Abraham Lincoln was only 56 years old when he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. He was born in 1809 and he died in 1865.
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Tad Lincoln died on July 15, 1871 at the age of 18.
He died on July 15 1871 at the age of 18 in Chicago. The probable cause of death was tuberculosis.
Tad lived past is father's presidency. Lincoln's other son Willie died during Lincolns presidency in 1962 at the age of 11. Tad Lincoln died in 1871 (after his fathers death) in Chicago, IL.
Lincoln actually had four sons:Robert Todd Lincoln - Lawyer, Politician, and only on of Lincoln's four sons to live to adulthood (Died at 82)Edward Baker "Eddie" Lincoln - Died at the age of threeWilliam Wallace "Willie" Lincoln - Died at the age of elevenThomas "Tad" Lincoln - Known to be impulsive and unrestrained, did not attend school, and outlived his father but died at the age of 18
Abraham Lincoln had 4 sons. Robert "Todd" Lincoln born in 1843, and died in 1926, at age 82. Robert died of a cerebral hemorrhage induced by Arteriosclerosis. Robert was the only one of Lincoln's four sons, to live past the age of 18. Edward Baker Lincoln or "Eddie" was born in 1846, and died just 6 weeks before his 4th birthday, on February 1, 1850. Census records list "chronic consumption", as the cause of death. Consumption is also known as tuberculosis, which most sources attribute Eddie's death. William Wallace Lincoln or "Willie" was born in December of 1850, and died in February of 1862; he was just 11. The cause of death was likely Typhoid fever contracted by drinking contaminated water. Thomas "Tad" Lincoln was born in April of 1853, and died in July of 1871, at the age of 18. He likely died from tuberculosis. It has been suggested that Abraham Lincoln had a rare genetic cancer, which may have been passed down to all three of his sons, who died young. Please see added link for more information.