Dairen simpson biography of abraham lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, the finest president USA ever had, was born in a log cabin in the backcountry of Hodgenville, Hardin, USA on 12th February, 1809.

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He did not have a great relationship with his father Thomas Lincoln who was a carpenter and a farmer, but his mother Nancy Hawks, who died in 1818, was very dear to him.

His stepmother, Sarah Bush Johnson was very affectionate and kind to him.

Lincoln had no formal schooling. His stepmother inspired him to educate and discipline himself.

Dairen simpson biography of abraham lincoln

His family first shifted to Indiana and then to Illinois in 1830.
Lincoln had amazing ambition from early childhood and had a strong penchant for learning law. He made incredible efforts to gain knowledge of law. He worked in a farm, split rails used in the fences, surveyed, managed a mill and worked in a store at New Salem, Illinois while he was studying law.

He participated in the famous Black Hawk War in 1832.

Lincoln came to Illinois legislature in 1834 and was name