was born on February 12,1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. He grew up with his older sister, Sarah. His father, Thomas, had died. He was a very skilled carpen-ter, but little was known about his mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Lincoln's life near Little Pigeon Creek was not easy for him and his family. Abraham was raised to work on a farm. Out there, he said, there was nothing that would actually educate him. He attended some schools (less than a year al-together). He learned how to read, write, and code, but that was all. Later on, in ....