How did abraham lincoln's son die?

The Death of Willie Lincoln. In an elegant White House guest room, the 11-year-old son of Abraham and Mary Lincoln lay ill in a huge carved rosewood bed, now known as the Lincoln Bed. At five p.m. on February 20, 1862, William Wallace Lincoln died. read more

He was the first son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. Born in Springfield, Illinois, he was the only one of Lincoln's four sons to live an adult life (his brother Tad Lincoln died shortly after his 18th birthday), and the only member of the family to survive into the 20th century. read more

Abraham Lincoln s Death On April 15 1865 Abraham Lincoln died in bed after being shot by John Wilkes Booth the previous evening read more