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"Booth" Was Not John Wilkes Real Last Name?
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"Booth" Was Not John Wilkes Real Last Name?
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03-25-2017, 10:40 AM
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RE: "Booth" Was Not John Wilkes Real Last Name?
I am now wondering, for how many generations does a surname have to have been a certain name for it to be someone's "real" last name? Since JWB's paternal grandfather's surname was certainly and always "Booth" (which, I gather, can also be said of the great-grandfather), can it possibly be suggested that Booth wasn't John Wilkes's "real" last name?
I have endured a great deal of ridicule without much malice; and have received a great deal of kindness, not quite free from ridicule. I am used to it. (Letter to James H. Hackett, November 2, 1863) |
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