Lincoln and Ann Rutledge

[Gene C]

On the other hand, AL pursuing Mary Owens within a year of the death of the young lady you and others claim was his greatest love? Well...we can't really argue that that was by anything except by choice can we?

Finally, I appreciate the compliment, but I am not an "expert" on anything except how difficult it is to indulge my candy addiction without it affecting how the bathroom scales look when I step on.

Not trying to answer for David, but maybe Mary Owens caught AL on the rebound? Fortunately, he came to his senses.
and I love your sense of humorl

I don't remember anyone mentioning this, but evidently Abraham was not what we would consider an attractive young man. Mary was able to see beyond appearances and financial status, to see his character, and still fell in love enough (and over her family's objections) to want to marry him anyway. I think that speaks volumes.