6. Three Of Mary’s Sons Died Before Her Death
Mary Lincoln lived through more loss than one person can handle. Not only did she lose her husband, Abraham Lincoln, but she also lost three of her four sons. The Lincoln’s first loss happened when three-year-old Edward died of tuberculosis in 1850.
Mary would not face another loss until her son, Willie, passed away in 1862 after both he and his brother, Tad, became sick with typhoid fever. About six years after losing her husband, Mary’s 18-year-old son, Tad, passed away from an illness. The only son who outlived Mary was their oldest child, Robert.
