President Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd, needed a baby-sitter. It was April 18, 1864, and the Lincolns had planned to go to a fair in Baltimore, returning the next day.

She and her husband were thrilled, and she joked with her co-workers about the baby’s “perfect” due date — Feb. 12 — Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. When the day arrived, Hawkins went into ...

Abraham Lincoln "was illegitimate, ... Tanner, had her transported with baby Abe to Ocona Lufta, where she was then sent to live with Enloe's daughter, Nancy Enloe Thompson, ...

The Early Life of Abraham Lincoln. On February 12th, 1809, Thomas and Nancy Lincoln welcomed their second child into the ...

Baby names was perhaps one of the more unlikely arenas where Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis fought it out (New York Historical Society). Luckily for the family John survived the war and ...