Abraham Lincoln is born in a one-room log cabin on Nolin Creek in Kentucky.
In spring, the Lincoln family moves to a 230-acre farm on Knob Creek ten miles from Sinking Spring.
In February, Abraham, age 7, shoots a wild turkey but suffers great remorse and never hunts game again.
Abraham's father, Thomas, marries a widow, Sarah Bush Johnston, and becomes stepfather to her three children. Abraham develops much affection for his stepmother.