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William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln 1850 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1850

Birth Location: Springfield, Sagamon, IL

Death Date: 20 February 1862

Death Location: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

Father: Abraham Lincoln

Mother: Mary Todd

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The story of William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln began in 1850 in Springfield, Sagamon, IL. William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln passed away in 1862 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln began in 1850 in Springfield, Sagamon, IL.
  • William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln passed away in 1862 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA.

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William Lincoln's Ancestors

Self
William Lincoln
1850 – 1862
Birth Place: Springfield, Sagamon, IL
Parents
Abraham Lincoln
1809 – 1865
Sinking Spring Farm, Hodgenville, Larue, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ann "Molly" LINCOLN) Todd
1818 – 1882
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Herring) Lincoln
1780 – 1851
Litchfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth Thomas LINCOLN) Hanks
1783 – 1818
Amelia Court House, Amelia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Lincoln
1744 – 1785
Bathsheba Herring
1748 – 1836
James Hanks
1760 – 1810
Lucinda Shipley
1761 – 1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Hanks
1725 – 1793
Nancy Lee
1734 – 1794
Robert Shipley
1713 – 1782
Sarah Dorsey
1717 – 1789

William Lincoln's Timeline

2 Records

1850
21 Dec 1850
Birth of William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln in Springfield, Sagamon, IL
Springfield, Sagamon, IL
1862
20 February 1862
Age 12
Death of William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1850
    Event Place: Springfield, Sagamon, IL
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 February 1862
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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