![]() ![]() The photo was taken in 1875 when John Linden Roll was about 19 years old. John Linden Roll was a cousin of Ted Ash's Great Great Uncle, William Eddy Riggins. I would like to thank Theodore (Ted) Ash for generously contributing the photo of John Linden Roll. Tarbell's The Early Life of Abraham Lincoln. The photograph of John Eddy Roll came from Ida M. Another source of information is First Dogs by Roy Rowan and Brooke Janis. (Fido had an unfortunate encounter with a man who was drunk.)įor more information on Fido see the article entitled Lincoln’s Lost Dog by Dorothy Meserve Kunhardt in the February 15, 1954, issue of Life magazine. Sadly, Fido died less than a year after Mr. For more information on Fido, Click Here. Also, on this tragic occasion, John Roll brought Fido back to his original home to meet the mourners that were there. In the funeral procession on May 4, Old Bob, wearing a mourning blanket with silver fringe, walked immediately after the hearse. ![]() Lincoln's horse which had also been left behind in Springfield, was brought back to the martyred president's residence. Rolls with his Boys who are about the size now that Tad & Willy were when they left for Washington.”Īfter the tragic assassination in 1865, hundreds of out-of-town visitors, in Springfield for the funeral, crowded around the Lincoln home. On December 27, 1863, the president’s Springfield barber, William Florville, wrote the Lincolns a letter saying, “Tell Taddy that his (and Willys) Dog is alive and Kicking doing well he stays mostly at John E. Reassuring news regarding Fido came from Illinois late in 1863. Willie and Tad watched the proceedings but did not get into the pictures. Ingmire draped a piece of fancy material over a washstand and placed Fido on top. Ingmire's studio in Springfield to have his picture taken (see below). ![]() Shortly before the Lincolns left for the White House, they took Fido to F.W. To make Fido feel at home, the Lincolns gave the Rolls their horsehair sofa. Fido was used to being given food by everyone sitting around the table. Additionally, Fido was to be allowed into the Roll home whenever he scratched at the front door and into the Rolls' dining room at mealtimes. He was not to be tied up alone in the backyard. The Roll family was asked never to scold Fido for entering the house with muddy paws. The boys' father, John Eddy Roll, was a carpenter who had helped the Lincolns remodel their house. They promised to take good care of Fido during Mr. Finally, the president-elect decided to give Fido to two neighbor boys, John and Frank Roll. Lincoln wouldn't be swayed and looked for a good home for Fido. Lincoln had noticed that the clanging church bells and loud cannons, which had announced his presidential nomination, had terrified Fido.īy all accounts Mr. He worried the dog would not survive the long train ride to the nation's capital. When it neared time to move from Springfield, Illinois, to Washington, D.C., he decided not to take Fido. Lincoln was elected president of the United States on November 6, 1860. ![]() Fido was the type of dog who loved attention and would spend countless minutes chasing his own tail. Lincoln would sometimes stop at Billy the Barber's for a haircut, and Fido would wait outside with the other customers' pets. His date of birth was unknown although 1855 would be a good guess. Fido was a floppy-eared, rough-coated, yellowish dog of uncertain ancestry. It was a common sight in Springfield to see Abraham Lincoln walking to the local market with Fido trailing behind carrying a parcel in his mouth. ![]()
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