![]() Bright is the home to him now given For "of such is the Kingdom of Heaven."' Angel Boy - fare thee well, farewell Sweet Eddie, We bid thee adieu! Affection's wail cannot reach thee now Deep though it be, and true. Eddie, meet blossom of heavenly love, Dwells in the spirit-world above. Happier far is the angel child With the harp and the crown of gold, Who warbles now at the Savior's feet The glories to us untold. Pure little bud in kindness given, In mercy taken to bloom in heaven. The silken waves of his glossy hair Lie still over his marble brow, And the pallid lip and pearly cheek The presence of Death avow. Those midnight stars are sadly dimmed, That late so brilliantly shone, And the crimson tinge from cheek and lip, With the heart's warm life has flown - The angel of Death was hovering nigh, And the lovely boy was called to die. A week after Eddie's death, Mary and Abraham wrote a poem (though authorship is sometimes questioned) entitled "Little Eddie." It was printed in the Illinois State Journal (a newspaper). Some historians believe Eddie's death began Mary Todd's journey to instability. Although census records list "chronic consumption" as the cause of death, it has been suggested that Eddie died of medullary thyroid cancer as his father and two of his brothers may have shared part of the genetic cancer syndrome multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 2B.Įddie's remains are buried at Lincoln tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois, USA. Eddie was described by his parents as a tender-hearted, kind, and loving child.Įddie died one month short of his fourth birthday. He nursed and cared for the helpless kitten, which he loved. Despite Mary’s stepmother's dislike of cats and order to throw it out, Eddie screamed and protested. Little is known about the Lincolns' second boy, but there's a surviving story that says one day during a visit to Mary's family, Eddie's older brother, Robert, found a kitten and brought it to the house. His mother spelled his name "Eddie," while his father spelled it "Eddy." He was named after Lincoln's friend Edward Dickinson Baker, and the youngest Lincoln son to die. Edward Baker "Eddie" Lincoln (Ma– February 1, 1850) was the second son of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. ![]()
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