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- William Wallace Lincoln started his life in a grieving household. Born on December 21, 1850, in Springfield, Illinois, he came into the world just 10 months after his three-year-old brother, Edward “Eddie” Baker Lincoln, left it. Willie was even named for the doctor who’d tried to save Eddie’s life.
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Dec 13, 2021 · William Wallace Lincoln started his life in a grieving household. Born on December 21, 1850, in Springfield, Illinois, he came into the world just 10 months after his three-year-old brother, Edward “Eddie” Baker Lincoln, left it.
- Kaleena Fraga
William Wallace Lincoln (December 21, 1850 – February 20, 1862) was the third son of President Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. Willie was named after Mary's brother-in-law, Dr. William Smith Wallace.
William Wallace Lincoln was born about ten months after his brother Eddie died on February 1, 1850. He was named after Dr. William Wallace, the husband of Mary’s sister Frances, and the physician who nursed Eddie Lincoln in his final days.
William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln. The third child of Mary and Abraham Lincoln, Willie, was born on December 21, 1850, in the family home in Springfield. He was named for his Uncle William Wallace, who married Mary Todd Lincoln's sister Frances.
Feb 1, 2016 · Willie Lincoln in Springfield, IL. William Wallace Lincoln (1850-1862) was named for his uncle-by-marriage. Dr. William Wallace, married to Mary Lincoln’s sister Frances, had been devoted to caring for little Eddy Lincoln, a sickly boy, who died shortly before his fourth birthday, only a few months before Willie was born.
- Feather Schwartz Foster
The only child of a first family to die while living in the White House, William Wallace Lincoln made tragic history. He was the cherished middle son of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. By all accounts, Willie Lincoln shared many of the traits of his famous father.
Apr 25, 2014 · William Wallace Lincoln (1850-1862) Willie was a “noble, beautiful boy…of great mental activity, unusual intelligence, wonderful memory, methodical, frank and loving, a counterpart of his father, save that he was handsome.” View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln’s White House
