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Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, the second child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, in a log cabin on Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky. [2] He was a descendant of Samuel Lincoln , an Englishman who migrated from Hingham, Norfolk , to its namesake, Hingham, Massachusetts , in 1638.
In Connecticut, Missouri and Illinois, while Washington's Birthday is a federal holiday, Lincoln's Birthday is still a state holiday, falling on February 12 regardless of the day of the week. California still lists Lincoln's Birthday as a holiday, [1] but as of 2009 no longer gives State employees a paid holiday on February 12. [15]
Biographers have rejected numerous rumors about Lincoln's paternity. According to historian William E. Barton, one of these rumors began circulating in 1861 "in various forms in several sections of the South" that Lincoln's biological father was Abraham Enloe, a resident of Rutherford County, North Carolina, who died in that same year.
Workers for the State of Illinois, Sangamon County, and courts get Lincoln's birthday and Presidents Day off.
Visitors to the Lincoln Heritage Museum, 1115 Nicholson Road in Lincoln, can pick up a free cup of coffee and a cookie from 8 to 10 a.m. Monday in celebration of Lincoln's birthday.
This year some people are since it is also Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in ...
The total acreage of Knob Creek Farm is 228 acres (92 ha), of which the Lincolns lived on 30 acres (12 ha). Lincoln's father, Thomas Lincoln, leased the land by the Old Cumberland Trail (now U.S. 31E) in hopes of regaining the Sinking Spring Farm, where Lincoln was born. [6] At the Knob Creek home, Lincoln's brother, Thomas, was born and died.
Lincoln: A Photobiography is an illustrated biography of Abraham Lincoln written by Russell Freedman, and published in 1987. [1] The book won the Newbery Medal in 1988. It was the first nonfiction book to do so in 30 years.