Locks of hair

[LincolnToddFan]

(06-29-2015 03:56 PM)LincolnMan Wrote:  There is a lock of Lincoln's hair in the Plymouth Historical Museum here in Michigan. I once asked a mortician about the hair because it looked like it had lost much of its black color. He said that was normal- that the color of hair taken from the deceased will eventually fade. From the pictures above it appears that JWB's hair has not changed.

I was going to make the same comment. Every one of Lincoln's contemporaries described his hair as black, yet all the locks and snippets I have seen appear to be a deep dark brown instead. Thanks for the explanation from the mortician!