On 4 Jan 1854 when William was 30, he married Josephine Ewell (65918) , daughter of Lyman E. Ewell (64152) (30 Mar 1804-9 May 1879) & Charlotte Lewis (62360) (-bef 1842), in Hingham, MA. Born on 4 Aug 1833 in Marshfield, MA. Josephine died in Hingham, MA in 1911. Buried in Fort Hill Cemetery.

1850 Federal Census. Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 332, page 172A
    Solomona Little, 47, farmer, $7825 real estate
    Sarah L. Little, 50
    Josephine Ewell, 16
All were born in Massachusetts.

1880 Federal Census. Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 551, page 268C
Fort Hill Street
    Josephine Lincoln, 45, head, widowed, keeping house
    Charlotte Lincoln, 22, daughter, single, at home
Both were born in Massachuesetts as were their parents. The families of Robert Lincoln Sr and Robert Lincoln Jr are next door.

1900 Federal Census. Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 674, page 1A
Fort Hill Street
    Josephine Lincoln, head, b. Aug 1834, 65, widowed, 1 child, living
    Charlotte L. Lincoln, daughter, b. Oct 1857, 42, single, marking, shoe shop
Both were born in Massachusetts as were their parents. Mary Lincoln (widow age 80) lives next door.

1910 Federal Census. Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 612, page 1B
Fort Hill Street
    Josephine Lincoln, head, 75, widowed, 1 child, living
    Charlotte L. Lincoln, daughter, 52, single, shoe worker, zippering & buttoning