Mary Todd Lincoln was born on December 13, 1818, in Lexington, Kentucky. She married politician and lawyer Abraham Lincoln on November 4, 1842. When the Civil War began, Mary's family supported the South, but she remained a fervent Unionist. read more
Abraham Lincoln with Mary Todd Lincoln and their sons, Robert and Thomas ("Tad", erroneously recorded as Thaddeus) Mary Todd Lincoln, 1860–65 During her White House years, Mary Lincoln faced many personal difficulties generated by political divisions within the nation. read more