Mary Lincoln: The Lizzie Friends

“Elizabeths” were imporant in Mary Lincoln’s life – and that doesn’t even include her mother Eliza and stepmother Betsey!

Friends in General

It has been said that some friends are for a season, a reason, or a lifetime. Hmmm.

But there are several kinds of friends. Deep, close friends of course. Some childhood friendships (including family) truly do last a lifetime. Then again, some decades-long friendships are no more than pleasant acquaintances. Hello-neighbors or nice co-workers or fellow parishioners or club members. The shopkeepers who have served you year in and year out.

Or the sense of “friend or foe.” People – even strangers – who wish you well, and/or certainly mean you no harm.

We all have friends in those categories. They all have their own importance.

Little Mary Todd

Mary Todd (1818-1882) had six full siblings. She was only six when her mother died…