Part one of term paper
was born on February 12,1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. He grew up with his older sister, Sarah. His father, Thomas, had died. He was a very skilled carpen-ter, but little was known about his mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Lincoln's life near Little Pigeon Creek was not easy for him and his family. Abraham was raised to work on a farm. Ou ...

Part two of term paper
... "was a good and kind mother". In 1830, Abraham left India and moved on to Illinois. Lincoln tried various occupations and served briefly in the Black Hawk War. Lincoln lost in 1832 as an Illinois legislator. Two years later he made it as a Whig. As a Whig, he supported the Second Bank of the United States (The Illinois State Bank). Abraham later married on November 4,1842. He married Mary Todd. They were married for sixty-four years. In those sixty-four years, they had four c ...