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Abraham Lincoln was born to Thomas and Nancy Lincoln in Hardin County, Kentucky
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Abraham's family moved to Macon County, Illinois where he struck out on his own at the age of 22. For the next several years he would occupy several occupations such as a store clerk
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The family moved to Perry County, Indiana where Lincoln's mother would later die due to Milk Sickness
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Became a member of the Whig Party
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Became President
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Civil War Began
