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John Wilkes Booth 1838–1865

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Last updated: August 25, 2026 · Reliability: B — verified across 2 independent trees, with linked records

Born 10 May 1838 · Bel Air, Maryland

Died 26 Apr 1865 · Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, United States of America

Father Junius Brutus Booth Sr

Mother Mary Ann Holmes

Spouse Martha Izola Mills

Children Ogarita Elizabeth Booth

Siblings Asia Sydney Booth Clarke, Edwin Thomas Booth, Elizabeth Booth, Frederick Booth, Henry Byron Booth, John Adrian Booth, Junius Brutus Booth Jr, Mary Ann Booth, Rosalie Ann Booth

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Family Data Collection - Individual … U.S., Find a Grave® Index, … Colonial Families of the USA

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Immediate Family

Parents

Junius Brutus Booth Sr

Mary Ann Holmes

Spouse(s)

Martha Izola Mills

Children

Ogarita Elizabeth Booth

Biography

John Wilkes Booth was born in 1838 in Bel Air, Maryland, the child of junius brutus booth sr and mary ann holmes. John Wilkes Booth married martha izola mills, and had children including ogarita elizabeth booth. John Wilkes Booth passed away in 1865 in Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, United States of America.

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Record Family Data Collection - Individual Records
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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Record Colonial Families of the USA

Life Timeline

1838

Birth of John Wilkes Booth in Bel Air, Maryland

Birth

1865

Death of John Wilkes Booth in Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America

Death

Oldest Ancestor Line from John Booth

This ancestor line traces from Manchester, Lancashire, England (1567) to Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland, United States of America (1838) across 9 generations.

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: John Booth (1838–1865) was born in Bel Air, Maryland and died in Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, United States of America. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 2 researchers on YourRoots have John in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 9 generations of this lineage geographically.
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