Lincoln was from a small town in Hardin county, Kentucky. His parents were Nancy and Thomas Lincoln. His father at one time had been a very wealthy man that had two 600 arcer farms. However he lost his money due to faulty property titles. He and his wife, Nancy, then moved to Kentucky. Lincoln was born in 1809. He grew up in a one room log cabin and did much work at the farm.
Lincoln only had about one years worth of formal education. He was mostly self-taught, he was an avivd reader. If there was a new book in his village he read it. In fact he even, taught himself law and became a lawyer. He was a lawyer for over 20 years. Lincoln had a way with words but once said, "I am not an accomplised lawyer". He was very humble, indeed. At one point in time he was in a milita and served as a captain. He had a wife, Mary and they had a son named Tad.
In 1847-1849 Lincoln became a House of Representitives member. Lincoln became the 16th president on March 4 1861. The voter turnout in his favor was over 80%! Some think he was one of the best presidents. In honor of him he is on the five dollar bill and the penny On April 15 1865 he was assassinated. His assassians name, John Wilks Booth a man who bitterly apposed Linocln and his ideas. Booth shoot him in the head at Fords theater and jabed his attendant in the arm with a knive. Then he jumped off the balcony breaking his leg and escapes only to be caught later. This was the first assassination of a president. Some people think that it was because his stance on slavery that he was killed. Lincoln was a truley great an honorable man.
Lincoln only had about one years worth of formal education. He was mostly self-taught, he was an avivd reader. If there was a new book in his village he read it. In fact he even, taught himself law and became a lawyer. He was a lawyer for over 20 years. Lincoln had a way with words but once said, "I am not an accomplised lawyer". He was very humble, indeed. At one point in time he was in a milita and served as a captain. He had a wife, Mary and they had a son named Tad.
In 1847-1849 Lincoln became a House of Representitives member. Lincoln became the 16th president on March 4 1861. The voter turnout in his favor was over 80%! Some think he was one of the best presidents. In honor of him he is on the five dollar bill and the penny On April 15 1865 he was assassinated. His assassians name, John Wilks Booth a man who bitterly apposed Linocln and his ideas. Booth shoot him in the head at Fords theater and jabed his attendant in the arm with a knive. Then he jumped off the balcony breaking his leg and escapes only to be caught later. This was the first assassination of a president. Some people think that it was because his stance on slavery that he was killed. Lincoln was a truley great an honorable man.