(b. December 13, 1818; d. July 16, 1882) Responsible for major renovations of the White House as First Lady during the Civil War, 1861–1865. Mary Todd was a proud member of a wealthy Kentucky family whose members on both her paternal and...

Born December 13, 1818 Lexington, Kentucky Died July 16, 1882 Chicago, Illinois Wife of President Abraham Lincoln Faced criticism and endured tragedy as first lady of the Union during the Civil...

Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (December 13, 1818 – July 16, 1882) was the wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, and was First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865. if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show";...

Byline: Tammy Swanson Daily Herald Correspondent History buffs can commemorate Abraham Lincoln's birthday on Sunday by learning about the woman behind the man. As part of Naper Settlement's History Speaks lecture series, Donna Daniels portrays Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, from...

LEXINGTON, Ky. - It's a miracle that the Mary Todd Lincoln House survives as one of Kentucky's most important historic sites. What if it had not been saved? What if the 20th century owner had succeeded in selling it in the name of progress?...

A battered old hat, a pair of stained gloves, a child's silly rhyme _ hardly the stuff of history.Except that this hat is a stovepipe hat, the gloves are stained with a president's blood and the rhyme was written by a young Abraham Lincoln.All three...