Conkling family.

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James C. Conkling came to Springfield, Ill. after graduating from Princeton and practiced law, served as mayor, legislator, state agent in Washington, D.C. during the Civil War, and was founder and member over 30 years of the Lincoln Monument Association, while his son Clinton graduated from Yale, practiced law in Springfield and served as secretary for the Lincoln Monument Association for a number of years. James wife, Merci, helped found the Home for the Friendless in Springfield. The family knew the Lincolns well and were well known socially and politically as Whigs and then Republicans. They were devout Presbyterians and in favor of temperance.

From the description of Papers, 1838-1920. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52459518

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creatorOf Conkling family. Papers, 1838-1920. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
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associatedWith Conkling, Clinton L. (Clinton Levering), 1843-1920. person
associatedWith Conkling, James Cook, 1816-1889. person
associatedWith Conkling, Merci (Merci Levering), 1818- person
associatedWith Home for the Friendless (Springfield, Ill.) corporateBody
associatedWith Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. person
associatedWith Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926. person
associatedWith Weik, Jesse William, 1857-1930. person
associatedWith Yale University. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Illinois--Springfield
Illinois
Springfield (Ill.)
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Presbyterian Church
Politics, Practical
Prisoners of war
Temperance
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Family

Active 1838

Active 1920

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