Why did Abraham Lincoln leave Kentucky?

Abraham Lincoln's family moved from Kentucky to Indiana when he was a very young boy. His mother died when he was nine years old, and his father briefly returned to Kentucky to find another wife--leaving Lincoln and his 11-year-old sister alone in a small cabin. read more

Abraham Lincoln's family moved from Kentucky to Indiana when he was a very young boy. His mother died when he was nine years old, and his father briefly returned to Kentucky to find another wife--leaving Lincoln and his 11-year-old sister alone in a small cabin. Lincoln remained in Indiana until his family moved to Illinois when he was 21 years old. read more

Thomas Lincoln’s aversion to slavery appears to have been grounded in both religious and economic principles. Thomas and Nancy were both members of Little Mount Baptist Church, a congregation founded on antislavery principles and part of a larger network of antislavery churches in Kentucky. read more

1809 Abraham Lincoln, the second child of Thomas and Nancy, is born on February 12. 1811 Thomas moves his family to Knob Creek Farm, remaining close to Hodgenville. 1816 The Lincolns leave Kentucky. 1818 Nancy Hanks Lincoln dies of milk sickness. read more