He booked passage to Alexandria, Egypt, but was arrested there by U.S. officials on 23 November 1866. Sign Up For Our Email-List! After the assassination of Lincoln, on April 14, 1865, Surratt denied any involvement and said that he was then in Elmira, New York. John found work on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. Still John Surratt's alcoholism worsened. His granddaughter, Bell Seaman, would later conduct a lively correspondence with her distant cousins, Anna and John Surratt, during the 1860s. She remained there until April 30, when she was transported to the Washington Arsenal Penitentiary. If he is your ancestor, please add to his story. The Surratt House Museum, a Maryland-National CapitalPark and Planning facility, is open. But Booth outlined so precisely what would happen, the when, the who, and the how, that Surratt eventually assented. Surratt was the mother of John H. Surratt, Jr., who was later tried but was not convicted of involvement in the assassination. That is, almost all except John Surratt. John H. SURRATT, Jr.was Baptized 1844 at St. Peter's Church, Washington D.C. [REF:#1 pg14] Studied for Roman Catholic priesthood at St. Charles College, in Maryland, until Jul 1861; Became a Confederate dispatch rider; [REF:#1 pg20] John Wilkes Booth met SURRATT in the fall of 1864. John Surratt - Wikipedia The number of rioters killed or the parts of the city still In their possession are n Circa 1844 - District of Columbia, United States, 1880 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, William H. Surratt, Marie Surratt, Leo J. Surratt, John H. Surratt, Isaac Douglas Surratt, Eugenia Susanna "anna" Tonry (born Surratt), John Harrison, Jr Surratt, Circa 1845 - District of Columbia, United States, 1910 - Baltimore Ward 16, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, USA, Leo J Surratt, Susanna S Surratt, Mary V Surratt, John H. Surratt, Mary Elizabeth "eugenia" Surratt (born Jenkins), John William Harrison Surratt, Isaac Douglas Surratt, Eugenia Susanna "anna" Tonry (born Surratt), Mary E. Dalton (born Surratt), Leo J. Surratt, Susanna S. Hardy (born Surratt), Mary Victorine Scott Weller (born Surratt), Ella Key Surratt, Cause of death: Pneumonia - Apr 21 1916 - Baltimore. Then in the fall of 1864, Surratt met his destiny. In the fall of 1864, she began considering moving to her townhouse in the city.