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Tag Archives: Willie Lincoln
The First Burial of Willie Lincoln
Willie Lincoln was 11 when he died in the White House. Willie. In December, 1850, ten months after his sickly four year old brother Edward Baker Lincoln died, William Wallace Lincoln was born. He was the third son born to … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln’s son Willie, American history, Bud and Holly Taft, Dr. Phineas Gurley, Dr. William Wallace, Eddy Lincoln, Elizabeth Keckley, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Lincoln friends Bud and Holly Taft, Lincoln secretary John Hay, Mary Lincoln, Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown, Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield IL, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, The personality and character of Willie Lincoln, The sons of Abraham Lincoln, US history, White House history, William Carroll's cemetery vault, William Wallace Lincoln, Willie Lincoln
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Tad Lincoln and The Doll Jack
All kids need toys. Tad: A Child With Problems Tad was the Lincolns’ fourth and last child born after a grueling two-day labor. He was born with a cleft palate, a not-uncommon malformation in the mouth routinely corrected in infancy … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Bud and Holly Taft, Feather Schwartz Foster, Gardener John Watt, history, Julia Taft Baynes, Lincoln pardons The Doll Jack, Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Tad Lincoln, Tad Lincoln's cleft palate, Tad Lincoln's Doll Jack, Tad Lincoln's playmates, The Doll Jack, Thomas (Tad) Lincoln, US history, White House Gardener Watt, White House history, Willie Lincoln
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Mary Lincoln’s Gala Bash
In early February, 1862, President and Mrs. Lincoln hosted their only huge party at the White House. Mrs. Lincoln: New FLOTUS For nineteen years Mrs. Abraham Lincoln was only a middle class Springfield, Illinois housewife – and the middle class … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Elizabeth Keckley, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Lincoln's White House reception, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's background, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln, Presidential history, Tad Lincoln, US history, White House entertaining, White House history, Willie Lincoln
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The Death of Tad Lincoln
Tad Lincoln had just turned 18 when he died. Tad in Springfield, IL Thomas Lincoln, (1853-1871) named for his paternal grandfather, was called Tad from the outset. It was a hard birth, and Tad was born with a cleft palate … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's son Tad, American history, Eddie Lincoln, Elizabeth and Ninian Edwards, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, John Hay, Judge David Davis, Lincoln's son Tad, Mary HArlan Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Robert Lincoln, Robert Lincoln's father-in-law James Harlan, Senator James Harlan, Tad Lincoln, Tad Lincoln's brother Robert, Tad Lincoln's brother Willie, Tad Lincoln's funeral, The Widow Mary Lincoln, Thomas (Tad) Lincoln, US history, White House history, Willie Lincoln
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Mary Lincoln’s Big Sister: Elizabeth Edwards
Elizabeth Todd Edwards was the oldest of Mary Lincoln’s siblings. The Todd Family Robert and Eliza Todd of Lexington, KY had six children who lived to adulthood. Mary was the fourth. Eliza died when Mary was only seven; eighteen months … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Elizabedth Todd Edwards, Elizabeth and Ninian Edwards, Elizabeth Todd, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln returns to Springfield, Mary Todd in Springfield, Mary Todd Lincoln, Ninian Edwards, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, US history, White House history, Willie Lincoln
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The Short Sweet Life of Willie Lincoln
Despite the fact that Willie Lincoln died before his 12th birthday, he was arguably the happiest of the Lincoln family. Willie Lincoln in Springfield, IL William Wallace Lincoln (1850-1862) was named for his uncle-by-marriage. Dr. William Wallace, married to … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln son Willie, American history, Bud and Holly Taft, Elmer Ellsworth, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Lincoln friends Bud and Holly Taft, Lincoln law partner William Herndon, Lincoln's son Thomas, Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, the death of Elmer Ellsworth, the death of Senator Edward Baker, The death of Willie Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, US history, White House history, William Wallace Lincoln, Willie Lincoln, Willie Lincoln's childhood, Willie Lincoln's death
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Abraham Lincoln, Father Abraham
There is no question that Abraham Lincoln loved his wife and children dearly, but was he a “family man” by nature? Lincoln: The Family Child Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was born to a hard-working, but essentially poor family. By his own … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Eddie Lincoln, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, history, Lincoln's early romance with Mary Owens, Lincoln's father Thomas Lincoln, Lincoln's stepmother, Mary Owens, Mary Todd Lincoln, President Abraham Lincon, President Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Sarah Bush Johnston, Sarah Bush Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, US history, White House history, Willie Lincoln
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Mary Lincoln: The Tragedy of Time
A thought. Mary spent seventeen years as the Widow Lincoln. Mary Lincoln: Choices of Tragedy Millions of words have been spent on Mary Lincoln, her various tragedies, her various ailments and the peculiarities of her personality and disposition in general. … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, history, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's health, Mary Lincoln's mental healty, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Robert Lincoln, Presidential wives, Robert Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, The death of Willie Lincoln, The Lincoln assassination, US history, White House history, Willie Lincoln
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