Lincoln Isham
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| Lincoln “Linc” Isham | |
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| Born | June 8, 1892 New York City, NY |
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| Died | September 1, 1971 (aged 79) Dorset, Vermont |
| Spouse | Leahalma "Lea" Correa |
| Children | None |
| Parents | Mary Mamie and Charles Isham |
Lincoln “Linc” Isham (June 8, 1892 – September 1, 1971) was a descendant of Abraham Lincoln. He was one of three great-grandchildren of Abraham Lincoln and the only child of Mary Mamie.[1]
Lincoln Isham was born on July 8, 1892 to Mary Mamie and Charles Isham. Being a drop out at Harvard, a newspaper once said ‘his frail body was unequal to the strain’. Later on, Isham was said to have been a secret operative for the U.S. government in World War II. He married Leahalma "Lea" Correa, a New York ‘Society Girl of Spanish Descent’, on August 30, 1919 and helped raise her daughter, Frances Mantley. He was a frequent visitor at Hildene and once was allowed to ride his grandfathers, Robert Todd Lincoln, 1905 Thomas Automobile. Later in his life, he and his wife settled in Dorset, Vermont where they owned 22 acre farm. A talented amateur musician, he would often play music while his wife wrote children’s stories. On September 1, 1971 at 12:30 am, Lincoln Isham died at Putnam Memorial Hospital at the age of 79. He left most of his estate to the Red Cross, Salvation Army, and American Cancer Society. He also left a $440,000 trust fund for his step-daughter, and sent his grandmother's ‘Chicken Leg Coffee Set’ and ‘White House china’ to the Smithsonian. The rest of his family artifacts were auctioned off.
