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Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith (July 19, 1904 – December 24, 1985) was an American gentleman farmer and the great-grandson of Abraham Lincoln. In 1975, he became the last known undisputed legal descendant of Lincoln when his sister, Mary Lincoln Beckwith, died without children.
Jun 7, 2023 · The great-grandson of Abraham Lincoln, farmer Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith was the last known descendant of the 16th president when he died in 1985.
Jul 1, 2023 · Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith was the great-grandson of Abraham Lincoln, and ended up being the former president's last descendant. Here's his story.
Lincoln's last surviving descendant, Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, died December 24, 1985. With him, Abraham Lincoln's family died out. Cultural depictions. Robert Todd Lincoln as a character has appeared multiple times on film, in television programs, and in dramatic productions. Films. Edwin Mills in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
Feb 13, 2018 · Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith was the grandson of Robert Todd Lincoln, the only one of Abe's four children to reach adulthood. Educated at Exeter and Harvard, Robert Todd Lincoln...
Nov 13, 2019 · After this look at the prodigal son of the 16th President, Robert Todd Lincoln, discover the story of Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, the last known direct Lincoln descendent. Or take a look at Ralph Lincoln, a more distant Lincoln relation who nevertheless bears a startling resemblance to Abraham Lincoln.
Dec 27, 1985 · Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, the last direct descendant of Abraham Lincoln, has died at age 81. Beckwith, the great-grandson of the 16th President, died Christmas Eve in a nursing home in...
Aug 9, 2021 · The bloodline of Abraham Lincoln ended on Christmas Eve when his last direct descendant, Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, died in Hartfield, Va. at the age of 81. Beckwith was Lincoln`s...
Feb 20, 1994 · Their children--Mary Lincoln Beckwith (called Peggy) and Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith--were the last uncontested descendants and the last heirs of the substantial Mary Harlan Lincoln...
Dec 26, 1985 · Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, the last surviving descendant of Lincoln, died Tuesday. He was 81 years old. Mr. Beckwith, the great-grandson of the 16th President, had lived in a nursing...
