A brief introduction to Lincoln's father

Lincoln's parents are descendants of English immigrants. They live by farming and hunting. 18 16, the Lincoln family moved to southwest Indiana to reclaim land for a living. Lincoln's mother died at the age of nine.

A year later, my father married a widow Stepmother is kind and hardworking, and regards the children of her ex-wife as her own. Lincoln also loved his stepmother, and the family lived in harmony and happiness. Because of his poor family, Lincoln didn't get a good education. In order to support his family, Lincoln worked as a ferryman, plantation worker, shop assistant and carpenter on the Ohio River in his teens. /kloc-at the age of 0/8, Lincoln, a tall man, was employed by a ship owner and sailed thousands of miles along the Ohio River with others.

This is his first time in a city with a population of 40,000. During the trip, Lincoln witnessed the inhuman treatment suffered by black slaves. He said to his partner, "When I have a chance to crack down on slavery, I must smash it completely!" " "1830, the Lincoln family moved to Illinois to settle down. Here, Lincoln began to live independently and was drafted into the army in 1832. Lincoln was a soldier for a short time. After retirement, local residents elected Lincoln, who was keen on official activities, as a candidate for the state legislature, but his first election was unsuccessful.

After becoming president, he was insulted because he was the son of a shoemaker. One of his men wrote "idiot" on the note and handed it to Lincoln. Lincoln was not angry after reading it, but said humorously, "We only write the text here, and it is anonymous. And this person only wrote the name, not the text. "

Lincoln was a great president who was born in poverty.