Betty, If your cousin Thomas reported to Thomas Jefferson (say, circa 1800) he must have been in his 80s when he helped Booth in 1865, and then lived in England for a while and later worked in a hotel in DC when possibly in his 90s; is this right? Hmmm... Best Regards, Gary in Berkeley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty H. Garbers" <bhgarbers@cox.net> To: <rowanroots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 6:48 AM Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] Maryland Apparently > Cousin Thomas Harbin was among those that helped John Wilkes Booth escape. > He supposedly reported to Thomas Jefferson personally. Harbin left the > area. Possibvly living in England for awhile. He later worked in a hotel > in downtown Washington, D. C. > > Betty Harbin Garbers > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> E.W. Wallace wrote in part: >> Since a good many Marylanders came to Rowan Co. which extended far to >> the >> west--until it came upon native Americans--perhaps colonial Maryland may >> be >> a good place to research for that surname. >>> >> "Cousin" David Herold hung out with John Wilkes Booth and actually guided >> John to Dr, Mudd to get his let set after the Lincoln assination.. He was >> captured in the tobacco barn on the Garrett farm.. and later... hung out >> with Mary Surratt and others on the scaffold in the prison yard.... in >> Washington DC... for the last time... "Cousin" Davie is buried in the >> Congressional Cemetery in D.C... I think he's my most Famous "Cousin"!! >> My >> family settled in Western NC also... GLH >> >> G. Lee Hearl >> Authentic Appalachian Storyteller >> Abingdon, Va. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Cut the lady some slack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She meant Jefferson Davis. Just googled both names --- check it Bill Gary Smith wrote: > Betty, > If your cousin Thomas reported to Thomas Jefferson (say, circa 1800) he > must have been in his 80s when he helped Booth in 1865, and then lived in > England for a while and later worked in a hotel in DC when possibly in his > 90s; is this right? Hmmm... > Best Regards, > Gary in Berkeley > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Betty H. Garbers" <bhgarbers@cox.net> > To: <rowanroots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 6:48 AM > Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] Maryland Apparently > > > >> Cousin Thomas Harbin was among those that helped John Wilkes Booth escape. >> He supposedly reported to Thomas Jefferson personally. Harbin left the >> area. Possibvly living in England for awhile. He later worked in a hotel >> in downtown Washington, D. C. >> >> Betty Harbin Garbers >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> E.W. Wallace wrote in part: >>> Since a good many Marylanders came to Rowan Co. which extended far to >>> the >>> west--until it came upon native Americans--perhaps colonial Maryland may >>> be >>> a good place to research for that surname. >>> >>> "Cousin" David Herold hung out with John Wilkes Booth and actually guided >>> John to Dr, Mudd to get his let set after the Lincoln assination.. He was >>> captured in the tobacco barn on the Garrett farm.. and later... hung out >>> with Mary Surratt and others on the scaffold in the prison yard.... in >>> Washington DC... for the last time... "Cousin" Davie is buried in the >>> Congressional Cemetery in D.C... I think he's my most Famous "Cousin"!! >>> My >>> family settled in Western NC also... GLH >>> >>> G. Lee Hearl >>> Authentic Appalachian Storyteller >>> Abingdon, Va. >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Dear Gary, Bill is right. I meant Jefferson Davis. He was a spy working for Jefferson Davis. A Mr. Hall wrote a book about this man & his connection to John Wilkes Booth. The freeing of the slaves affected the labor force for the raising of tobacco. a common source of money of the times. Betty Harbin Garbers. > Betty, > If your cousin Thomas reported to Thomas Jefferson (say, circa 1800) he > must have been in his 80s when he helped Booth in 1865, and then lived in > England for a while and later worked in a hotel in DC when possibly in his > 90s; is this right? Hmmm... > Best Regards, > Gary in Berkeley > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Betty H. Garbers" <bhgarbers@cox.net> > To: <rowanroots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 6:48 AM > Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] Maryland Apparently > > >> Cousin Thomas Harbin was among those that helped John Wilkes Booth >> escape. >> He supposedly reported to Thomas Jefferson personally. Harbin left the >> area. Possibvly living in England for awhile. He later worked in a >> hotel >> in downtown Washington, D. C. >> >> Betty Harbin Garbers >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> E.W. Wallace wrote in part: >>> Since a good many Marylanders came to Rowan Co. which extended far to >>> the >>> west--until it came upon native Americans--perhaps colonial Maryland >>> may >>> be >>> a good place to research for that surname. >>>> >>> "Cousin" David Herold hung out with John Wilkes Booth and actually >>> guided >>> John to Dr, Mudd to get his let set after the Lincoln assination.. He >>> was >>> captured in the tobacco barn on the Garrett farm.. and later... hung out >>> with Mary Surratt and others on the scaffold in the prison yard.... in >>> Washington DC... for the last time... "Cousin" Davie is buried in the >>> Congressional Cemetery in D.C... I think he's my most Famous "Cousin"!! >>> My >>> family settled in Western NC also... GLH >>> >>> G. Lee Hearl >>> Authentic Appalachian Storyteller >>> Abingdon, Va. >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you for the pleasant reply, Betty: I meant no disrespect, only wondering at the not-impossible timeline. I thought there might be a story behind that. And, I'll look up the Hardin book by Hall. Thank you, Gary in Berkeley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty H. Garbers" <bhgarbers@cox.net> To: <rowanroots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 3:20 PM Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] Maryland Apparently > Dear Gary, > > Bill is right. I meant Jefferson Davis. He was a spy working for > Jefferson > Davis. A Mr. Hall wrote a book about this man & his connection to John > Wilkes Booth. > The freeing of the slaves affected the labor force for the raising of > tobacco. a common source of money of the times. > > Betty Harbin Garbers. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Betty, >> If your cousin Thomas reported to Thomas Jefferson (say, circa 1800) he >> must have been in his 80s when he helped Booth in 1865, and then lived in >> England for a while and later worked in a hotel in DC when possibly in >> his >> 90s; is this right? Hmmm... >> Best Regards, >> Gary in Berkeley >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Betty H. Garbers" <bhgarbers@cox.net> >> To: <rowanroots@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 6:48 AM >> Subject: Re: [ROWANROOTS] Maryland Apparently >> >> >>> Cousin Thomas Harbin was among those that helped John Wilkes Booth >>> escape. >>> He supposedly reported to Thomas Jefferson personally. Harbin left the >>> area. Possibvly living in England for awhile. He later worked in a >>> hotel >>> in downtown Washington, D. C. >>> >>> Betty Harbin Garbers >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> E.W. Wallace wrote in part: >>>> Since a good many Marylanders came to Rowan Co. which extended far to >>>> the >>>> west--until it came upon native Americans--perhaps colonial Maryland >>>> may >>>> be >>>> a good place to research for that surname. >>>>> >>>> "Cousin" David Herold hung out with John Wilkes Booth and actually >>>> guided >>>> John to Dr, Mudd to get his let set after the Lincoln assination.. He >>>> was >>>> captured in the tobacco barn on the Garrett farm.. and later... hung >>>> out >>>> with Mary Surratt and others on the scaffold in the prison yard.... in >>>> Washington DC... for the last time... "Cousin" Davie is buried in the >>>> Congressional Cemetery in D.C... I think he's my most Famous "Cousin"!! >>>> My >>>> family settled in Western NC also... GLH >>>> >>>> G. Lee Hearl >>>> Authentic Appalachian Storyteller >>>> Abingdon, Va. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ROWANROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >