He had learned these verses by heart; the tones of his mother’s voice was in them” (Abraham Lincoln; The Prairie Years). To Joshua Speed he once said, “I am profitably engaged in reading the ...
President Lincoln, regarded by historians as one of the best presidents in history, was born on this day in 1809. He is frequently invoked by Trump.
The following events occurred this week in West Virginia history: Feb. 5, 1784: Nancy Hanks, the mother of Abraham Lincoln, ...
who was Abraham Lincoln’s mother. Lucy lived to be 104 years old, and was much celebrated in Viroqua for her age and experiences. Area resident William Tenney witnessed Lincoln’s assassination.