Who is this person? - Printable Version

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RE: Who is this person? - AussieMick - 01-21-2018 06:27 AM

Ninian and Elizabeth Edwards?

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 01-21-2018 06:30 AM

Good guess, Michael, but it's not them.

RE: Who is this person? - Susan Higginbotham - 01-21-2018 08:55 AM

Simeon Francis and his wife?

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 01-21-2018 09:10 AM

Good guess, Susan, but it's not them.

RE: Who is this person? - L Verge - 01-21-2018 12:44 PM

I recently commented about the Lincolns being married by an Episcopal priest - even though Mary was Presbyterian - and the collar of the man resembles early photos that I have seen of such priests, so I am going to ask if it is of Rev. and Mrs. Dresser.

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 01-21-2018 01:12 PM

Excellent, Laurie! Yes, it is Reverend Charles Dresser and his wife Louisa W. Dresser. Reverend Dresser married the Lincolns in 1842. Then in 1844 the Lincolns bought their Springfield home from the Dressers.

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 01-22-2018 05:07 AM

Who are the four people in this image?

RE: Who is this person? - Gene C - 01-22-2018 06:32 AM

I know, but I'll let some one else try.
The youngest person in the photo is William.

RE: Who is this person? - Rogerm - 01-22-2018 09:05 AM

Is the man on the far left a son of Lincoln's Secretary of State Seward?

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 01-22-2018 09:36 AM

Roger, very good - you are correct. So are you, Gene.

We need someone to give full names to all 4 of the folks pictured.

RE: Who is this person? - L Verge - 01-22-2018 10:10 AM

The lady is wife, Frances Adeline; youngest is William (as RogerM said); the oldest is the one we usually don't hear about - Augustus; and the other is Frederick.

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 01-22-2018 10:12 AM

Wonderful, Laurie!

Laurie, Roger, and Gene --> you are all winners. Kudos to all.

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 02-15-2018 04:53 AM

Abraham Lincoln never met this man. However, his name is mentioned in a small minority of Lincoln books. Who is he?

RE: Who is this person? - Steve - 02-15-2018 11:19 AM

Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 02-15-2018 11:56 AM

Nice try, Steve, but it's not him.

Hint #1: This is a little like the questions Michael sometimes asks in that it is a "connection" question. There is a "connection" between this man's name and a very small number of writers who mention the man's name for a specific reason in their Lincoln books/articles.