Our nation’s sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln was born in what was at the time called Hardin County, Kentucky, (now La Rue County) on Sinking Spring Farm, on February 12th, 1809. Lincoln’s father was Thomas Lincoln, and his mother was named Nancy Lincoln. At the time of his birth, Lincoln’s family lived in a one room cabin that housed his father, his mother, and an older sister; Sarah.
Lincoln’s mother died of “Milk Sickness” when Abraham Lincoln was nine. His older sister died soon after, while giving birth. Lincoln’s father then married a woman named Sarah Bush Johnston. Abraham became extremely close to Sarah, and seemed to grow further apart from his father, most likely due to his father’s lack of education and accepted way of life.
Abraham Lincoln received very little formal education, and was mostly a self-taught man. He actually received approximately eighteen months of formal education from multiple teachers. His love for reading caused him to increase his knowledge as years passed. In November of 1942, Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd. She came from a very wealthy slave-holder family in Lexington, Kentucky. Although she had grown up with most daily tasks being done for her by slaves, she accepted her duties as a wife an homemaker diligently.