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06-23-2019, 02:06 PM
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RE: New Development in Booth Case Coming Soon
(06-23-2019 05:54 AM)RJNorton Wrote:(06-20-2019 05:52 PM)Steve Whitlock Wrote: There are many other indications which show David E. George was a man with serious mental issues, and not John Wilkes Booth. Roger, There are also some timing issues with John W. Booth in TN getting married 25 Feb 1872 and staying a few months. John St. Helen is supposed to be in TX in 1872 with Finis Bates as well, but not certain of dates. I also think Finis Bates had a hand in convincing Laura Ida Booth that David E. George was her father, because she believed the story he was selling/telling. While I don't believe David E. George was John Wilkes Booth, I also don't think he was the John W. Booth that married Louisa J. (Price) Payne. What I'm hoping to do here is resolve several supposed children of John Wilkes Booth, and the stories which followed. The current effort to exhume Edwin Booth and compare his dna to Lois Fellows (White) Rathbun-Trebisacci will only prove she is his descendant, and does nothing to prove who is buried in the grave of John Wilkes Booth. It could be significant to have Edwin's dna results on hand if a future check for the man buried in John Wilkes Booth's grave yields a match to Edwin. By showing Lois to have no autosomal match to descendants of Izola Forrester, Sarah Scott (dtr of Kate Scott), and Laura Ida Booth (if she has a living descendant) the most prevalent theories of John Wilkes Booth's escape can have dna evidence to the contrary. Unlike mtdna and Y-dna autosomal dna gets weaker with succeeding generations. Even now it's a little iffy. Lois should provide the dna. Her daughter, Kristen Booth Rathbun will be less of a match. Thank you to everyone that I'm not getting the vitriol of some other threads. If this is another red herring I may soon have enough for a fish fry, and occasionally other fish get caught. If not for this search I wouldn't know the irony of a cousin of Maj. Henry Reed Rathbone marrying a Booth descendant, albeit the Booth line of Edwin Booth. Roger, thank you for your patience!! |
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06-23-2019, 08:46 PM
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RE: New Development in Booth Case Coming Soon
I just wanted to give everyone (especially Steve W.) a quick update on an interesting twist on the who is the father of Laura Ida Booth question. It turns out that her father was indeed John Wilkes Booth, just a different John Wilkes Booth who was born about 10 years later than the assassin. Here's a link to his Find a grave page:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1316...lkes-booth According to the 1910 census this JWB was also a cabinetmaker, the same profession which newspaper accounts claim Laura Ida Booth's father had. It seems as though after he left Ida's pregnant mother this JWB took up with another woman, either marrying her or living together as if they were married, eventually settling in Leadville Colorado. According to the census records this JWB was born in Massachusetts. |
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06-24-2019, 08:47 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-24-2019 09:35 AM by Steve Whitlock.)
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RE: New Development in Booth Case Coming Soon
(06-23-2019 08:46 PM)Steve Wrote: I just wanted to give everyone (especially Steve W.) a quick update on an interesting twist on the who is the father of Laura Ida Booth question. It turns out that her father was indeed John Wilkes Booth, just a different John Wilkes Booth who was born about 10 years later than the assassin. Here's a link to his Find a grave page: Great work, FM Steve. Can it be that we at the Lincoln Discussion Symposium may be on the verge of solving in just a few days a mystery over 100 years old? J W Booth in the 1910 United States Federal Census Name: J W Booth Age in 1910: 61 Birth Year: abt 1849 Birthplace: Massachusetts Home in 1910: Leadville Ward 3, Lake, Colorado Street: West Ninth Street House Number: 144 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital status: Married [2nd marriage for both J.W. and Dolly] Spouse's name: Dolly A Booth Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts Native Tongue: English Occupation: Cabinet Maker Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account Home Owned or Rented: Own Home Free or Mortgaged: Free Farm or House: House Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Years Married: 37 Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age J W Booth 61 [They’ve been married 37 years, so m: 1873] Dolly A Booth 63 [Says she hasn’t