Reading material was in short supply in the Indiana wilderness. It was while growing into manhood that Lincoln received his formal education - an estimated total of 18 months - a few days or weeks at a time. Though both his parents were most likely illiterate, Thomas’ new wife Sarah encouraged Lincoln to read. Lincoln’s father was eventually able to buy the land. In Indiana, the family "squatted" on public land to scrap out a living in a crude shelter, hunting game and farming a small plot. The Lincolns were forced to move from Lincoln’s birthplace of Kentucky to Perry County, Indiana, due to a land dispute in 1817. She was a strong and affectionate woman with whom Lincoln quickly bonded.
In December 1819, just over a year after his mother’s death, Lincoln’s father Thomas married Sarah Bush Johnston, a Kentucky widow with three children of her own. The event was devastating to him, and young Lincolngrew more alienated from his father and quietly resented the hard work placed on him at an early age. When young Lincoln was nine years old, his mother died of tremetol (milk sickness) at age 34, on October 5, 1818. The couple had two other children: Lincoln's older sister Sarah and younger brother Thomas, who died in infancy. Thomas was a strong and determined pioneer who found a moderate level of prosperity and was well respected in the community. Lincoln was born to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Lincoln's distinctively humane personality and incredible impact on the nation have endowed him with an enduring legacy.
His eloquent support of democracy and insistence that the Union was worth saving embody the ideals of self-government that all nations strive to achieve.
Lincoln was assassinated at a time when his country needed him to complete the great task of reunifying the nation. His rise from humble beginnings to achieving the highest office in the land is a remarkable story. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States and is regarded as one of America's greatest heroes due to his role as savior of the Union and emancipator of enslaved people.
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