John Surratt's real parents?

[RJNorton]

Gene, this is not a complete answer your question, but Kate Larson writes that Weichmann felt "She (Mary Surratt) was, however, 'devoted body and soul to the cause of the South.' Weichmann would later claim, somewhat dramatically, that he had never met a woman 'who so earnestly and...so conscientiously, defended and justified the Southern cause as she."

Weichmann met Mary Surratt in 1863 when John Surratt invited Louis to spend a weekend in Surrattsville.

Kate Larson, for one, feels Mary was extremely knowledgeable of all that was going on around her place in Surrattsville. She writes that federal officers were aware of the Surratt family's activities and were watching them closely.