Who is this person?

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Yes !!! Well done, Roger. Congrats. Kudos. Whatever.
The mystery "man' was only 11 at the time and was later inspired (I think) to defend the family name when Finis Bates came up with the story of a man claiming to be Booth.

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http://www.abandonedcountry.com/2013/09/...e-calling/

and , of course, thanks to Rob Wick ...

https://rogerjnorton.com/LincolnDiscussi...ht=Gardner
( I was searching for references to L. Gardner ... but thats irrelevant to this question)

and that colored image of a lady is Kathy Bates , the film star, grand-daughter of Finis Bates.

(And I see my own surname, not Bates, appears in the string of connections)

And, we found out years ago, via her niece, that Kathy Bates is very protective of grandpa...