William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln (December 21, 1850 – February 20, 1862) was the third son of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. He died at the age of 11.
William Wallace Lincoln was born about ten months after his brother Eddie died on February 1, 1850. He was named after Dr.William Wallace, an in-law and physician who nursed Eddie Lincoln in his final days.
Abraham Lincoln was frequently arguing cases on the Illinois Judicial Circuit when h...
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William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln (December 21, 1850 – February 20, 1862) was the third son of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. He died at the age of 11.
William Wallace Lincoln was born about ten months after his brother Eddie died on February 1, 1850. He was named after Dr.William Wallace, an in-law and physician who nursed Eddie Lincoln in his final days.
Abraham Lincoln was frequently arguing cases on the Illinois Judicial Circuit when his oldest son Robert was growing up. The work kept Lincoln away from home, and the two never developed a close bond. By the 1850s, the development of railroads allowed him to stay in Springfield on weekends, and he grew very close to Willie and his younger brother, Tad. Both parents were fiercely proud of their children: William Herndon, Lincoln's law partner, said they would take any chance to "get them to monkey around—talk—dance—speak—quote poetry, etc." Their father would take the boys on wagon rides through Springfield and help with the...
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