Sarah Bush Lincoln

Sarah Bush Lincoln
Born
Sarah Bush

(1788-12-13)December 13, 1788
DiedApril 12, 1869(1869-04-12) (aged 80)
Coles County, Illinois
Resting placeShiloh Cemetery, Lerna, Illinois
Known forstepmother of Abraham Lincoln
Spouse(s)Daniel Johnston
Thomas Lincoln
Children3 + 2 stepchildren

Sarah Bush Lincoln (December 13, 1788 – April 12, 1869) was the second wife of Thomas Lincoln and stepmother of Abraham Lincoln. She was born in Kentucky to Christopher and Hannah Bush. She married her first husband, Daniel Johnston, in 1806, and they had three children. Daniel Johnston died in 1816, and in 1819, she married widower Thomas Lincoln, joining his family with her three children.