even a supporter of the Thirteenth Amendment, which was the precursor of the Civil Rights Movement.
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12,1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Lincoln had a brother and a sister, but his brother died during birth. His mom was Nancy Hawk and father was Thomas Lincoln. When Lincoln was nine years old, his mother had passed away due to milk sickness. Lincoln had very little education due to where he lived. When Lincoln moved to Illinois,
Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809, in a small log home in Hardin County, Kentucky. (The White House) His parents, Nancy Lincoln and Father Thomas Lincoln were both hard working and well respected people in the community. (Abraham Lincoln Biography) Abraham also had two siblings, an older
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in a log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky to Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. The family was forced to move to Perry County, Indiana in 1816 over a land dispute. When Lincoln was 9 years old, his mother died of tremetol (a milk sickness) at the age of 34. His formal schooling was limited to three brief periods in school for about eighteen months. There was little reading material in the wilderness, so Lincoln would sometimes walk for miles to borrow a book. In 1830, he moved to Macon County, Illinois where he worked on a riverboat hauling freight down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. He then settled down in Salem, Illinois where he worked as a postmaster and a shopkeeper.
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky(1). Lincoln grew up with his two parents, Thomas and Nancy Lincoln, and one sibling, Sarah(1). In December 1819 Abraham’s mother passed away and only about a year after, Thomas Lincoln married Sarah Bush Johnston, whom Abraham bonded with quickly. (1) As Abraham grew up, he met a high spirited woman from Kentucky, named Mary Todd, who he married to and had four children
Abraham Lincoln, also known as Abe or Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Sinking Spring Farm in Hardin County, Kentucky. Lincoln 's father, Thomas chose Abraham to be his name after his father, who migrated from Norfolk, England to Hingham, Massachusetts, in 1638. His parents, Thomas Nancy Hanks decided to get married June 12, 1806. They had a total of three children, Sarah, Abraham and Thomas, making Abe their middle child. Out of their three children, Thomas their youngest one died in infancy.His first time moving was to a farm in Knob Creek. At a very young age, Abraham was put to work and was raised at the rules his father set. Although he was always put to work you could tell he had no desire to do so. Abraham didnt want to be like his father, which he only had so little educatuion, and could barely knwo how to write his name.At the age of six Abraham begins to learn his letters thanks to a slave -owning Catholoic church which he would have to walk two miles each time he chose to attend.Thanks to his determination he soon begins to learn to write his name and later on count. His desire to better himself was due to
Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky. His father was Thomas Lincoln a farmer and a carpenter and his mother was Nancy Hands and they were married on June 12, 1806. Lincoln had one sister named Sara and a brother Thomas, who died as an infant. In 1816, a lawsuit stating Thomas and Nancy did not have title to the farm in Kentucky and the family moved to an impoverished area in Indiana. The family squatted on public land, built a cabin and finally was able to purchase the land the cabin was built on. Lincoln helped work the land, planted crops, hunted and fished for the family’s food source.
On February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was born in a log in Hodgenville, Kentucky. His parents, Thomas and Nancy Lincoln, were farmers. In 1816, his family decide to move to Indiana. Abe’s mom died in 1818 from milk sickness. Struggling to take of his family, his dad married Sarah Bush Johnston. Abe spent of his childhood working at the family farmer and went to school for less than a year. Later in 1830, he moved to New Salem and started studying law books. After he was done studying he became a lawyer in 1836. In 1842, he married
Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky in a small log cabin to Thomas Lincoln And Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Abraham had one older sister and one younger brother that died in infancy. Soon after he was born Abraham and his family moved from Kentucky to Perry County, Indiana in 1817. Here the family lived hunting game and farming a small plot. When he was 9 years old his mother died of tremetol(milk sickness). She was only 34 years old when she passed and when she did Abraham grew more and more alientated with his father and he resented the work that his father had but apon him. Abrahams father soon
Nancy Lincoln gave birth to a son in Kentucky; the year of his birth was 1809. Her son was named as Abraham Lincoln. The vicinity of Ohio River was the place where they shifted when they faced some property issues. A disease started transmitting through milk in Indiana where they lived and due to that disease Abraham's mother died in 1819. Abraham didn't get any proper education in the early stages of his life due to their inadequacy to pay for the expenses of education. Despite of lack of education, he liked to read different books whenever he had the opportunity to do so. He studied by himself and took knowledge from the books which he used to read. A disease transmitting through milk started again in 1830 and du e to this disease, he and his family shifted to Illinois. After a couple of months he got employed at a company and his task was to transport goods to New Orleans from New Salem. During these years he also learned mathematics by reading books.