William Wallace Lincoln

William Wallace Lincoln
Lincoln (c. 1859–1860)
Born(1850-12-21)December 21, 1850
DiedFebruary 20, 1862(1862-02-20) (aged 11)
Cause of deathTyphoid fever
Resting placeOak Ridge Cemetery,
Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
Parent(s)Abraham Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln
RelativesSee Lincoln family

William Wallace Lincoln (December 21, 1850 – February 20, 1862) was the third son of President Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. He was named after Mary's brother-in-law, Dr. William Smith Wallace.[1][2] He died of typhoid fever at the White House, during his father's presidency.

  1. ^ Berry, Stephen (2009). House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds, a Family Divided by War. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 146, 184, 211.
  2. ^ Staff. "Wallace, William S." Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library - Papers of Abraham Lincoln Digital Library. In 1839, Wallace married Frances Todd, Mary Lincoln's sister. Abraham and Mary named William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln after Wallace.

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