had any children] ********************************************* The 1910 census reveals that both J.W. Booth and his wife, Dolly A. (Baker) Hendrick-Booth are on 2nd marriages, and have been married 37 years, putting the marriage (I haven't found that yet) circa 1873. Dolly is the daughter of Achilles Baker and Agnes Smith. John Wilkes Booth 1848-1916, according to the Find-a-grave memorial, was born abt 1848 in Massachusetts, as were his parents, as shown by census records. According to the 1910 census Dolly has never had any children. A key to his wife is the 1920 census which has her living with her sister, actually half-sister due to different mothers. Dolly A Booth in the 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Dolly A Booth [Dally A Booth] Age: 73 Birth Year: abt 1847 Birthplace: Michigan Home in 1920: Precinct 67, El Paso, Colorado Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Sister Marital status: Married Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: New York Able to Speak English: Yes Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Elvira Martin 54 [Elvira (Baker) Martin] Dolly A Booth 73 [Dolly A. (Baker) Booth] *********************************** Note that Dolly was b: in MI, her father was born in PA and mother in NY. Dolly Baker in the 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Dolly Baker Age: 4 Birth Year: abt 1846 Birthplace: Michigan Home in 1850: Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA Gender: Female Family Number: 1082 Household Members: Name Age Achilles Baker 24 [b: PA] Agnes Baker 21 [b:NY] Dolly Baker 4 Adam Baker 2 William Baker 0 ****************** Agnes Baker in the 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Agnes Baker Age: 30 Birth Year: abt 1830 Gender: Female Birth Place: New York Home in 1860: Maple Grove, Barry, Michigan Post Office: Maple Grove Dwelling Number: 913 Family Number: 840 Household Members: Name Age Achelles Baker 33 Agnes Baker 30 [d: 7 Mar 1861] Dolly Baker 13 Adam Baker 11 William Baker 9 Phelena Baker 5 Fanny Baker 1 ************************* Adam C Baker in the 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Adam C Baker Age in 1870: 21 Birth Year: abt 1849 Birthplace: Michigan Dwelling Number: 21 Home in 1870: Baltimore, Barry, Michigan Race: White Gender: Male Occupation: Works in Copper Shop Male Citizen over 21: Y Household Members: Name Age Philene Baker 15 Adam C Baker 21 [NOTE: J.T. and Dolly A. (Baker) Hendrick should be included in this census, as it is on the image.] **************************** Dolly A Hendrick in the 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Dolly A Hendrick Age in 1870: 23 Birth Year: abt 1847 Birthplace: Michigan Dwelling Number: 21 Home in 1870: Baltimore, Barry, Michigan Race: White Gender: Female Occupation: Keeping House Inferred Spouse: J T Hendrick Household Members: Name Age J T Hendrick 29 [b: 1841 NY, occupation: cooper] Dolly A Hendrick 23 [Philene baker age 15 with J.T. and Dolly Hendrick in census image] [Adam C. Baker age 21 with J.T. and Dolly Hendrick in census image] ************************************************ Achille Baker in the 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Achille Baker Age in 1870: 48 Birth Year: abt 1822 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Dwelling Number: 136 Home in 1870: Nashville, Barry, Michigan Race: White Gender: Male Occupation: Teamster Personal Estate Value: 500 Inferred Children: Rebecca Baker Fanny Baker Byron Baker Saul Baker Elvira Baker Household Members: Name Age Achille Baker 48 Rebecca Baker 28 Fanny Baker 11 [Her mother is Agnes (Smith) Baker in 1860 census] Byron Baker 8 Saul Baker 5 Elvira Baker 4 [m: William Martin] ********************************** Achilles Baker Birth 1 Nov 1826 Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA Death 3 Jan 1905 (aged 78) Cass County, Nebraska, USA Burial Oakwood Cemetery Weeping Water, Cass County, Nebraska, USA Memorial ID 142702625 · View Source On Tuesday afternnon 3 January 1905 death removed from our midst Archilles Baker at the advanced age of 78 years 2 months and 2 days, the cause of his death was Brights disease, and for more than a year past his health had been quite poor, Mr Baker was born in Bradford Pennsylvania Nov 1, 1826 and moved with his parents at the age of 17 to Michigan, In 1845 he was united in marriage to Agnes Smith to this union were born 6 children, 3 boys and 3 girls, in 1861 he was again married to Rebecca Dillon to them were born 2 boys and 1 girl. In 1881 the family moved to Cheyenne Wyoming and in 1886 to Howard County, NE coming to Weeping Water in 1895 where he has since resided. the funeral occurred at the residence Friday at 1:00 PM interment made in Oakwood Cemetery, He was a member of the Old School