Family life of abe lincoln
Family life of abe lincoln and john
Family life of abe lincoln and elizabeth.
Abraham Lincoln came from the humblest of beginnings. His wife Mary Todd hailed from a wealthy clan. Their lives together were marked by personal tragedy.
Lincoln’s mother, sister and three of his sons died young.
Family life of abe lincoln
Losing the boys crushed Lincoln and Mary, who also lost two half-brothers and a brother-in-law during the Civil War. Here’s a look at Lincoln’s family, Mary’s Confederate relatives and tragedies that wracked the family:
Father: Thomas ()
Thomas Lincoln, a homesteading farmer and sometime cabinet maker, chose to raise his family on the harsh Midwest frontier.
A stern father who was likely illiterate, Thomas never fully understood Abraham’s desire to further his education and reprimanded his son for reading instead of tending to chores.
Thomas never met his daughter-in-law, Mary Todd, or his grandchildren.
Abraham, busy with work and a sick wife, did not travel to attend his funeral.
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