Robert Todd Lincoln --The vitals

[kerry]

It seems impossible to get more of a read on Mary Harlan Lincoln with such a sparse record, but in society when Robert was secretary/minister she was known as very lovely and quiet, as far as I can tell. I feel like a lot of negative motives have been attributed to her where we just don't know. She was away from Robert a lot, but she did have a sick mother and health problems of some sort, and later in life they seemed to be together, so I don't know how much we can read into it. It wouldn't surprise me if she was used to a privileged lifestyle, but I haven't heard any stories of her being a big problem. I also found an article long before Robert's death indicating he planned to be buried separately from his parents and siblings, so that wasn't some shocking move in the way it is portrayed.