In 1919, while Lincoln was married to her second husband, her father established a trust for her and her sister, Mary Lincoln Isham. For Isham's trust, he deposited 375 shares of Commonwealth Edison stock worth slightly more than $38,000 () and 1,000 shares of National Biscuit stock worth $85,000 (). For Jessie, he deposited 1,000 shares of Commonwealth Edison stock worth $101,750 () and 1,000 shares of National Biscuit stock worth $85,000 (). It was purported that Jessie received more because she was often irresponsible with her finances. In 1920, he deposited another 1,250 shares of Commonwealth Edison stock worth than $100,000 () into Jessie's trust fund.