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Mary Lincoln: The Lizzie Friends

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Feather Foster

“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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Mary Todd Lincoln and Henry Clay

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Feather Schwartz Foster

In 1832, Mary Todd was thirteen years old; Henry Clay was about to challenge Andrew Jackson for the Presidency. Ellerslie and Ashland Ellerslie Plantation, about three miles from Lexington, KY, was the ancestral home of the Todd family, named for … Continue reading →

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Betsey Humphreys: Mary Lincoln’s Wicked Stepmother

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Feather Schwartz Foster

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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