Georgetown in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln
(1850-62)
Photographed by Ray Gurganus
1. William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln Marker
Inscription.
William Wallace "Willie" Lincoln. Third son of Abraham and Mary Lincoln rested here from 2/24/1862, until his remains accompanied his father's to their final resting place in Springfield, Illinois, on 4/21/1865. William Thomas Carroll, Supreme Court Clerk and family friend offered Lincoln a temporary place of repose for Willie in the Carroll Family Mausoleum. The President, sad to leave him cold and alone, visited several times and had the crypt and casket opened. He was eulogized by his father, "My poor boy was too good for this earth. God has called him home. I know he is much better off in Heaven, but then we loved him so It is hard, hard to have him die."
Third son of Abraham and Mary Lincoln rested here from 2/24/1862, until his remains accompanied his father's to their final resting place in Springfield, Illinois, on 4/21/1865. William Thomas Carroll, Supreme Court Clerk and family friend offered Lincoln a temporary place of repose for Willie in the Carroll Family Mausoleum. The President, sad to leave him cold and alone, visited several times and had the crypt and casket opened. He was eulogized by his father, "My poor boy was too good for this earth. God has called him home. I know he is much better off in Heaven, but then we loved him so It is hard, hard to have him die."
Location. 38° 54.904′ N, 77° 3.528′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Georgetown. It can be reached from R Street Northwest west of 28th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. The marker stands along the back side of Oak Hill Cemetery, next to Rock Creek, inside the Carroll family mausoleum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2800 R St NW, Washington DC 20007, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2023, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 876 times since then and 116 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 13, 2023, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
