Incredible Abraham Lincoln Awards 2023. Web answer (1 of 11): When abraham was 9 years old in 1818, his mother, nancy, died of a mysterious “milk sickness” that swept across southern.

Web the award is named for abraham lincoln, one of illinois' most famous residents and himself an avid reader and noted author. Web since awards and honors did not exist at the time, abraham lincoln was never felicitated with awards and honors. Web the abraham lincoln institute and the abraham lincoln association select the recipients and underwrite the annual prize of $1,000.