Surratt book recommendation: John Surratt: Rebel, Lincoln Conspirator, Fugitive; 2016, by Frederick Hatch. John Harrison Surratt Jr. lived a long life; dying April 2, 1916. He resided and worked in Baltimore for many years. In 1872 John married Mary Victorine Key Hunter from Montgomery County, MD, a relative of Francis Scott Key. Mary lived until 1926.