This is the type of home
commonly found in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky where
Lincoln lived when he was a
child and as a young adult.
Other
pictures of Lincoln Homes can be found here.
Abe Lincoln was born in 1809, in Hodgenville, Kentucky. He was born
into a family that consisted of his father, his mother Nancy Lincoln, and
his sister Sarah Lincoln. His father met Nancy Hawks in 1806.
A year later, in 1807 they had a baby girl, and they named her Sarah.
When Abe was nine years old, his mother died in 1818; his sister was eleven.
A year later in 1819 He went to Kentucky to find a wife. He met Sarah
Bush Johnston, a widow, who had three children of her own. Their ages were
twelve, eight, and five. Sarah and Abe’s father married the same year.
Sarah was a wonderful mother and took Sarah and Abe into her arms right
away. Abe was a fast learner and loved to read. At age sixteen
he was one of the best runners and wrestlers around. When he was
eighteen, Abe’s sister Sarah died while giving birth to her first child.
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