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Who is this person?
07-13-2026, 10:51 PM, (This post was last modified: 07-13-2026, 10:53 PM by J. Beckert.)
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Teddy's daughter Alice Roosevelt?
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07-14-2026, 06:23 AM,
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Nope, it's not Alice Roosevelt.

Hint #1: Her father knew Abraham Lincoln very well.
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07-14-2026, 08:01 AM,
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Could this be the daughter of Ninian and Elizabeth Todd Edwards (Mary Lincoln's older sister) ?
So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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07-14-2026, 10:36 AM,
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Nope.
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07-14-2026, 05:43 PM,
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Grace Dupee Chamberlain?
“The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor,
Is king o' men for a' that” Robert Burns
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07-15-2026, 04:32 AM,
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Nope, it's not Grace Dupee Chamberlain.
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07-15-2026, 12:21 PM,
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I just happened to look at my Lincoln books and saw the spine for a biography of John Nicolay, so I will guess that it's Helen Nicolay.

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07-15-2026, 03:04 PM,
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RE: Who is this person?
Nope, it's not Helen Nicolay. In a way, this is the closest guess so far.
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07-15-2026, 06:44 PM,
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While I don't have a second guess, I just wanted to point out that this post proves why Roger is the GOAT when it comes to trivia. My hat is in my hand, sir.
Carry on...
"There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg"
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07-16-2026, 07:39 AM,
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(07-15-2026, 03:04 PM)RJNorton Wrote: Nope, it's not Helen Nicolay. In a way, this is the closest guess so far.

Based on this subtle hint, I will guess either Alice or Helen Hay - daughters of John Hay.
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07-16-2026, 10:57 AM,
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Very good, Scott. Kudos! Yes, it's John Hay's daughter, Helen Hay Whitney. She led quite an active life. My next hint was going to be that she once had a horse which won the Kentucky Derby.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Hay_Whitney
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07-16-2026, 12:12 PM,
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(07-16-2026, 07:39 AM)STS Lincolnite Wrote:
(07-15-2026, 03:04 PM)RJNorton Wrote: Nope, it's not Helen Nicolay. In a way, this is the closest guess so far.

Based on this subtle hint, I will guess either Alice or Helen Hay - daughters of John Hay.

Okay, Scott. That means we get to split the prize money.Big Grin

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07-20-2026, 11:28 AM,
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(07-16-2026, 12:12 PM)Rob Wick Wrote: Okay, Scott. That means we get to split the prize money.Big Grin

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Seems fair to me!!! Smile
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07-22-2026, 02:49 PM,
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What is this person's name?

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07-22-2026, 07:20 PM,
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Hint #1: She wrote something that has been mentioned on this forum.
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