Baptists and considered a good neighbor, friend kind husband and father. beside his widow, he leaves 9 children. Family Members Spouse Rebecca Jane Dillon Bolich 1842–1924 Children Photo William H. Baker 1850–1925 Photo Philena C Baker Eastabrooks 1855–1918 Photo Byron Amos Baker 1862–1936 Photo Samuel J. Baker 1864–1950 ********************** Family Trees show Dolly Agnes Baker having 2 children with J.T. Hedrick because there is a Joseph T. Hedrick in OH in 1880 with wife Agnes. The 1870 J. T. Hedrick was born abt 1841 in NY. Joseph T. Hedrick was born in Prussia, is slightly older and has a different profession. Also, Dolly (D.A. Booth) is with J.W. Booth in 1880. D. A. Booth in the 1880 United States Federal Census Name: D. A. Booth Age: 34 Birth Date: Abt 1846 Birthplace: Michigan Home in 1880: Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA Street: 17th House Number: 318 Dwelling Number: 368 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital status: Married Spouse's name: J. W. Booth Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: New York Occupation: Keeping House Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age J. W. Booth 32 D. A. Booth 34 ******************** I wasn't able to find them in the 1900 census, which could verify that marriage date and whether she had children. Also, where was he in census records prior to 1880? There are really only 2 John Booth candidates born circa 1848 in MA, but that would require bigamy as both were married, one living in OH and still there in 1920, and one, a widower, carpenter, in MA for 1910, but his parents were born in England. So, who was he really, and where is he 1850-1870? To mention something about David E. George, it should be noted his name may actually be David Elias George per a 1931 newspaper article involving George Rainey a former Enid, OK postmaster that claimed to have communicated with David E. George's granddtr, who said he had abandoned his wife and gone to TX where he killed a man. It also brings a George E. Smith, possible half-brother, into the mix. George E. Smith also brought another will with him for David E. George. Because names for the supposed wife of David E. George and the granddaughter weren't included I couldn't verify any of the story, but some of that influences my belief that David E. George wasn't the John W. Booth who married Louisa J. Payne 25 Feb 1872 in Franklin Co.,TN. I also sent a message early this morning with this information in response to a request shown at the Find A Grave memorials for John Wilkes Booth and Dorothy B. "Dollie" Booth. John Wilkes Booth Birth 1848 Death 1916 (aged 67–68) Burial Evergreen Cemetery Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA Plot Lt 178, Sec MA Memorial ID 131692050 · View Source Please contact me if you have information on him or his wife please contact me at leadvillelady@msn.com Family Members Spouse Photo Dorothy B Booth 1847–1925 *************************** Dorothy B “Dollie” Booth Birth 2 Oct 1847 Death 3 Jan 1925 (aged 77) Burial Evergreen Cemetery Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, USA Plot Lt 174, Sec MA Memorial ID 131691941 · View Source If anyone has information on her or her husband please contact me at leadvillelady@msn.com Family Members Spouse Photo John Wilkes Booth 1848–1916 **************************** Thanks for the help FM Steve. We haven't proven he married Louis J. Payne yet, nor who his parents are, but it's a step in that direction for this journey. (06-23-2019 08:46 PM)Steve Wrote: I just wanted to give everyone (especially Steve W.) a quick update on an interesting twist on the who is the father of Laura Ida Booth question. It turns out that her father was indeed John Wilkes Booth, just a different John Wilkes Booth who was born about 10 years later than the assassin. Here's a link to his Find a grave page: FM Steve, something to think about is that he was telling his wife to be that he was the John Wilkes Booth that assassinated President Lincoln. He would have only been 17 in 1865, if really born 1848, and hardly a noted stage actor. How does he do that? He's only 23-24 in 1872. McCager Payne in an error filled newspaper article, attached, claims that his JWB gave performances at the Univ. of TN using sleight of hand and readings from plays. That's some low profile for a man on the run. Also, one would suppose that McCager, age 7-8 in 1872 is old enough to remember what John W. Booth looked like, especially someone who threatened to kill him. Surely he would have known that David E. George wasn't the same man. A possible big payday may have influenced his memories. |
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06-24-2019, 09:39 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-24-2019 10:22 AM by Steve.)
