Birth.--His father and mother.--History of Thomas Lincoln and his family a necessary part of Abraham Lincoln's biography.--Thomas Lincoln's ancestors.--Members of the family remaining in Virginia.--Birth of Thomas Lincoln.--Removal to Kentucky.--Life in the Wilderness.--Lincolns settle in Mercer County.--Thomas Lincoln's father shot by Indians.--Widow and family remove to Washington County.--Thomas poor.--Wanders into Breckinridge County.--Goes to Hardin County.--Works at the carpenter's trade.--Cannot read or write.--Personal appearance.--Called "Linckhom," or "Linckhera."--Thomas Lincoln as a carpenter.--Marries Nancy Hanks.--Previously courted Sally Bush.--Character of Sally Bush.--The pe…
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