- John Wilkes Booth was secretly married to her grandmother
- Booth and Forrester's grandmother had a daughter, Ogarita Rosalie, in 1859; her middle name was for Booth's favorite sister.
- Lincoln's assassination was instigated by men high in the order of the Knights of the Golden Circle (KGC), said to have been a branch of Freemasonry
- James William Boyd, a confederate solider was killed in the Garrett barn, not Booth
- Booth escaped from the barn and lived in exile in California, England and India until his death in 1879
- Booth and Forrester's grandmother had a son in 1870, who grew up as Harry Stevenson, nearly five years after the assassination
Capture of John Wilkes Booth. Courtesy of The Smithsonian Instituate, The Harry T Peters Collectionn |
Are their any conspiracy theories in your family history?
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I've written about Izola Forrester before: Izola Forrester: American Author, and her grandmother, Martha Lizola (Mills) Bellows Stevenson: She Seemed Rather Fantastic and Extravagant and Secret Wife of John Wilkes Booth?
Something to look into. I expect there are conspiracy theories out there but not in my family. We are pretty boring so it's fun reading about others.
ReplyDeleteNo conspiracy theories in my family. That's why I thrive on other's! I have enjoyed reading several of your posts. Found you through the A to Z Challenge. Happy blogging! www.dianeweidenbenner.com
ReplyDeleteThe grand-daughter, several times removed, of John Wilkes Booth lives in Barberton, OH.
ReplyDeleteShe is selling-off.a treasure trove of never-before-seen memorabilia from America's most important murder.
The profits of which will be donated to assorted charities.
This will be a private, on-line auction. Your credentials as a collector will be required.
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