Mary Todd "Mamie" Lincoln Isham (October 15, 1869 – November 21, 1938) was a granddaughter of
Abraham Lincoln, the first daughter of
Robert Todd Lincoln and the mother of Lincoln Isham.
Early life
Mamie was born Mary Todd Lincoln to
Mary Eunice Harlan and
Robert Todd Lincoln at the Robert Lincoln home in
Chicago, Illinois. As a child, she was called by the nickname of "Little Mamie". Her father would often bring Mamie to visit his mother,
Mary Todd Lincoln. It is believed that Robert addressed Mamie as Mary's "favorite grandchild". On one visit, Mary Lincoln gave her grandchild two very expensive
dolls.
Mamie and her siblings were described as "bright, natural, unpretentious children, well liked by the people of the town". Mamie and her sister,
Jessie, were piano students in the summer session of
Iowa Wesleyan in 1886.
Mamie later became a member of the Mount Pleasant Chapter A of the
P.E.O. Sisterhood
The P.E.O. Sisterhood (Philanthropic Educational Organization) is a U.S.-based international women's organization of about 230,000 members, with a primary focus on providing educational opportunities for female students worldwide. The Sisterhood ...
one month before her birthday, on September 17, 1884. Her sister Jessie was later accepted by the same organization on December 31, 1895, more than 11 years later.
Personal life
Mamie Lincoln became engaged in
London and then married
Charles Bradford Isham
Charles Bradford Isham (July 20, 1853 – June 9, 1919) was an American historian.
Early life
Isham was born in New York City on July 20, 1853. He was the son of William Bradley Isham (1827–1909) and Julia (née Burhans) Isham (1827–1907). ...
, the son of merchant and banker
William Bradley Isham
William Bradley Isham (April 29, 1827 – March 23, 1909) was an American merchant and banker.
Early life
Isham was born in Malden, New York, Malden-on-Hudson in Ulster County, New York on April 29, 1827. He was the son of Charles Isham (1784†...
, on September 2, 1891, and bought a place in
Manchester, Vermont, known as the 1811 house. In 1892, she had her only child in
New York City:
* Lincoln Isham (1892–1971),
who married Leahalma Correa (1892–1960), the daughter of the
Spaniard
Spaniards, or Spanish people, are a Romance ethnic group native to Spain. Within Spain, there are a number of national and regional ethnic identities that reflect the country's complex history, including a number of different languages, both ind ...
Carlos Correa and the
Englishwoman
The English people are an ethnic group and nation native to England, who speak the English language, a West Germanic language, and share a common history and culture. The English identity is of Anglo-Saxon origin, when they were known in ...
Mary Gooding in August 1919.
They did not have any children together.
She lived the rest of her life in
New York City including the address 19 East
72nd Street, where she was a choir mother of
Grace Church Grace Church may refer to:
Canada
* Grace Church on-the-Hill, Toronto
China
* Grace Church, Guanghan
Poland
* Grace Church, Teschen or Jesus Church, a Lutheran basilica in Teschen, Poland
United Kingdom
United States
* Grace Cathedral (disam ...
on
Broadway. On June 9, 1919, her husband died, leaving her a widow,
but she continued to live in New York City for the next 19 years until she became gravely ill herself in 1938. She died in
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital on November 21, 1938, at around 10:05 a.m. at the age of 69.
She is buried in
Woodlawn Cemetery in
the Bronx, New York City.
At the time of her death, Isham was the owner of the
Healy Portrait of Lincoln, which had been left to her by her mother. It was given to the
White House collection when she died.
See also
*
Lincoln family tree
References
External links
*
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1869 births
1938 deaths
Lincoln family
People from Manchester, Vermont
Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)