What do these two excerpts help readers understand
about Lincoln's life?
Read these excerpts.
My mother, who died in my tenth year, was of a family of
the name of Hanks, some of whom now reside in
Adams, and others in Macon counties, Illinois.
-"1859 Autobiographical Statement for the Chester
County Times
He [Lincoln) could remember how he stayed by his
mother's side and watched her face while listening to
her read the Bible
-"Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home at Knob Creek"
• His mother's death led him to find some of her family,
who lived in Illinois.
He was strongly influenced by the life and death of
his mother.
He often sat by his mother's side and watched her
face when she read to him.
His mother's family had the last name "Hanks" and
lived in Adams.