  - Born in Hardin (now Larue) County, Kentucky, February 12, 1809.
- Moved to Spencer County, Indiana, in 1816.
- His mother, Nancy, died October 5, 1818, aged 35 years.
- His father married Sarah Bush Johnson, 1819.
- Moved to Illinois, March, 1830.
- Captain in Black Hawk War, in 1832.
- Appointed postmaster at New Salem, Illinois, in 1833.
- Elected to Illinois Legislature in 1834, 1836, 1838, 1840.
- Admitted to the bar in 1837.
- Presidential elector on Whig ticket, 1840, 1844.
- Married to Miss Mary Todd, November 4, 1842.
- Elected to Congress in 1846, 1848.
- His father, Thomas, died January 17, 1851, aged 73 years.
- Canvassed Illinois for State prohibition in 1855.
- Debated with Stephen A. Douglas in 1858.
- Nominated for President at Chicago, May 16, 1860.
- Elected President, November 6, 1860.
- Inaugurated President, March 4, 1861.
- Issued call for 75,000 volunteers, April 15, 1861.
- Issued Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863.
- His address at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, November 19, 1863.
- Renominated for President at Baltimore, June, 1864.
- ReËlected President, November 8, 1864.
- Reinaugurated President, March 4, 1865.
- Shot by John Wilkes Booth, April 14, 1865.
- Died April 15, 1865.
- Buried at Springfield, Illinois, May 3, 1865.
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