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RE: New Development in Booth Case Coming Soon
I found a copy of this John Wilkes Booth (d. 1916) obituary. It says that he was the son of Junius Brutus Booth Jr., the assassin John Wilkes Booth's older brother. Now I checked and Junius Jr. had no son born in 1848 to his first wife Clementina and there is no son named John living with Clementina in the 1850 census in Massachusetts. Junius Jr. would a few years later abandon his wife and daughter to go west with his mistress, Harriet Mace out in California where they would go on living with Harriet as if they were married. So I guess it's possible that Junius could have had another mistress and baby before meeting Harriet?
Laura Ida Booth was six when her mother died, if her mother told Laura, as she was dying, that her father was named John Wilkes Booth and that he was the son of actor Junius Brutus Booth it's pretty easy to see how Laura could've become confused about what she meant trying to remember it years later. Of course, that doesn't actually prove this John Wilkes Booth is actually the son of Junius Brutus Booth Jr. I'm going to email the articles/obituary to Roger for him to post images to the forum. ![[Image: booth780.jpg]](http://rogerjnorton.com/booth780.jpg) ![[Image: booth782.jpg]](http://rogerjnorton.com/booth782.jpg) ![[Image: booth783.jpg]](http://rogerjnorton.com/booth783.jpg)
31 December 1916 Herald Democrat of Leadville, CO
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01 January 1917 Herald Democrat of Leadville, CO
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29 September 1847 advertisement of Junius Brutus Booth Jr. performance in the Boston Daily Bee, proving that Junius, at least, was in the right area to be John Wilkes Booth (c1848-1916)'s father if he really was born in Salem, Mass.
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06-24-2019, 01:10 PM
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RE: New Development in Booth Case Coming Soon
(06-24-2019 09:39 AM)Steve Wrote: I found a copy of this John Wilkes Booth (d. 1916) obituary. It says that he was the son of Junius Brutus Booth Jr., the assassin John Wilkes Booth's older brother. Now I checked and Junius Jr. had no son born in 1848 to his first wife Clementina and there is no son named John living with Clementina in the 1850 census in Massachusetts. Junius Jr. would a few years later abandon his wife and daughter to go west with his mistress, Harriet Mace out in California where they would go on living with Harriet as if they were married. So I guess it's possible that Junius could have had another mistress and baby before meeting Harriet? FM Steve, Here we go again with another mystery: Exploring Evergreen Cemetery – John W. Booth Gerry Adler, Herald Correspondent Oct 13, 2017 0 John W. Booth What’s in a name? According to his 1916 obituary in the Herald Democrat, for John W. Booth of Leadville his name was a family link to the infamous John Wilkes Booth, assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. Leadville’s Booth was born in 1848. He claimed to be the nephew of John Wilkes Booth. His obituary details the Booth family history and claims that Booth was the son of Junius Brutus Booth Jr., the brother of John Wilkes Booth. Many members of the Booth family from Massachusetts were noted actors, starting with Junius Brutus Booth Sr. The Booth buried in Evergreen Cemetery also followed a theatrical career for 24 years. He stayed in that profession until 1873 with his last performance in Helena, Mont. After abandoning the stage, Booth lived for several years in Wyoming where he worked as an undertaker. It was there that he met and married Dolly Baker. In 1879, they moved to Leadville where Mrs. Booth persuaded him to learn the trade of cabinet maker. Gretchen Scanlon, a Leadville historian, has thoroughly researched the Booth genealogy. While she found documented evidence in the 1880 Wyoming census that Booth did indeed reside there, she found no evidence of his purported relationship to John Wilkes Booth. In fact, Scanlon found no evidence of a birth certificate for Booth as son to Junius Brutus Booth Jr. Booth died Dec. 31, 1916. Whether