Over two hundred years ago, a little boy was born, his name was Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 (Encyclopedia). He was born in Kentucky in a place called Hardin County (Biography). Nancy Hanks and Thomas Lincoln were his parents (Biography). Lincoln was not the only child his parents had.Fig. 1. Log CabinLincoln had two siblings, an older sister and a younger brother; their names were Sarah and Thomas (Biography). The Lincoln family nicknamed Sarah Sally (Biography). Unfortunately, Thomas died as a baby (Biography). Their father was a pioneer and was well liked in the community (Biography). In 1817, the family moved to Indiana because of a "land dispute" (Biography). After the move, the family faced terrible difficulties. Lincoln was nine years old when his mother died; a few months later, his father married a widow named Sarah Bush Johnston. Sarah Johnston had three children of her own. Sarah was a kind person and treated the Lincoln children well. “In March, 1830, the family again emigrated, this time to Macon County, Illinois” (Biography). He was twenty-two years old when he moved to Illinois with his family and then decided to make a living (Biography). Burnham 2Lincoln was a large, strong man and began by chopping wood to make a living (Biography). “Strange can mean strange or quirky, and Lincoln was certainly that” (Von Drehle). While his family was in Coles County, he went to New Salem, Illinois (Biography). After going to New Salem, he worked in a series of jobs that usually kept him busy (Biography). Lincoln married on November 4, 1842, Mary Todd, the lady he had fallen hopelessly in love with (Donald, 93). The first time Lincoln proposed to Mary, she said yes, then cha...... middle of paper ......, Abraham: log cabin exterior, replica of birthplace. Photograph. Britannica Online for Kids. Internet. March 3, 2014.Abraham Lincoln. Nd Photography. Google image result for Http://jencarey.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/abrahamlincoln-zoom.jpb. April 17, 2011. The web. February 10, 2014Donald, David Herbert. Lincoln. New York: Simon & Schuster Rockefeller Center, 1995. Print. Dwyer, John J. “Abraham Lincoln, Father-in-Law of Our Country.” New American (08856540) 28.23 (2012): 31. Complete MAS. Internet. February 10, 2014. Lincoln, Abraham. “President Abraham Lincoln’s Last Public Address.” President Abraham Lincoln's final public speech (2009): 1. MAS. Complete. Internet. February 10, 2014. Ojeda, Auriana, ed. The Civil War 1850-1895. Flight. 5. Np American History by Era. : Bonnie Szumski, 2003. Print. VON DREHLE, DAVID. “Lincoln to the rescue.” Time 180.19 (2012): 30. MAS completed. Internet. February 10. 2014.