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How did Abe Lincoln’s kids all die so young?
Wikipedia of Abe Lincoln lists his kids and one lived to adulthood while the other 3 died at ages 4,12,18. Does anybody know how they all died so young? Illness?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln

Answer by Kirt L
common diseases curable today

Answer by xo379
Eddie: “A long illness”–probably chronic consumption
Thomas (“Tad”): Probably tuberculosis
Willie: Apparently drank tainted water; said he died of typhoid feber
Robert Thomas: Died at 82 of a cerebral hemorrhage

Answer by queenE
lincoln had 4 sons robert eddie willie and thomas only 2 of them survived lincoln robert is the eldest here is a document of their deaths from blake. According to their peers, Mary and Abraham did not have good parenting skills.
Robert (Bob) Todd Lincoln: Born August 1, 1843 in Springfield, Illinois. At first Mary did not allow Robert to serve in the Union army. Later he did join and obtained the rank of Captain.
Robert worked as an attorney, and later as Secretary of War (1881-1885), Minister to Great Britain (1889-1992), and president of the Pullman Company.
On September 24, 1868 he married Mary Eunice Harlan. He had two daughters (Mary “Mamie” Lincoln and Jessie Harlan Lincoln) and a son (Abraham “Jack” Lincoln II). His son Jack died at age 16 on March 5, 1890 in London, England from blood poisoning.

Robert died at age 82 on July 26, 1926 at Hildene, his summer home in Vermont. Robert is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Mary died on March 31, 1937. Pictures of Robert Lincoln.

“On August 1, 1843, nine months less three days from the day of her marriage, Mary Lincoln achieved the second of her domestic priorities and delivered the first of her four precious sons.”
Source: Jean H. Baker. Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography.
Edward (Eddie) Baker Lincoln: Born March 10, 1846 in Springfield, Illinois. Edward died quite young in Springfield, Illinois on February 1, 1850 from pulmonary tuberculosis.
William (Willie) Wallace Lincoln: Born December 21, 1850 in Springfield, Illinois. William died when he was 11 years old on February 20, 1862 in Washington, D.C. of typhoid fever
Thomas (Tad) Lincoln: Born April 4, 1853 in Springfield, Illinois. Tad died at age 18 in Chicago on July 15, 1871 of tuberculosis.

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Abraham Lincolns kids names ?

Answer by Elanshaw
On November 4, 1842 Lincoln married Mary Todd, daughter of a prominent slave-owning family from Kentucky. The couple had four sons. Robert Todd Lincoln was born in Springfield, Illinois on August 1, 1843. Their only child to survive into adulthood, young Robert attended Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard College.

The other Lincoln children were born in Springfield, Illinois, and died either during childhood or their teen years. Edward Baker Lincoln was born on March 10, 1846, and died on February 1, 1850, also in Springfield. William “Willie” Wallace Lincoln was born on December 21, 1850, and died on February 20, 1862 in Washington, D.C., during President Lincoln’s first term. Thomas “Tad” Lincoln was born on April 4, 1853, and died on July 16, 1871 in Chicago.

Answer by Chelsea
The couple had four sons. Robert Todd Lincoln was born in Springfield, Illinois on 1 August 1843. Their only child to survive into adulthood, young Robert attended Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard College.

The other Lincoln children were born in Springfield, Illinois, and died either during childhood or their teen years. Edward Baker Lincoln was born on 10 March 1846, and died on 1 February 1850, also in Springfield. William “Willie” Wallace Lincoln was born on 21 December 1850, and died on 20 February 1862 in Washington, D.C., during President Lincoln’s first term. Thomas “Tad” Lincoln was born on 4 April 1853, and died on 16 July 1871 in Chicago.

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