Is Rhett related to a friend of John Wilkes Booth?!

Yesterday in my U.S. History class we were watching a movie about Lincoln being killed. They talked about John Wilkes Booth and his gang that helped him with the idea. One of the people was named Michael O'Laughin. I thought nothing of it until they showed a picture of him. This is his picture. I saw that and I was amazed! Could this really be Rhett's ancestor?! And I find it somewhat odd that he was with booth on killing Lincoln, and he has a best friend who goes by Link. :D Anyone else find this cool? You better watch out Link! ;D

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K-Mod Comment by Gumbo123 on February 7, 2018 at 12:23pm: 2,258 days later and the Banana That Moos finally strikes GMM mention gold!!!

K-Mod Comment by Victoria (Centauromadoose) on February 7, 2018 at 12:14pm: Your theory has reached the big time -- here it is being discussed on the GMMore episode "Mythical Conspiracy Theories"! Only a few years later. ;)

https://youtu.be/eIoctwmM-Q0?t=9m34s

K-Mod Comment by Kevin (UniSeal) on December 2, 2011 at 6:08pm: Hahaha, that would be funny if it were true. Though I doubt it.

K-Mod Comment by Gumbo123 on December 2, 2011 at 4:31pm: After the failed kidnapping and assassination of President Lincoln, trial and imprisonment of the co-conspirators, the O'Laughlin family was forced to change its name in shame and moved from Baltimore to Southern California. There they lived until the 1990's when one of the descendants moved with his wife and young son, Rhett, to North Carolina.

At least that's the scuttlebutt overheard in KommChat on the subject.

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USACWlaughlin.htm

Comment by Mary Carr (pegantacorn) on December 2, 2011 at 4:13pm: well... I think Rhett's last name is "McLaughlin" so unless the name got distorted over the years (maybe by some sort of conspirator protection program o.O) he prob isn't related.. ..but that is pretty cool considering the fact that Link is Rhett's best friend.. Don't go psycho on us Rhett! :D

Comment by Em Lamont(NinjaSquid) on December 2, 2011 at 4:06pm: Link's name is Lincoln! I hope Rhett doesn't start planning to kill him! :O this could be terrible :(

K-Mod Comment by Gumbo123 on December 2, 2011 at 4:03pm: perhaps the GMCL death was all part of the conspiracy . . . hmmmmmmm