A B R A H A M   L I N C O L N
The Most Asked Questions
(Abraham, His Family, and the civil war)

1. Where was Abraham Lincoln Born?
   Answer In Hodgenville Kentucky in the county of Hardin, Now called Larue
2. When was he born?
   Answer On a cold winter day February 12, 1809
3. Who where his parents?
   Answer His father's name was Thomas Lincoln and his mother's was Nancy Hanks Lincoln who died when "ABE" was nine. Thomas married soon after to Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln
4. How long did Abraham attend school?
   Answer  He went to school for several years and attended for about 180 days in total. Some of the school was in Kentucky and some in Indiana
5. Where did Abe live after he left home.
   Answer  He first lived in New Salem, Illinois until he became a Lawyer when he moved to Springfield
6. When did he pass the Bar Exam?
   Answer  There was no Bar Exam at that time. All that was required was a testament or good moral character and enrollment by the clerk of the State Supreme Court. On March 1, 1837, Lincoln got his license to practice Law
7. Where did Abe and Mary Todd get married at and when?
   Answer  At Mary Todd sisters house (Mrs. Ninian Edwards) in Springfield Illinois. That is who she was living with at the time she met Abraham. They were married on November 4, 1842. The couple was married by an Episcopal minister, Reverend Charles Dresser.
   

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9. Who were "The Long Nine"?
   Answer  "The Long Nine". This was a group of legislators from Sangamon county. "The Long Nine" included two Senators and seven Representatives. Archer G. Herndon and Job Fletcher were in the Senate; Abraham Lincoln, Ninian Wirt Edwards, John Dawson, Andrew McCormick, Dan Stone, William F. Elin, and Robert L. Wilson were in the House of Representatives. The name "The Long Nine" comes from the fact that these men were on an average of six feet in height and weighed over 200 pounds. These men belonged to the Whig political party and wanted the capitol moved to Springfield.