Warren Wallace Beckwith
| Warren Wallace Beckwith | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 10, 1874 Mt. Pleasant, Iowa |
| Died | September 24, 1955 (aged 81) La Jolla, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Iowa Wesleyan College |
| Spouse(s) |
Jessie Harlan Lincoln Blanche Cutter Vera Ward |
| Children |
Mary Lincoln Beckwith Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith |
| Relatives |
Mary Eunice Harlan Robert Todd Lincoln |
Warren Wallace Beckwith (August 10, 1874 – September 24, 1955) was a historical figure and part of the Lincoln family, having been married to President Abraham Lincoln's granddaughter Jessie Harlan Lincoln. He is the father of the last undisputed direct Lincoln descendant, Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith. Beckwith was also a minor league baseball player during the late 1800s.
Beckwith was born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, on August 10, 1874. His father was Capt. Warren Beckwith of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, who worked as general roadmaster of the Burlington railroad. Capt. Beckwith first married Luzenia Porter. When she died, he married her sister Sarah Porter. Warren was the youngest of Capt. Warren's five children. Being a "wealthy railroad executive", Capt. Beckwith left his son an inheritance upon his death. The Beckwiths were considered a "distinguished family."
Beckwith met Jessie Harlan Lincoln in Mount Pleasant, Beckwith being a friend of the Lincoln family. Knowing that her family did not approve of the match, Jessie and Beckwith eloped and married on November 10, 1897. At the time, Beckwith was playing college football, and it was considered unseemly to marry a footballer. Jessie had told her mother that she was going shopping with friends, and instead rendezvoused with Beckwith to travel to Milwaukee and get married.
The marriage was performed by Pastor Orlando P. Christian. The two required witnesses were Mrs. Christian, the pastor's wife, and the Pastor's neighbor, Mrs. Henry J. Baumgaertner. It was the first time that Christian had performed an elopement ceremony, though he was not aware that it was an elopement until after the ceremony had been performed. The marriage made The New York Times, with a headline that read "R.T. LINCOLN’S DAUGHTER WEDS; Marries an Iowa Man to Whom Her Parents Objected".
After getting married, the two relocated to Chicago and Beckwith secured a job at the Chicago Light Gas & Coke Company. Two children resulted from the marriage in the following years. On August 22, 1898, she gave birth to her first child, Mary Lincoln Beckwith, in Iowa. On July 19, 1904, Jessie had Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, named after her father.
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