Grace Bedell Billings letter to J. W. Walton, 1911 October 30.
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Walton, John Whittlesey, 1845-1926.
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Co-founder of the Upson-Walton Co. in Cleveland, Ohio who was also treasurer of the Cleveland YMCA and a member of many other civic, charitable and literary organizations. He was descended from William Bradford on his father's side and from the Whittlesey family of Tallmadge, Ohio on his mother's side. From the description of Autobiography, 1897-1926. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17645030 Prominent Cleveland, Ohio businessman and philanthropist, Walton...
Bedell, Grace, 1848-1936
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At the age of eleven, Grace Bedell Billings (1848-1936) of Westfield, New York, wrote to Abraham Lincoln shortly before he was elected President of the United States suggesting that he wear a beard to improve his appearance. Lincoln replied to her letter without committing himself to growing a beard, but nonetheless began wearing one soon thereafter. From the description of Grace Bedell Billings letter to J. W. Walton, 1911 October 30. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record ...
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...