or not he is actually the nephew of John Wilkes Booth appears to be left to opinion. Sources: Herald Democrat obituary, December 31, 1916; Gretchen Scanlon, Leadville historian. Friends of the Historic Evergreen Cemetery is a 501 ©(3) nonprofit formed to preserve and restore the final resting place of the people who made Leadville and Lake County. To volunteer, contact John R. Piearson at 719-293-0936 or mail donations to Friends of the Historic Evergreen Cemetery at P.O. Box 955, Leadville, CO 80461. **************************************** The article says that John W. Booth didn't undertake cabinet making until 1879, also, nobody (so far) seems to know who his first marriage was to. If he was born out of wedlock he may likely have his mother's surname, which makes it even harder to find him in 1850-1870 census. Also, when Jack Booth introduced himself to Louisa J. (Price) Payne he said he was a cousin, not the nephew, of John Wilkes Booth, before telling her later he was THE John Wilkes Booth. |
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06-24-2019, 02:11 PM
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RE: New Development in Booth Case Coming Soon
[quote='Steve' pid='77533' dateline='1561383542']
I found a copy of this John Wilkes Booth (d. 1916) obituary. It says that he was the son of Junius Brutus Booth Jr., the assassin John Wilkes Booth's older brother. Now I checked and Junius Jr. had no son born in 1848 to his first wife Clementina and there is no son named John living with Clementina in the 1850 census in Massachusetts. Junius Jr. would a few years later abandon his wife and daughter to go west with his mistress, Harriet Mace out in California where they would go on living with Harriet as if they were married. So I guess it's possible that Junius could have had another mistress and baby before meeting Harriet? Laura Ida Booth was six when her mother died, if her mother told Laura, as she was dying, that her father was named John Wilkes Booth and that he was the son of actor Junius Brutus Booth it's pretty easy to see how Laura could've become confused about what she meant trying to remember it years later. Of course, that doesn't actually prove this John Wilkes Booth is actually the son of Junius Brutus Booth Jr. I hadn't seen the articles you posted when I made my last reply, enen tho they were added to my message. If the article is correct this John Wilkes Booth was first married to Ida Zeuraze who died in 1872. There are no record for an Ida Zeuraze at ancestry.com. I'm getting the feeling this is not the John W. Booth that married Louisa J. Payne. I'm also not certain how accurate the obit is for John Wilkes Booth 1848-1916. Still, that's great work on your part getting it. |
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06-24-2019, 03:15 PM
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RE: New Development in Booth Case Coming Soon
I don't know why this JWB can't be found in the 1900 census, since he was in the 1900 Leadville city directory at an address he had already lived at for a few years:
A manual search of census images might be needed to check out his 902 Pine address to be sure, but it looks like he was probably missed by the census taker in 1900. I also found him in the 1883 Cheyenne, Wyoming directory: The earliest I could find him in Leadville directory was in 1889, even though there are directories for that town in the database for the preceding decade. So, the article/obituary is wrong about him moving to Leadville in 1879 (maybe a misprint?, the 16 years living in Cheyenne would match a move to Leadville in 1889). Also he clearly already was a cabinetmaker in Cheyenne before moving to Leadville. Both the Tennessee JWB and the Colorado/Wyoming JWB are cabinetmakers, have an interest in the theatre, and use the JWB name after the assassination. The Colorado/Wyoming JWB also first appears in the record right after the Tennessee JWB is last seen. The obituary story of the first wife of the Colorado/Wyoming JWB dying in 1872 coincides with when the Tennessee JWB abandoned his pregnant wife. It might be a coincidence, but the name the article gives the first wife is also "Ida". Checking newspapers from Omaha, I can't seem to find a description accident killing a horse rider similar to the one described. Also I'm pretty sure no such person was buried in the Booth family plot in Baltimore. The information for the obituary story almost certainly came from Dolly Booth, so I can sort of see why this JWB might tell her his first wife died instead of saying that he abandoned while she was pregnant. |
