17. People Believe Abraham Lincoln’s Death Made Mary Crazy
Even though the couple had a rocky relationship, and many people feel that Abraham didn’t want to marry Mary, he loved her, and Mary desperately loved him. Most people struggle with the death of their spouse, but historian believes the death of her husband left Mary mentally unstable.
Mary’s behavior after the death of her husband became increasingly erratic. Then, in 1871, Mary lost her third son, which made her behavior worse. Mary’s unpredictable behavior caused her oldest and only surviving son, Robert, to commit her to an asylum.
