His father Thomas Lincoln was born on January 6, 1778 in Rockingham County, Virginia and died on January 15, 1851 in Coles Country, Illinois. His father was a farmer, and the carpenter. His mother Nancy Hanks Lincoln was born February 5, 1784 in Virginia, and died on October 5, 1818 in Spencer County, Indiana. His stepmother was Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln, was born on December 12, 1788 in Hardin County Kentucky, and died April 10, 1869 in Charleston, Illinois. His wife Mary Todd who was born on December 13, 1818 in Lexington, Kentucky and died on July 16, 1882 in Springfield, Illinois. He got married on November 4, 1842 in Springfield, Illinois. He had 4 kids, Robert Todd, Edward Baker, William Wallace, and Thomas or "Tad ". .
His home was Springfield, Illinois. He didn't have much education except some local tutors, so basically he was self educated. He didn't have any religious affiliation. Before he became president, he was a store clerk, a store owner, ferry pilot, surveyor, postmaster, and a lawyer. He served in voluntary company for three months during the Black Hawk War as his military service. Before he became President he was a member of Illinois General Assembly, and a member of U.S House of Representatives. He was a Whig at first but he was a republican starting in 1856. He was 52 when he was inaugurated. He died on April 15, 1865 in Washington D.C. and was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois. He had three nicknames, Abe, Honest Abe, and Illinois Rail-Splitter.
About the Election.
The split in the Democratic Part virtually assured a Republican victory in the presidential election. The leading Democratic candidate, Stephan A. Douglas had alienated the Southern wing of his party by arguing that in keeping with his idea of popular sovereignty territorial legislatures should be allowed to closer their territories to slavery if they saw fit to do so. Southern Democrats held a separate convention and nominated John C.