Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln 

Lincoln was born in Kentucky 1809. When Lincoln was just 7 he wanted to go to school. He wanted to learn how to read and write although his parents didn't know how. He was 9 years old when his mother died. When he was 21 he left his family and built a house in Illinois. He studied to be a lawyer. Lincoln married a women named Mary when he was 33. They had four boys: Robert, Edward, William, and Tad. Before the elections Lincoln got a letter from a girl saying he should grow a beard. He did grow a beard and got elected in 1861. lots of states wanted to leave the U.S. so Lincoln had to find a General and he found one named Grant. After 2 years of fighting Lincoln  had won! He had freed some of slaves. A week later he and his family went to a theater. After an hour a man named booth shot Lincoln in the back of  his head. He died the next morning.