Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-02
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

lucky on the 18th day Of February,
1909, Of poor but honest parents.
In 1880 his grandfather moved from
Virginia to Kentucky. near the place
where Daniel Boone lived. While Nv
ing in Kentucky, Abraham Lincoln's
grandfather was killed by an Indian.
Nancy Hanks, at the age OF -, mar
ried Thomas Lincoln, Abraham's IA
Their. Abraham had one sister, Sarah,
two years older than himself.
At the age of seven he was very
large and strong It was at this age
and even younger that he learned to
read and write and shoot a rife. When
Abraham was not yet five years old
wandering school teacher came there
and taught school for while. Children
from miles around came, even some
young men.
When Abraham was just a. small
boy the family moved to Indiana,
where he and his father and mother
made tent to live in. They afterward
built rude cabin that had no windows,
but they liked it better than the camp.
In the year 1918 dreadful disease
broke out and on the 5th Of October
Abraham's mother died. She told him
to remember what she had told and
taught him. One of the children also
died. After a good many months
minister finally came and preached the
funeral sermon of Abraham's mother.
The year after the death of his moth.
er was the longest period OF Abra-
hams life as he was only ten and
Sarah was IL years of age. They tried
to keep house, but failed.
One day his father went to Ken
lucky and brought back Sarah Bush,
his second wife, who had little boy
and two girls When the new mother
looked at the little children and their
ragged clothes, she felt very sorry for
them.
When there was any school the
children were sent to it. All of Abra-
ham Lincoln's school days combined
were only a year.
Once Abraham borrowed book
from a neighbor to read. One night II
rained and spoiled the book and he
had to work three days to pay for It.
There were six children in the fam
lily. After he died his stepmother said
that she could say one thing STEP
mother never could, and that was that
Abraham never said a cross word to-
her and always did what she asked
him to.
Thomas Lincoln and his family later
moved to Illinois. !
In 1881 Abraham went to New Or
leans and saw negroes chained ana
whipped. He was sad all the way
home.
He fought in the Black Hawk war.
In 1884, at the age of 25, Abraham
became a candidate for the legisla
ture
He was now done with life in the
backwoods.
In 1886 he was reelected to the leg
islature and again in 1888 and l84O:
He was married to Miss Mary Todd
in 1912. In a year or two ne QUILT
farm house where he lived seventeen
wears and then entered the white
house.
In 1887 he was chosen as repre-
sentative to congress.
At the age of 81, in the year 1850
Abraham Lincoln was chosen presi'
dent of the United States.
In April, 1861, the civil war began
In 1863 he proclaimed that all the
slaves should be free and three MIL
lion were set free.
In July, 1863, the battle Of Gettys'
burg was fought and many men were
killed.
On March 4, 1865, he was sworn into
office for the second time, before
Chief Justice Chase.
On April 9, 1865, the civil war end
ed and the nation was saved.
Mr.. Lincoln had been warned to pc.
ware of assassination, for his life nad
been threatened by letters. but ne
never needed the warning.
While sitting in private box with
his family and friends around MIN, ne
! was shot behind the ear, the bullet
entering the brain.
He was taken to house near py,
but did not speak a word after being
shot. He lived until April Is at 1922
a. m.
John Wilkes Booth, the man who
shot him, was killed in burning barn.
In a beautiful spot in the suburbs
of the city of Springfield, ILL.,, Presi-
dent Lincoln was laid to rest on April
10, 1866.
| In 1874 a monument was erected at
his grave, where it still stands.
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