With the federally-mandated changeover to digital television broadcasting going into effect February 17, 2009, you may be wondering what is so special about a digital tuner. In order to receive television programming, you'll need to have one, so here's the scoop.
Thomas Lincoln. For Abraham Lincoln's son, see Tad Lincoln. Thomas Lincoln (January 6, 1778 â January 17, 1851) was an American farmer, carpenter, and father of President Abraham Lincoln. Unlike some of his ancestors, Lincoln could not write, but he was a well-respected community and church member known for his honesty.
Lincoln's brother Thomas dies in Kentucky in infancy. OCTOBER 5, 1818 Lincoln's mother Nancy dies of illness in Spencer County, Indiana. DECEMBER 13, 1818 Lincoln's future wife Mary is born to Robert and Eliza Todd in Lexington, Kentucky. DECEMBER 2, 1819 Lincoln's father marries Sarah Bush Johnston, a widow, in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. AUGUST 2, 1826 Lincoln's sister Sarah marries Aaron Grigsby in Indiana. JANUARY 20, 1828