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Tag Archives: Elizabeth Todd Edwards
The Lincolns: A Tale of Two Stepmothers
Among the many commonalities between Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd was the sad memory of being motherless at an early age. Abraham Lincoln: Semi-orphaned at Nine Nancy Hanks Lincoln died of the milk sickness, said to be from poisonous grasses … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Betsey Humphreys, Betsey Humphreys Todd, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's sister Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Todd Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Presidential wives, Sarah Bush Johnston, Sarah Bush Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, US history, White House history
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Burying Mary Lincoln
Everybody knows about Lincoln’s assassination and the huge funeral journey back to Springfield. But what about when Mary died? Mary Lincoln, Widow Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1882) became a widow when she was 45, and survived her husband by seventeen years. … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, John Carroll Power Tomb Custodian, Lincoln's Tomb, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lindoln, Oak Lawn Cemetery in Springfield IL, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln, The death of Mary Lincoln, US history
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Mary Lincoln: The Lizzie Friends
“Elizabeths” were imporant in Mary Lincoln’s life – and that doesn’t even include her mother Eliza and stepmother Betsey! Friends in General It has been said that some friends are for a season, a reason, or a lifetime. Hmmm. But … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Elizabeth Keckley, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Elizabeth Todd Grimsley, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, history, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's confidante Elizabeth Keckley, Mary Lincoln's niece Katherine Helm, Mary Lincoln's sister Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Todd cousin Elizbeth Grimsley, Mary Todd in Springfield, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Elizabeth Keckley, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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Betsey Humphreys: Mary Lincoln’s Wicked Stepmother
When Mary Lincoln was seven, she and her five siblings lost their mother. The Todd Marriage…and Remarriage Robert Smith Todd (1791-1849) was 21 when he married Eliza Parker. Every indication was that it was a marriage of inclination. They liked … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Betsey Humphreys, Betsey Humphreys Todd, Eliza Parker Todd, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, history, Jr., Mary Brown Humphreys, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's grandmother Parker, Mary Lincoln's niece Katherine Helm, Mary Lincoln's step-grandmother Mary Humphreys, Mary Lincoln's stepmother Betsey Todd, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Ninian Edwards, Robert Smith Todd, US history
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Mary Lincoln: The Last Sad Years
In late 1880, Mary Lincoln, no longer able to live on her own, left Europe and returned to live with her sister in Springfield, Illinois. She was sixty-one. The Widow Lincoln in Exile When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in April, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, history, Lewis Baker, Lincoln brother-im-law Ninian Edwards, Lincolniana, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln in Europe. Feather Schwartz Foster, Mary Lincoln's great-nephew Lewis Baker, Mary Lincoln's sister Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Todd Lincoln, Ninian Edwards Jr, Robert Lincoln, The Widow Lincoln, US history
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Abraham Lincoln and His Father-in-Law
Abraham Lincoln never had a chance to spend serious time with Robert Smith Todd, his father-in-law, but there was a solid bond nevertheless. Miss Mary Todd, Bride When Abraham Lincoln married Miss Mary Todd, he was nearly thirty-three. She was … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Mary Todd, Illinois history, Lincoln history, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's father Robert S. Todd, Mary Lincoln's parents, Mary Todd Lincoln, Ninian Edwards Jr, President Abraham Lincoln, Robert Smith Todd, Robert Todd Lincoln, the birth of Robert TOdd Lincoln, the courtship of Abraham and Mary Lincoln, The wedding of Abraham and Mary Lincoln, US history
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Mary Lincoln’s Tablecloth: A Metaphor
In an apt metaphor, Mary brought the tablecloth and the good dishes to the Lincoln table. Mary Lincoln is unquestionably a divisive figure. She was divisive in her own time, and nearly two centuries later, remains so. People either … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, IL, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's education, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mary Todd's family, Presidential history, Presidential wives, the Lincoln house in Springfield, Todd objections to the Lincoln marriage, US history, White House history
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Mary Lincoln’s Last Love: Lewis Baker
The widow of Abraham Lincoln was a pathetically lonely woman, with no one to love and no one to love her. Mary Lincoln: The Lonely First Lady Despite a large family of siblings-and-halves, by her own admission, Mary Todd Lincoln’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Bellevue House, Elizabeth Todd Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, history, Lewis Baker, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln great-nephew, Mary Lincoln in sanitarium, Mary Lincoln's last days, Mary Todd Lincoln, Ninian Edwards, Presidential wives, Robert Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, The Widow Lincoln
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