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William Wallace Lincoln 1850 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 DEC 1850

Birth Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 19 FEB 1862

Death Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Father: Abraham Lincoln

Mother: Mary Todd

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Children(s):

In 1850, William Wallace Lincoln entered the world in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA, born to Abraham Lincoln and Mary Ann Todd. William Wallace Lincoln passed away in 1862 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1850, William Wallace Lincoln entered the world in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA, born to Abraham Lincoln and Mary Ann Todd.
  • William Wallace Lincoln passed away in 1862 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

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William Lincoln's Ancestors

Self
William Lincoln
1850 – 1862
Birth Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Parents
Abraham Lincoln
1809 – 1865
Sinking Spring, Hodgenville, Larue, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ann) Todd
1818 – 1882
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Lincoln
1778 – 1851
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Nancy Hanks
1784 – 1818
Campbell, Kentucky, USA
Robert (Smith) Todd
1791 – 1849
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Eliza (Ann) Parker
1794 – 1825
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Lincoln
1744 – 1786
Bathsheba Herring
1750 – 1836
James Hanks
1759 – 1810
Lucy Shipley
1765 – 1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lincoln
1716 – 1788
Rebecca Flowers
1720 – 1806
Alexander Herring
1708 – 1778
Abigail Harrison
1710 – 1780
Joseph Hanks
1725 – 1793
Nanny _____
1728 –
Robert Shipley
Sarah _____

William Lincoln's Timeline

2 Records

1850
21 DEC 1850
Birth of William Wallace Lincoln in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
1862
19 FEB 1862
Age 12
Death of William Wallace Lincoln in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 DEC 1850
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 FEB 1862
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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