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06-24-2019, 03:38 PM
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RE: New Development in Booth Case Coming Soon
(06-24-2019 03:15 PM)Steve Wrote: I don't know why this JWB can't be found in the 1900 census, since he was in the 1900 Leadville city directory at an address he had already lived at for a few years: Agreed, especially to the last paragraph! There is some serious irony here in that Junius B. Booth III was the one identifying the tintype as his uncle, John Wilkes Booth, if in fact it was his half-brother, John Wilkes Booth, that married Louisa J. Payne. |
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06-24-2019, 07:18 PM
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RE: New Development in Booth Case Coming Soon
(06-24-2019 03:38 PM)Steve Whitlock Wrote:(06-24-2019 03:15 PM)Steve Wrote: I don't know why this JWB can't be found in the 1900 census, since he was in the 1900 Leadville city directory at an address he had already lived at for a few years: FM Steve, I'm including this excerpt of an article for just a few words you may recognize: The Season of the Spirits at Leadville’s Evergreen Cemetery November 1, 1995 / Staff / 1995 November Article by Lynda La Rocca A gigantic mystery surrounds a small, metal plate bearing the name “John Wilkes Booth.” Although cemetery records indicate that this man was just 17 years old in 1865 when President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, there are those who believe that Evergreen Cemetery does, indeed, hold the remains of Lincoln’s murderer. Evergreen’s Booth, who described himself as a cousin of the assassin, was born in 1848, ten years after the birthrate attributed to Lincoln’s killer. His death, on the last day of 1916, raises such tantalizing questions as: If Evergreen’s Booth really was the assassin, how did he get away? Where and how did he live for the next half-century? And who, then, was the person identified as the assassin and subsequently killed by the authorities? *********************************** The words are "described himself as a cousin of the assassin". Now, where have we read that before? That was his introduction to Louisa J. Payne. If really a son of Junius Booth Jr he would be a nephew, so saying cousin is a bit distinctive. |
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06-25-2019, 02:34 PM
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RE: New Development in Booth Case Coming Soon
(06-24-2019 03:38 PM)Steve Whitlock Wrote:(06-24-2019 03:15 PM)Steve Wrote: I don't know why this JWB can't be found in the 1900 census, since he was in the 1900 Leadville city directory at an address he had already lived at for a few years: FM Steve, IF, say again IF, John Wilkes Booth d: 1916 CO really had a mother named Agnes and sister, Mrs Josie Barrett, as stated in the Leadville news articles you found then his birth name wasn't Booth, or he was born in another country. There is no Agnes Booth with either a son John, or daughter Josie/Josephine in the USA for 1850-1860 census records. The Marion Agnes Land Rookes Booth that was Junius Jr Brutus Booth's 3rd wife was born in 1843 and didn't marry Junius until the 1860's. Yes, Dolly A. (Baker) Booth has to be the informant, but someone lied to her! I would think that the Mrs Josie Barrett as a sister part might have some impress of truth to it if she came to visit them, as stated in the article. But I doubt that her maiden name was Booth. The Josie/Josephine Booths I've seen don't work out. Not many married a Barrett, but one married a Charles Barrett, however, she doesn't seem to be a match. |
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06-25-2019, 06:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-25-2019 06:52 PM by Steve.)
