William Wallace Lincoln | |
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Born | Springfield, Illinois, U.S. | December 21, 1850
Died | February 20, 1862 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 11)
Cause of death | Typhoid fever |
Resting place | Lincoln Tomb, 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.
In 1839, Wallace married Frances Todd, Mary Lincoln's sister. Abraham and Mary named William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln after Wallace.