Abraham and Thomas Lincoln

[Gene C]

Without any proof, I have thought part of the friction between Abraham and his father had to do with Abraham not wanting the family business, the farm.

How many dad's want to leave the family business to their son. Abraham had no interest in the farm, (I don't think he ever did) and Thomas had no one to leave it to and keep it going except his second wife's children. Here Thomas had worked hard all his life, something to pass on to his son, and his only living child didn't want it, he turned his back on it.

There is probably more to it than that.