Abraham Lincoln family

Abraham Lincoln had regular episodes of melancholy and Mary Todd Lincoln had a series of nervous fits and breakdowns. Mary Todd Lincoln occasionally had tantrums of jealousy and temper that embarrassed Abraham Lincoln in public, and Mary Todd Lincoln spent their money so lavishly that Abraham Lincoln was often driven into debt.

Unhappy First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln

Mary Todd Lincoln was an unhappy First Lady. Her brothers were serving in the Confederate army while Abraham Lincoln was commanding the Union, and as a result Mary Todd Lincoln was considered a traitor by some of the public and press. Mary Todd Lincoln also grew desperately lonely when Abraham Lincoln was forced to travel. After the death of one of their children, and after Mary Todd Lincoln witnessed Abraham Lincoln 's assassination, Mary Todd Lincoln went insane and was admitted to a mental institution.

The children of the Lincolns

The Lincolns had four children, all boys, but only one, Robert Lincoln, lived to adulthood. Edward Lincoln died at age four, years before Lincoln became president; Willie Lincoln died in the White House at age eleven, and Tad Lincoln died at age 18, a few years after Abraham Lincoln was killed.