Someone just informed me today that FindAGrave has a listing that claims John Wilkes Booth escaped to Lee County, Mississippi, and lived out the rest of his life in seclusion with relatives. He is buried in Smith Cemetery in Guntown, Mississippi, under a marker placed there by a George Booth.

OK, Jim and Rich, head to Guntown, Mississippi, with cameras ready...

Thanks Laurie. Jim, I will be by to pick you up in four hours.

I'm ready to go too! I would love some Mississippi warmth right now. Of course, Wild Bill's Tucson is usually warm, but I hear they have three inches of snow today.

For a dead person, he sure got around.

JWB misses his life on the road, first in the theatre, then in the carnival.

There's no business like show business!

(02-21-2013 03:45 PM)Laurie Verge Wrote:  Someone just informed me today that FindAGrave has a listing that claims John Wilkes Booth escaped to Lee County, Mississippi, and lived out the rest of his life in seclusion with relatives. He is buried in Smith Cemetery in Guntown, Mississippi, under a marker placed there by a George Booth.

OK, Jim and Rich, head to Guntown, Mississippi, with cameras ready...

There is a photo of the gravestone here.

Another place JWB died was in Assam, India, on October 12, 1883. Has anyone here traveled there to photograph that gravestone?

That must be it!!!! It has a headstone.

(02-21-2013 08:53 PM)Jim Garrett Wrote:  JWB misses his life on the road, first in the theatre, then in the carnival.

you'll never guess what? I've just cut open an aubergine and it has the letters JWB in it? Is that a sign, do you think?

(02-22-2013 09:05 AM)MaddieM Wrote:  

(02-21-2013 08:53 PM)Jim Garrett Wrote:  JWB misses his life on the road, first in the theatre, then in the carnival.

you'll never guess what? I've just cut open an aubergine and it has the letters JWB in it? Is that a sign, do you think?

I don't think it's a sign from JWB...........maybe from Junius Brutus? He was kinda into signs and the likes thereof.

So I suppose the gentleman in the grave must have claimed he was JWB?

(02-22-2013 04:58 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  There is a photo of the gravestone here.

There is an interesting article as part of this link
http://s13.invisionfree.com/Ms_Missing_a...r/t355.htm
"Ms Community Believes Booth Buried There"

Here the author, Lee Smith states, "He (Booth) was shot, captured and sent to a federal prison where he died on April 25, 1865"
He also states earlier in his article "But, before we delve further into why the man who in cold blood shot President Abrahm Lincoln in 1985...."

So much for proof reeding.

We need to introduce Lee Smith to John Wally. Hopefully, Mr. Wally can help straighten Mr. Smith out regarding the facts.

I don't know, I'm so confused.

So, there is no barn?