Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president. He helped change the United States. Abraham Lincoln was president from 1861 to 1865. He was born February 12,1809 – April 15,1865 in Kentucky. He lived in a log cabin with his family. His Parents were Thomas Lincoln Nancy Hanks. At age 7, Abraham Lincoln and his family moved to India. There Abraham Lincoln did chores and read. Abraham Lincoln loved to read, but he had to walk miles just to borrow some reading materials. At age 21 Abraham Lincoln moved to Illinois. Abraham Lincoln ran a store and served as a postmaster. Abraham Lincoln got married to Mary Todd on November 4, 1842. They had four sons named Robert Todd Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, William Wallace Lincoln, and Edward Baker Lincoln. Together they lived in Springfield, Illinois. Abraham Lincoln later became a lawyer. In 1846 he was elected to the U.S. Congress. In 1861 he became president. The Civil War Began. In 1863 Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. After the Emancipation Proclamation was signed the United states was a free country. Abraham Lincoln died April 15, 1865. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated to Ford’s Theater in Washington. John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln in the head. The next morning Abraham Lincoln was dead.