European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse December 27, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 last of Lincoln s descendants Dies Robert Beckwith never discussed his famous heritage hartf1eld, a. A Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith the last descendant of Abraham Lincoln died on Christmas eve at the age of 81. Beckwith great grandson of the 16th president had lived in a nursing Home in Saluda according to funeral Home officials. Saluda is about 45 Miles from Richmond which was the capital of the confederacy. Beckwith was married three times but was childless his lawyer said. Last year Beckwith told an interviewer for life Magazine that in his youth he had enjoyed sailing on the Chesapeake raising Black Angus cattle on his Virginia ranch and car racing. I m a spoiled brat he said. Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd had four sons but Only one survived to manhood. One son Edward died in in fancy another William Wallace died in 1862 at age 11 and a third Thomas died in 1871 at age 18. The eldest Robert Todd Lincoln had a Law career in Chicago served As Secretary of War under president Garfield was min ister to the court of St. James s and presi Dent of the Pullman company. He died a multimillionaire in 1926 at the age of 82. Robert Todd Lincoln and his wife Mary had three children. A son Abraham Lin Coln ii died at age 16 while on a trip to Europe in 1890. Their youngest Jessie eloped in 1897 with Warren Beckwith a classmate and football Star at Iowa was Leyan College. They had two children Mary Lincoln Beckwith who died in 1975, and Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith who was born in Riverside Iii. On july 19, 1904. The great grandson received a Law de Gree from what is now Georgetown univer sity. He donated most of his famous fore bearer s documents artwork and furniture to the state of Illinois. Elizabeth Young the family s attorney said she did not believe Beckwith left any other Lincoln documents. Young said Beckwith never discussed his feelings about his famous heritage. We did t talk about anything like that she said. Socially it s not done and in business i talked about what i was paid to talk in february 1984. Beckwith had the name of his Uncle. Abraham Lincoln ii the president s grandson carved on the massive Stone sarcophagus that Marks the Arlington cemetery grave he shares with his parents Robert Todd Lincoln and Mary Lincoln. The younger Lincoln s name had been left off the Monument because of rules prohibiting the listing of minors names until then the Only clue that the boy was buried there was a Small Footstone with the initials "a.l. Ii almost completely covered with grass and Earth. Young said in later years Beckwith is suffering from Parkinson s disease. Beckwith s widow Margaret lives in Chevy Chase my. File Woholo Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith to million lottery ack of silences Winner s angry wife a photo Lloyd and Nilia Christie after claiming the prize. New York a it was a Greener than usual Christmas for the family of Lloyd Christie a father of seven who was named the sole Winner tuesday of a $10 million lottery Jackpot. Christie. 50, a Bank mail sorter said his wife Nilva was More than a Little angry when she Learned that he spent $5 dec. 21 on a card which turned out to have 10 losing lottery numbers. Mrs. Christie ran upstairs Anil got mad said Christie. A native of Jamaica who now lives in Queens. She said 1 told you not to spend that amount of Money. You Only need is to win " Christie said mimicking his wife s pique. Then he remembered another ticket one he had Pur chased dec. 19. He knew he had matched three of the numbers drawn the night of dec. 21, but he could t recall the last three. He compared the numbers to his ticket and i said. That s it that s it " he Sal Down and checked it three More times before going up to Tell his wife. When he walked in mrs. Christie said she immediately blurted out Don t Tell me you bought another no this is different Christie explained. You know what happened we won the lottery. She said you re crazy " i so Christie said he had to read off the numbers1 while his wife checked them. Asked How she feels about her husband s gambling now. Mrs. Christie replied lie said he spends about $60 a week for lotto and daily number drawings. Christie said one of his winning numbers. 18. Was chosen for his wife s birthday but the rest 2, 13. 22. 27 and 34 were selected at random. The couple whose children Range in age from m to 29, said they Haven t decided what they will do with the Money which will be paid in 21 annual instalments of $476.190. Less 20 percent withheld for income taxes. They said their first priority would be a new Home and then maybe a car. Mrs. Christie said she did t plan anything special for Christmas despite their Windfall because most of the family lives away from Home. Maybe later Well gel together for a party but right now it really has t sunk in i she said. I still can t believe mrs. Christie said she plans to continue working As a nurse s aide at a Hospital. I do whatever she tells me to her husband said. She s the Boss. If she says i got to gel up i Man wins new automobile by spending a month in if. Chillicothe Ohio a an unemployed construction worker broke into tears As he received the keys to a 1986 Ford that had been his Home for a month. Stacey Angus had lived in the escort since 6 30 . Nov. 24, after he spotted a classified and saying Bill Stewart the owner of the Chillicothe Auto mall would give the new car to whomever is seated in the Driver s teat behind the steering wheel at 12 noon on dec. 24,1985." i Long hours in cramped quarters and his refusal to Budge despite some dirty tricks paid off tuesday. A crowd of More than 100 people looked on when he emerged and Stewart gave him the keys. A representative of gov. Richard Celeste s office also presented Angus and his wife Marcia with a child safety seat. Mrs. Angus 21, said she is due to deliver the couple s second child Jan. 2. Stewart said the car s sticker Price was $6.399 and that he also was throwing in tax title License plates and dealer costs. Angus said potential competitors had offered him Money and sent phony messages in an attempt to persuade him to leave the car but he refused to Budge. He kept his place even when mrs. Angus went into false labor monday night. Angus said someone tossed a smoke bomb at him but it missed. Other people were supportive. Angus said a nearby restaurant gave him three free meals a Day. After he won the car tuesday lie pointed to the onlookers and said the people Are the the car Dealership permitted Angus s friends and relatives to replace him for Brief intervals to allow him to cat change clothes and go to the bathroom. Angus said be slept in a sleeping bag in the Back seat and an Extension Cord to the vehicle powered a cd radio a television set and a Heater. Angus estimated that he spent 22 hours a Day inside the vehicle. I Don t know if i could do this again or not said Angus 24. Mrs. Angus asked whether the car would be the family s Best Christmas pre sent said it depends on whether i go into labor or baby Boomers live High in debt Counselor says Hartford Conn. A if you re 34, married renting have an income of $24.000 a year a College degree one child and an appointment with Beverly Tuttle chances arc you re one of a growing num Ber of baby Boomers who have gotten Over their Heads in debt. That s How Tuttle executive director of the consumer credit counselling service of Connecticut describes her average Cli ent these Days. Tuttle and others with the Hartford based service make a living help ing people dig out of debt. She said Many of those in severe debt Don t Contact her before Christmas when the problem u snowballing. They Call her in the weeks after they be overspent when the Bills Start pouring in. We Start by cutting up their credit cards she said. These people Are classically under stress. They be been get Ting Calls at work they be tried to Bor Row Money they re fighting with their spouses the kids think the world u com ing to an the average debt repayment takes about three years she said. Cult la said that by the time the aver age client arrives at her door he or she is $8,000 in debt. That s consumer debt not rent she said. Thai s your car student loan Tuttle said her service works out a repayment schedule and counsels the debtor to change ingrained habits and beliefs that led to the problem. This person was probably raised in a family in affluence and inflation where it made sense to buy things on she said. The idea was that prices went up anyway so buy it now on credit and pay in six months. Often clients Don t believe they have a problem she said. Nobody thinks of it As debt. People say it s not debt until you fall behind on a payment. I be asked people what they think it is and they say it s
