Abraham Lincoln On the stormy morning of Sunday,
February 12, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, wife of Thomas, gave
birth to a boy. He was born on a bed of poles covered
with corn husks. The baby was named Abraham after his
grandfather. In 1811 the Lincolns moved to a farm on
Knob Creek which was also near Hodgenville. In 1811 or
1812, Abraham's younger brother, Thomas, died in
infancy. Abraham spent a short amount of time in a log
schoolhouse. He began to learn his ABC's from a teacher
named Zachariah Riney. He attended school with his sister,
Sarah. Late in 1816 the Lincoln family moved to southern
Indiana and settled near present day Gentryville. A cabin
was constructed near Little Pigeon Creek. It measured 16
X 18 feet, and it had one window. Abraham's mother,
Nancy, passed away on October 5th, 1818, she died of
milk sickness. In 1819, Abraham would barrow books
from his neighbors to read. In 1821 Abraham attended
school taught by James Swaney for about 4 months. Also
in......

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