A central Illinois family is rebuilding after a tree that traces back to Abraham Lincoln's funeral fell onto their Civil War-era home. According to local historian John Alexander, the town of ...

As a tree may be known by its fruits ... Originally of Quaker origin and of Pennsylvanian breed, the Lincoln family were settled in Virginia when Abraham, the grandfather of the President ...

Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth, yet simple to describe: he confronted the secession of the South and the dissolution of the Union with all the political ...

Abraham Lincoln grew up on the American frontier. Born in a log cabin in the wilderness of Kentucky on February 12, 1809, Lincoln moved to Indiana with his family when he was seven. The 14 years ...

“ [We have] a little more than nine acres here on this former plantation that initially was started in 1800 by Jacob Lincoln the great uncle of President Abraham Lincoln.”, said Bixler. When she and ...