Abraham Lincoln family

Mary Todd Lincoln - wife of Abraham Lincoln

While living in Springfield Abraham Lincoln began courting Mary Todd (soon to be Mary Todd Lincoln), a Kentucky woman to whom Abraham Lincoln soon proposed. The relationship of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd (Lincoln) was a turbulent relationship from the start. Mary Todd (Lincoln) was high strung and socially ambitious. Abraham Lincoln was introspective and given to moods.

The breakup of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd (Lincoln)

Abraham Lincoln broke off the engagement with Mary Todd (Lincoln) at one point, sure they wouldn't be able to make each other happy. But Abraham Lincoln was so depressed after this breaking off of engagement to Mary Todd (Lincoln), an event Abraham Lincoln always referred to as "that fatal first of January," that Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd (Lincoln) reconciled soon after.

The marriage of Abraham Lincoln to Mary Todd (Lincoln)

Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln finally married in 1842, when Abraham Lincoln was 33 and Mary Todd (Lincoln) was 23. It was a loving marriage and a devoted one, in spite of persistent troubles and challenges that increased dramatically during the White House years.

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