Biography Of Abraham Lincoln
1809
On the stormy morning of Sunday, February 12, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, wife of Thomas, gave birth to a boy. He was born on a bed of poles covered with corn husks. The baby was named Abraham after his grandfather. The birth took place in the Lincolns' rough-hewn cabin on Nolin Creek near Hodgenville, Kentucky. (The picture to the right depicts a reassembled replica of the cabin purported to be Lincoln's birthplace.) Thomas Lincoln was an uneducated carpenter and a farmer. Nancy Lincoln had little or no schooling and could not write.
1811-1812
In 1811 the Lincolns moved to a farm on Knob Creek which was also near Hodgenville.
In 1811 or 1812 (possibly as late as 1815) Abraham's younger brother, Thomas, died in infancy.
1815
Abraham spent a short amount of time in a log schoolhouse. He began to learn his ABC's from a teacher named Zachariah Riney. He attended school with his sister, Sarah. Sarah had dark hair and gray eyes, and she was two years older than Abraham.......
View the rest of this paper...
Approximate Word Count: 2892
Approximate Pages: 12 (250 words per double-spaced page)
Why should you join Frat Files?
- - It's safe, secure, and private.
- - Instant access to over 100,000 papers. New papers are added hourly.
- - Fast and reliable customer support.
Similar Essays
-
Biography Of Abraham Lincoln
biography of abraham lincoln. 1809 On the stormy morning of Sunday, February
12, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, wife of Thomas, gave birth to a boy. ... -
Abraham Lincoln: Biography
... Abraham Lincoln: Biography Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United
States, was very important to the past history of our country. ... -
Abraham Lincoln: Biography
... Abraham Lincoln: Biography Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United
States, was very important to the past history of our country. ... -
Carl Sandburg
... His best known work is the biography of Abraham Lincoln. ... The Biography of Abraham
Lincoln, one of his best Morgan 4 works, was written in the 1920-1930s. ... -
Abraham Lincoln And Calamity Jane
... One must remember that The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln is a biography, and Life
and Adventures of Calamity Jane, By Herself is an autobiography. ...
Frat Files
Members
Information
