Family History Month: The Lincoln Grandchildren
October is Family History Month as well as Archives Month, so the Lincoln Collection is excited about having such a great month to show off our collection. We’ll be adding more things about the Lincoln family throughout the month. Mary “Mamie” Lincoln (1869-1938)
Mary “Mamie” Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln’s eldest daughter, was born on October 15th 1869. Mamie would grow up alongside her brother, Jack (Abraham Lincoln II), and sister, Jessie, and would eventually go on to marry Charles Isham and have one son, Lincoln Isham. Mamie spent most of her adult life in New York City and was a choir mother of Grace Church located on Broadway Ave.
Abraham “Jack” Lincoln II
Born in 1873, Jack spent his early years in Chicago with his two sisters, Mamie and Jessie. In 1881, Robert became Secretary of War under Presidents Garfield and Arthur, so the family moved to Washington D.C. At age 16, the Lincolns moved to London because of Robert’s appointment as the ambassador to England. Jack attended school in France, but developed a carbuncle that became infected and caused blood poisoning. Jack died on March 5, 1890 at age 16.
Jessie Lincoln
Jessie Harlan Lincoln was the youngest of Robert Todd Lincoln’s children. She was born in Chicago on November 6, 1875 and spent time with her family in Washington D.C. and England with her father’s different government positions. Ultimately, Jessie eloped with Warren Wallace Beckwith and had two children, Mary (Peggy) Lincoln and Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith (Bud). Jessie went on to divorce Beckwith and marry twice more. In 1946, she moved to the family’s summer estate, Hildene, in Manchester, Vermont. Jessie died in 1948 at the age of 72
