HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR 16TH PRESIDENT?

Abraham Lincoln

Q1. How tall was Abraham Lincoln?

A. 6’4”

•Abraham Lincoln stood at 6 feet 4 inches.•The average height for a man in the 1860’s was 5 feet, 5 ½ inches.

Q2. Was Abraham Lincoln the first president to die in office?

A. No

Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated.

He died on April 15th, 1865

William Henry Harrison was the first president to die while in office.

He died one month after his inauguration of pneumonia on April 4th, 1841.

Q3. Does Lincoln have a photograph with just him and his

wife Mary Todd Lincoln?

A. No

There are no pictures taken of just Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln together.

The only picture you’ll see them together is with their children in it.

Q4. Does Abraham Lincoln have any living descendants?

A. No

Abraham Lincoln

Mary Todd Lincoln

Robert Todd Lincoln

1843-1926

Edward Baker Lincoln 1846-

1850

William Wallace Lincoln 1850-1862

Mary “Mamie” Lincoln 1869-1938

Abraham Lincoln II

1873-1890

Tad Lincoln 1853-1871

Jessie Harlan Lincoln 1875-

1948

Lincoln Isham 1892-

1971

Mary Lincoln Beckwith 1898-

1975

Robert Todd Lincoln

Beckwith 1904-1985

Q5. How much education did Abraham Lincoln have?

A. First Grade

Reasons and How he got educated:

He grew up in a poor family that couldn’t afford sending him to school.

He was home schooled.

Q6. What state was Abraham Lincoln born in?

A. Kentucky

Q7. Was Abraham Lincoln’s Sweetheart Anne Rutledge?

A. Yes

Lincoln saying goodbye to Anne Rutledge before he left campaigning for the Illinois State Legislature.

Anne died of Typhoid on August 25th, 1835.

THANK YOU!These are just seven of the many interesting facts about our 16th president. This country as we know it would not exist without him.

Work Citedohttp://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/world/us_presidents/abraham_lincoln.html

ohttp://www.chacha.com/question/what-was-the-average-height-of-a-man-in-1860

ohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_family_tree