Who is this person?

[AussieMick]

Ninian and Elizabeth Edwards?

[RJNorton]

Good guess, Michael, but it's not them.

[Susan Higginbotham]

Simeon Francis and his wife?

[RJNorton]

Good guess, Susan, but it's not them.

[L Verge]

I recently commented about the Lincolns being married by an Episcopal priest - even though Mary was Presbyterian - and the collar of the man resembles early photos that I have seen of such priests, so I am going to ask if it is of Rev. and Mrs. Dresser.

[RJNorton]

Excellent, Laurie! Yes, it is Reverend Charles Dresser and his wife Louisa W. Dresser. Reverend Dresser married the Lincolns in 1842. Then in 1844 the Lincolns bought their Springfield home from the Dressers.

[RJNorton]

Who are the four people in this image?

[Gene C]

I know, but I'll let some one else try.
The youngest person in the photo is William.

[Rogerm]

Is the man on the far left a son of Lincoln's Secretary of State Seward?

[RJNorton]

Roger, very good - you are correct. So are you, Gene.

We need someone to give full names to all 4 of the folks pictured.

[L Verge]

The lady is wife, Frances Adeline; youngest is William (as RogerM said); the oldest is the one we usually don't hear about - Augustus; and the other is Frederick.

[RJNorton]

Wonderful, Laurie!

Laurie, Roger, and Gene --> you are all winners. Kudos to all.

[RJNorton]

Abraham Lincoln never met this man. However, his name is mentioned in a small minority of Lincoln books. Who is he?

[Steve]

Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith

[RJNorton]

Nice try, Steve, but it's not him.

Hint #1: This is a little like the questions Michael sometimes asks in that it is a "connection" question. There is a "connection" between this man's name and a very small number of writers who mention the man's name for a specific reason in their Lincoln books/articles.