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Willie Lincoln 1850–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1850

Birth Location: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Death Date: 20 Feb 1862

Death Location: Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, USA

Father: Abraham Lincoln

Mother: Mary Todd

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The story of Willie Lincoln began in 1850 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois. Willie Lincoln passed away in 1862 in Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willie Lincoln began in 1850 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.
  • Willie Lincoln passed away in 1862 in Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, USA.

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Willie Lincoln's Ancestors

Self
Willie Lincoln
1850–1862
Birth Place: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
Parents
Abraham Lincoln
1809–1865
Sinking Spring, Hodgenville, Hardin County, Kentucky
Mary (Ann) Todd
1818–1882
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
Grandparents
Thomas (Herring) Lincoln
1778–1851
Linville Creek, Rockingham, Virginia
Nancy Hanks
1784–1818
Cambell County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
James Hanks
1759–1810
Lucy Shipley
1765–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Shipley
1713–1770
Sarah Dorsey
1717–1775

Willie Lincoln's Timeline

3 Records

1850
21 Dec 1850
Birth of Willie Lincoln in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
1862
20 Feb 1862
Age 12
Death of Willie Lincoln in The White House, Washington, District Of Columbia
The White House, Washington, District Of Columbia
1862
20 Feb 1862
Age 12
Burial of Willie Lincoln in Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, USA
Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1850
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1862
    Event Place: The White House, Washington, District Of Columbia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1862
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Dr. William Wallace Who Married Frances, 1 Of Mary Todd's Sisters

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