JPK Huson 1863
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2012
- Location
- Central Pennsylvania
So back in Springfield, Mary Todd, now Lincoln and their rapidly growing family were quite a fixture. A nice one, William Herndon's later claim notwithstanding. For all the claims on how difficult Mary Todd was, she sure had a circle of friends, was raising a family, functioned as the wife of a rising politician and was fiercely loyal to those around her.
His wife detested this photo, Lincoln as a brilliant young lawyer with an eye to politics- and a young family.
Like suburbans families everywhere, close friends developed- the Remanns became American History, Mary, Henry and children moving into the neighborhood, Henry and Lincoln becoming buddies, Mary and Mary sharing much. Both buried children from these homes. Henry died of TB in 1849, leaving a widow and daughters who remembered Lincoln carrying them on his shoulders, to see a parade.
The Remann girls, Mary and Josie- Josie, who grew up to marry Ninian and Elizabeth's son ( and were caretakers of the Lincoln home ) is wearing the gold watch bequeathed her by father Henry.
Mary Todd Lincoln's best friend- yes, she had friends, Mary Black Remann. She also buried while in Springfield- and a husband.
You see? Another name, ' Remann ', perhaps not Stanton, Grant or Halleck, in our History, but gosh, the stories are better. " If the boys strung a string .... " 1800's prank, who knew?
His wife detested this photo, Lincoln as a brilliant young lawyer with an eye to politics- and a young family.
Like suburbans families everywhere, close friends developed- the Remanns became American History, Mary, Henry and children moving into the neighborhood, Henry and Lincoln becoming buddies, Mary and Mary sharing much. Both buried children from these homes. Henry died of TB in 1849, leaving a widow and daughters who remembered Lincoln carrying them on his shoulders, to see a parade.
The Remann girls, Mary and Josie- Josie, who grew up to marry Ninian and Elizabeth's son ( and were caretakers of the Lincoln home ) is wearing the gold watch bequeathed her by father Henry.
Mary Todd Lincoln's best friend- yes, she had friends, Mary Black Remann. She also buried while in Springfield- and a husband.
You see? Another name, ' Remann ', perhaps not Stanton, Grant or Halleck, in our History, but gosh, the stories are better. " If the boys strung a string .... " 1800's prank, who knew?