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Bennington Banner in Bennington, Vermont

14 Apr 1965

Page 7

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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1965

Page

7

Two Lincoln Descendants Live in Manchester Vermont

Mary Lincoln Beckwith 67 and Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith 61, descendants of Abraham Lincoln, reside in Manchester and Washington while cousin Lincoln Isham 73 lives in Dorset. The three avoid public attention, preserve Hildene estate, and maintain ties to local history with Isham funding education and art patrons, while Beckwith oversees the estate and gardens.

MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE

Manchester Abraham Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln Miss Mary Lincoln Beckwith Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith Washington, D.C Lincoln Isham Dorset Miss Beckwith Vermont Springfield Abner Doubleday Equinox House Robert Phillips Exeter Academy Troy Chicago Bennington Ishams Ormsby Hill Robert Todd Lincoln Pullman Palace Car Co Hildene Mary Jessie Abraham Lincoln II Charles Isham London Court of St. James Benjamin Harrison Manchester Village Congregational Church Isham Henry B. Robinson Mary Isham Leahalma New York Southern Vermont Artists, Inc Southern Vermont Art Center Smithsonian Institution Library of Congress Burr and Burton Seminary Buddy) Beckwith Middlesex County Warren Beckwith Iowa Wesleyan College Beckwith Burlington Railroad Frank E. Johnson Robert J. Randolph Mary Lincoln Peggy) Beckwith West Road
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Correspondent's Great-Grandfather Knew Abe Lincoln

Mrs. Marden Skinner of The Bennington Banner shares a Rockford Illinois link to Abraham Lincoln through her great-grandparents. Ralph Emerson and his wife published wartime recollections. Emerson wrote in 1909 that Lincoln’s coffin showed lines of anxious thought but a calm, settled spirit, and that he had died content with his efforts.

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Dorset Marden Skinner Bennington Banner Lincoln Rockford Ralph Emerson Emerson
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Robert Todd Lincoln's Influence on Manchester

Details of Robert Todd Lincoln's life in Manchester Vermont from 1905 until his death in 1926, his influence on the village as benefactor and director of the Manchester Development Association, and his social circle including Horace Young and George H. Thacher. Includes his observatory, love of mathematics, the Lincoln Foursome golf group, and gifts to local institutions. Mention of his wife's later will distributing estate assets to heirs and charities.

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Manchester Robert Todd Lincoln Vermont Horace G. Young Robert Lincoln Washington Claude B. Campbell James B. Campbell Lloyd George Lincoln Ruth Painter Randall Robert Dellwood Arlington National Cemetery Abraham Jack) Lincoln II Springfield Manchester Village Manchester In Robert M. Janney Philadelphia Horace Young George H. Thacher Albany Janney Warner and Swasey Hildene Butler Library of Congress Abraham Lincoln Capt. Lincoln Robert Todd Lincolns Sen. Harlan American Red Cross Christian Science Church Iowa Wesleyan College Mt. Pleasant Iowa
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Romance of Vinnie Ream in Lincoln story tale

A Manchester feature recounts the ill fated romance between sculptress Vinnie Ream and Cherokee leader Elias C Boudinot. It traces their Fort Smith meeting, Reams rise to sculpt Lincoln and Boudinots later Oklahoma town tribute Venita naming, with the couple marrying others.

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Manchester Lincoln Fort Smith Ark Elias C. Boudinot Pawlet Burr and Burton Seminary Arkansas Vinnie Ream Miss Ream Reams Washington Winnie United States Congress Capitol Winnie Ream Post Office Department Abraham Lincoln Maj James Rollins Missouri Maj. Rollins Vinnie Josephine Craven Chandler National Republic Magazine Craven Booth Secretary James Harlan Robert Todd Lincoln Rome Boudinot Confederacy Venita Okla
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Bennington County Bobby Kennedy South United Press International Peggy Beckwith Mary Lincoln Beckwith Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Portsmouth N.H U.S. Navy Abe Lincoln John N. Thompson Edward S. Isham Thompson Otis Randall Nicholas Murray Butler Columbia University Tia Tte GAR Ayo ELM Street Hartshorn Wen Furniture Inc Bennington, Vermont
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