Jessie Harlan Lincoln

Jessie Harlan Lincoln(November 6, 1875 – January 4, 1948) was the second daughter ofRobert Todd Lincoln, the granddaughter ofAbraham Lincoln, and the mother ofMary Lincoln BeckwithandRobert Todd Lincoln Beckwith.
Jessie Harlan Lincoln was born on November 6, 1875, inChicagotoMaryandRobert Todd Lincoln. At the time of her birth, Robert Lincoln was practicing law in Chicago.She was the last of three children ofRobert Todd Lincoln.Jessie's sister and brother were, respectively:
Lincoln spent part of her childhood inWashington, D.C., when her father wasSecretary of Warfrom 1881 to 1885.She later lived inLondon, England, when her father was theMinister to Great Britainfrom 1889 to 1893.Jessie's brother, Abraham Lincoln II, died on March 5, 1890, in London at the age of 16, and three years later, the family returned toAmerica, ultimately to Mary Eunice Harlan's mother's residence inMount Pleasant, Iowa. Jessie and her sister were piano students in the summer session ofIowa Wesleyanin 1886. She was later initiated into the Pleasant Chapter A of theP.E.O. Sisterhoodon December 31, 1895, an organization of which her sister, Mamie, had become a member more than 11 years prior.
In 1919, while Lincoln was married to her second husband, her father established a trust for her and her sister, Mary Lincoln Isham. For Isham's trust, he deposited 375 shares ofCommonwealth Edisonstock worth slightly more than $38,000 (equivalent to $668,000 in 2023) and 1,000 shares ofNational Biscuitstock worth $85,000 (equivalent to $1,494,000 in 2023). For Jessie, he deposited 1,000 shares of Commonwealth Edison stock worth $101,750 (equivalent to $1,788,000 in 2023) and 1,000 shares of National Biscuit stock worth $85,000 (equivalent to $1,494,000 in 2023). It was purported that Jessie received more because she was often irresponsible with her finances. In 1920, he deposited another 1,250 shares of Commonwealth Edison stock worth than $100,000 (equivalent to $1,521,000 in 2023) into Jessie's trust fund.
On November 10, 1897, she marriedWarren Wallace Beckwith, inMilwaukee, Wisconsin, at 2:30 in the afternoon. Beckwith was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Football Team and Jessie's father,Robert, strongly and bitterly opposed the couple's being together. He believed their relationship had ended until news of their elopement reached him and his family. He hurried to Jessie's room only to find it empty and that Jessie had married several hours before.InDes Moines County, Iowain 1898, she gave birth to her first child,Mary Lincoln Beckwith(1898–1975). She continued to live inMount Pleasant, Iowa, and on July 19, 1904, had her second and last child,Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith(1904–1985), named after her father. Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith was the last undisputed descendant of Abraham Lincoln.
In 1907, Jessie divorced Warren Beckwith. Her second marriage was to Frank Edward Johnsonin 1915. They divorced in 1925.
In 1926, Jessie married her third and final husband, Robert John Randolph, anelectrical engineerof theRandolph family of Virginia.Her later two marriages did not produce any more children.
From 1946 until her death in 1948, Lincoln lived at their summer estate,Hildene, inManchester, Vermont. On January 4, 1948, Jessie Harlan Lincoln died at the age of 72 atRutland HospitalinRutland, Vermont.