Ogarita Booth Henderson - Port Dickinson, NY
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N 42° 07.016 W 075° 56.287
18T E 422449 N 4663184
The tombstone of Ogarita Booth is in the Glenwood Cemetery. She claims to be the daughter of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
Waymark Code: WMQ5Z5
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2015
Views: 6
Ogarita Booth Henderson was an actress who died suddenly while performing at the Stone Opera House in Binghamton. She is buried in Glenwood Cemetery.
"St. Paul Daily Globe/Monday June 16th 1890
Wilkes Booth’s Daughter
“At the Globe theatre with the Boston Comic Opera Company is an actress whose name and family connection impart a great degree of interest in the general public. Her maiden name was Rita Booth but she is now the wife of Mr. Henderson, the director of the company.
Mrs. Booth Henderson says she is the daughter of John Wilkes Booth. She remembers her father distinctly, although but 8 years old at the time of his death. "
"the tombstone on her grave was placed in October or November 1972 by Rita’s grand daughter, Rita Shepard of Ft. Lauderdale FL. "
text on tombstone "In Loving Memory of Ogarita Booth Henderson Oct 23, 1859 Apr. 12, 1892 daughter of Izola Mills & John Wilkes Booth wife of Alexander Henderson"
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