Lincoln Grandchildren & G-Grandchildren

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(10-04-2015 03:05 PM)Tom Emery Wrote:  Taken as a group, the Lincoln grandchildren and great-grandchildren were few in number and a rather mixed lot. Many were unlike their famous ancestor, often shunning the Lincoln legacy in favor of their own interests and cushy lifestyles.

While some descendants distanced themselves from the Lincoln legacy, Jack embraced it.

I have been reading a little more about Jack Lincoln. As Tom stated, it seems that many of Mr. Lincoln's descendants found their relationship to him a burden. Not the case with Jack. I found the following quote from Jack, speaking about his grandfather.

"I would like to be as good, as kind and as wise as he was, but not so tall; he must have bumped his head many times."

I think his grandfather would have loved that quote!