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RE: New Development in Booth Case Coming Soon
(06-25-2019 02:34 PM)Steve Whitlock Wrote: FM Steve, IF, say again IF, John Wilkes Booth d: 1916 CO really had a mother named Agnes and sister, Mrs Josie Barrett, as stated in the Leadville news articles you found then his birth name wasn't Booth, or he was born in another country. There is no Agnes Booth with either a son John, or daughter Josie/Josephine in the USA for 1850-1860 census records. The Marion Agnes Land Rookes Booth that was Junius Jr Brutus Booth's 3rd wife was born in 1843 and didn't marry Junius until the 1860's. I think there's a good chance that the Agnes name for his mother is a confusion with the name of the later wife of Junius Jr., so it may not be that useful as a search parameter. The way the article describes it, it seems as though the father of Mrs. Josie Barrett is supposed to be somebody other than Junius Jr. Strangely the article gets the timing of this JWB's arrival in Leadville way wrong with claiming that he first arrived there in 1879 instead of 1888-89. Then seemingly contradicting that by saying he lived in Cheyenne for about 16 years. Also Junius Jr. died in 1883 before this JWB moved to Leadville. I looked for any mention of this JWB in Helena newspapers and couldn't find any. Though, timeline-wise was that sort of makes sense if he actually came to Cheyenne after leaving Tennessee. I also checked Poughkeepsie directories prior to 1872, and I couldn't find a listing for him or his circus business. Another strange bit in the article, it seems to claim that Francis E. Warren, who actually was in Cheyenne during the same time period as this JWB was a undertaker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_E._Warren |
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06-30-2019, 11:16 AM
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RE: New Development in Booth Case Coming Soon
(06-25-2019 06:48 PM)Steve Wrote:(06-25-2019 02:34 PM)Steve Whitlock Wrote: FM Steve, IF, say again IF, John Wilkes Booth d: 1916 CO really had a mother named Agnes and sister, Mrs Josie Barrett, as stated in the Leadville news articles you found then his birth name wasn't Booth, or he was born in another country. There is no Agnes Booth with either a son John, or daughter Josie/Josephine in the USA for 1850-1860 census records. The Marion Agnes Land Rookes Booth that was Junius Jr Brutus Booth's 3rd wife was born in 1843 and didn't marry Junius until the 1860's. FM Steve, I finally found the marriage of Dolly Adeline Baker and John Wilkes Booth in Cheyenne, WY, not in 1873 but in 1874. Cheyenne Genealogical & Historical Society Bride Groom Marriage Date Book Page Baker, Dollie Adeline Booth, John Wilkes March 10, 1874 B 134-135 **************************************************** I can't imagine someone writing that they are John Wilkes Booth in 1874. I haven't seen the actual record, but now we know where it is, Book B, pg 134-135. |
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06-30-2019, 05:46 PM
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(06-30-2019 11:16 AM)Steve Whitlock Wrote: FM Steve, I finally found the marriage of Dolly Adeline Baker and John Wilkes Booth in Cheyenne, WY, not in 1873 but in 1874. That's some great work, Steve! |
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07-03-2019, 12:46 AM
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RE: New Development in Booth Case Coming Soon
(06-30-2019 05:46 PM)Steve Wrote:(06-30-2019 11:16 AM)Steve Whitlock Wrote: FM Steve, I finally found the marriage of Dolly Adeline Baker and John Wilkes Booth in Cheyenne, WY, not in 1873 but in 1874. FM Steve, Just to let you know I have someone who is going to get me an image of the marriage record for John Wilkes Booth and Dollie Adeline Baker next week. One doesn't know how much to rely on in the obit for this John Wilkes Booth who d: 1916 Leadville, CO; however, it says he was a mason, as was John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln. Edwin Booth was a mason as well. I had a friend who was a mason, but he passed away, and I'm trying to remember whether the masons would have required the name of parents for John Wilkes Booth b: 1848 MA (per census records). At any rate it's likely they would have wanted some information about him, but I don't know where to access that information, or if it's only available to masons. The obit also gives a birth date of 2 Jun 1848. The only boy born 2 Jun 1848 in MA with the given name John that I can't account for was a John Dougherty born in a almshouse to Ann Dougherty from Ireland. No father is listed and I don't know what became of John Dougherty. Maybe he was adopted, but if adopted by Booths why isn't he in a census 1850-1870? John Dougherty in the Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 Name: John Dougherty Gender: Male Birth Date: 2 Jun 1848 Birth Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Father: Dougherty Mother: Ann Dougherty [NOTE: John was born in a almshouse, and no father is shown] *************************************************** I'm just adding the John Dougherty information with no expectation that it's John Wilkes Booth 1848-1916, who said both his parents were born in MA in census records (if he really knew). He and Dolly claim Junius Jr Booth is his father, but Junius Brutus Booth Jr was born in SC. |
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07-03-2019, 07:58 PM
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RE: New Development in Booth Case Coming Soon
I think Junius Jr. was born in Baltimore, not South Carolina.
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