Presidential Child. He was the second son of the 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. His arrival came during the period that his father was serving in the House of Representatives. The family, Robert, Eddie, and their parents had boarded at Mrs. Ann G. Sprigg's Boarding House while in Washington. In December 1849, Eddie became ill with pulmonary tuberculosis. After 52 days of acute illness, he passed away a month before his fourth birthday. Services were conducted at the Springfield First Presbyterian Church. He was buried in nearby Hutchinson's Cemetery, a few blocks west of the Lincoln home. For the next 15 years, his remains lay there. Then, in December 1865, Edward's body was removed from Hutchinson Cemetery and placed in the family tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Presidential Child. He was the second son of the 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. His arrival came during the period that his father was serving in the House of Representatives. The family, Robert, Eddie, and their parents had boarded at Mrs. Ann G. Sprigg's Boarding House while in Washington. In December 1849, Eddie became ill with pulmonary tuberculosis. After 52 days of acute illness, he passed away a month before his fourth birthday. Services were conducted at the Springfield First Presbyterian Church. He was buried in nearby Hutchinson's Cemetery, a few blocks west of the Lincoln home. For the next 15 years, his remains lay there. Then, in December 1865, Edward's body was removed from Hutchinson Cemetery and placed in the family tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
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