What was Abraham Lincoln mom and dad's occupation?

Answer 1

Prior to her marriage to Thomas Lincoln, Twenty-year-old Nancy would move into a family's home and take care of the family's children. She would also spin flax and wool into yarn, weave the yarn into cloth and make the family's clothes. She was known for her skill in making clothes.

　

After her marriage to Thomas, the family moved into a 14X14 shed near Elizabethtown (Source: Ward H. Lamon). Sarah was born in this small shed. They lived in poverty.

　

A year after the birth of Nancy Sarah Lincoln the family moved to Nolin Creek. Nancy would care for her baby, Sarah. They had the luxury of having forks, spoons and plates made of tin. She made the diapers and rinsed the dirty diapers in the moving water of a stream. She would cook the family's food, planted a small garden and took care of the home. The home was primitive but comfortable for the time and place.

　

When they moved to Pigeon Creek things got much worse. Nancy cooked the family's meals in a single iron pot hanging over a fire in the fireplace. The pot was never washed and the fire never was allowed to go out. Food was added for each meal. You could be eating food that was in the pot for over a week. It was always kept hot in the pot. There was no refrigeration.

　

They had knives made of metal. There is no record of them having a metal fork or spoon at this time of their lives. Thomas carved the forks and spoons out of wood. He also made plates from wood. Drinking cups and bowls were made from gourds.

　

When Abraham and Sarah were children, Nancy made their clothes. She did not make them underwear. The children did not know what underwear was. They never wore or had shoes. Thomas made them moccasins in winter to keep their feet warm. The family did not take baths for months at a time. They wore the same dirty clothes every day.

　

The only light they had at night was from the fireplace. There were no books, newspapers, or mail to read. No pencils, pen, or paper to write on. The only thing they had for entertainment was in the telling of stories.

　

So what did Lincoln's mother do to earn a living, she had the job of survival.

　

　

Ward H. Lamon, The Life of Abraham Lincoln

Answer 2

they were his parents