William Wallace Lincoln | |
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 Lincoln (c. 1859–1860) | |
| Born | December 21, 1850 Springfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 20, 1862 (aged 11) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Cause of death | Typhoid fever |
| Resting place | Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Parent(s) | Abraham Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln |
| Family | Lincoln family |
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.[1][2] He died of typhoid fever at the White House, during his father's presidency, age 11.
- ^ Berry, Stephen (2009). House of Abraham: Lincoln and the Todds, a Family Divided by War. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 146, 184, 211.
- ^ 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.