Reuben
Withers
Born in New York, United States
Brother of
William J. Withers Jr, Joseph Harold Withers, Francis Withers, Lavina (Withers) Beck, Charlotte Withers, Louisa (Withers) Beck, Adelia Withers and Camelia Withers
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 69
in Rye, Westchester, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 May 2012
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Biography
Reuben Withers was a musician who is believed to have been a drummer with the orchestra of Ford's Theater the night President Abraham Licon was assassinated there. His brother, William, was the orchestra's conductor and was slashed by John Wilkes Booth as he fled the theater.
Sources
- 1855 Census: "New York, U.S., State Census, 1855"
New York State Archives; Albany, NY, USA; Census of the state of New York, 1855; Line Number: 21
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7181 #1653229546.
- 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Washington Ward 6, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: M653_104; Page: 647; Family History Library Film: 803104
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #10564063.
- 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Bronx, New York, New York; Roll: 1128; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 1060
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #45372998.
- Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #172536386 (accessed 6 April 2024)
Memorial page for Reuben Withers (1845-6 Aug 1913), citing Greenwood Union Cemetery, Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA (plot: Section C Lot 99 Grave 1); Maintained by Ellen Brewster (contributor 47921251).
See Also
- Bogar, Thomas A. Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination, Washington, D.C.: Regnery History, 2013.
- Taylor, Dave. "The Ford's Theatre Orchestra," Lincoln Conspirators Blog, 11 Aug 2018. Available at LincolnConspirators.com
- The Wikitree Our American Cousin Free Space Page
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