In 1874, Jesse married his longtime sweetheart and first cousin, Zerelda, and had two children. Maggie WABASHA later married William GOODTEACHER. Quantrill didn't really want him, but "Bloody" Bill Anderson took Jesse under his wing. [46] The James brothers eventually split from the others and escaped to Missouri. The map below shows the places where the ancestors of the famous person lived. He is buried in an unmarked lost grave in Placerville. Jesse Woodson James, born in Clay County, Missouri, on September 5, 1847, was the son of Kentucky native Zerelda Cole James and her husband, Robert James, a . The Chicago-based agency worked primarily against urban professional criminals, as well as providing industrial security, such as strike breaking. CHASE would never talk; and explains now he "was afraid" CHASE contacted druggist A. Jesse and Stella were the parents of four daughters: Lucille Martha, Josephine Frances, Jessie Estelle, and Ethel Rose James. Either way, they rebelled against harsh postwar civil legislation and took the law into their own hands. [32] It is unlikely that he ever collected the money due. Robert died 18-Nov-1959. 18. i Alexander Franklin JAMES born 10-Jan-1844. This influenced how the population acted during and after the American Civil War. His father, Robert S. James, farmed commercial hemp in Kentucky and was a Baptist minister before coming to Missouri. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nesgs/Ancestree/vol15/v15n1p1.html, NEBRASKA ANCESTREE SUMMER 1992 Vol. The James home is perhaps one of the most authentic birthplace sites in America today. William JAMES born 11-Sep-1811, married (1) 2-Dec-1843, Mary Ann Varble, married (2) 24-Apr-1865, Mary Ann Gibson Marsh. They robbed five more trains, and two of the gang members were captured during the robbery in Glendale, Missouri in 1881. People in Missouri were outraged at the method used to capture him and considered it a cowardly assassination. This is a reference to a short time James supposedly spent near this area.[93]. The Union presence enforced martial law with raids on homes, arrests of civilians, summary executions, and banishment of Confederate sympathizers from the state. Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Barr BETTY'S FIRST LINE OF JAMES ANCESTRY Background of a Bandit by Joan Beamis The county had more slaveholders, who held more slaves, than in other regions. I reached out to my grandmother, Effie Ramsey. 1. 22. ii Mary Susan James born 17-Jun-1879. Both James brothers were known as good family men who loved their wives and spent time with their children, but they still continued their life of crime. As a teen in 1864, James and his brother Frank joined a guerrilla unit . John died 1827. [44], Cole and Bob Younger later said they selected the bank because they believed it was associated with the Republican politician Adelbert Ames, the governor of Mississippi during Reconstruction, and Union general Benjamin Butler, Ames's father-in-law and the Union commander of occupied New Orleans. [42][43], Across a creek and up a hill from the James house was the home of Daniel Askew, who is thought to have been killed by James or his gang on April 12, 1875. His father heeding a calling left for California with the intent of preaching to gold miners but contracted cholera and died. Killed By One Of His Confederates Who Claims To Be A Detective", "Jesse James's Murderers. Jesse James and his brother Frank served for the Confederate Army before embarking on criminal careers in the Old West. Also Paul James; A. Paul said he had met Frank James who asked him what sort of Indian he was, and he replied Santee Sioux. They stole an estimated $200,000. The gang attempted to rob the bank in Northfield at about 2pm. Festivities include telling Jesse James's history in stories and by reenactments of stagecoach holdups. Detectives threw an incendiary device into the house; it exploded, killing James's young half-brother Archie (named for Archie Clement) and blowing off one of Zerelda Samuel's arms. After the war, as members of various gangs of outlaws, Jesse and Frank robbed banks, stagecoaches, and trains across the Midwest, gaining national fame and often popular sympathy despite the brutality of their crimes. Philippa de LUXEMBOURG , Jean de HAINAUT, Jeanne De Sabran , Nicola Orsini, Mahaut de CHATILLON-SAINT POL , Guy Ier de LUXEMBOURG. Ford was shot to death by Edward Capehart O'Kelley in Ford's temporary tent saloon with a shotgun blast to the front upper body. John JAMES born 15-Feb-1815, married (1) 1-Sep-1836, Amanda Polly Williams, born 28-Jun-1817, died 15-Mar-1871, married (2) 1872, Emily Bradley. After 1873, he was covered by the national media as part of social banditry. When but fifteen, he followed his brother Frank into the ranks of Quantrill's Raiders. Frank Triplett wrote about James as a "progressive neo-aristocrat" with "purity of race". The James-Younger gang robbed trains and banks in Missouri and surrounding states in the years after the Civil War. Growing up in Tennessee and Missouri, Jesse went by an alias, "Tim Edwards" or "Tim Howard" (accounts differ although Howard seems to be the better documented choice) as his entire family had assumed false names because Jesse Sr. was wanted by the law. They had two children who survived to adulthood: Jesse Edward James (b. In the course of a single day, the Ford brothers were indicted, pleaded guilty, were sentenced to death by hanging, and were granted a full pardon by Governor Crittenden. Mary Susan James born 17-Jun-1879, Tennessee, married 6-Mar-1901, Henry Lafayette BARR, born 20-May-1867, died 16-Jun-1935. of the James boys show they were first married in 1874 and remained true to their wives until they died. After a snowball in midair one of the Chases told the spectators "That is the way Jesse JAMES would do it.". Missouri was a border state, sharing characteristics of both North and South, but 75% of the population was from the South or other border states. [4], Frank James eluded capture and was believed to have joined the guerrilla organization led by William C. Quantrill known as Quantrill's Raiders. Tony wanted to learn and know the truth of his family's story. In 1879, the James gang robbed two stores in far western Mississippi, at Washington in Adams County and Fayette in Jefferson County. [59] The governor's quick pardon suggested he knew the brothers intended to kill James rather than capture him. He was able to open a cigar and tobacco store in the lobby of the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City, Missouri. Robert Ford drew his weapon and shot the unarmed Jesse James in the back of the head. Ethelrose James Owens, the last of Jesse James' grandchildren, who until three years ago kept her grandfather's guns, clothing and even his wallet hidden in her home in Orange County, is dead. A law enforcement posse attacked and killed two of the outlaws but failed to capture the entire gang. That same year they robbed the Daviess Savings Bank at Gallatin, Missouri. [14] At the age of 17, Jesse suffered the second of two life-threatening chest wounds when he was shot while trying to surrender after they ran into a Union cavalry patrol near Lexington, Missouri.[16][17]. Some filmmakers portrayed the former outlaw as a revenger, replacing "social with exclusively personal motives. Though protected by their community, they were always on the move. Wrong username or password. Born in Clay County, Missouri in 1847, Jesse James grew up as part of a Confederacy-supporting, slave-owning family. Supposedly one of his customers at the cigar store was future president Harry Truman. Jesse died 26-Mar-1951. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary figure of the Wild West after his death. Family tree of Jesse JAMES Bandit, burglar, crook, privateer Born Jesse Woodson JAMES American outlaw, gang leader, bank and train robber and murderer Born on September 05, 1847 in Clay County, Missouri, USA , United States Died on April 03, 1882 in St Joseph, Missouri, USA Born on September 05 40 Deceased on April 03 34 Geni requires JavaScript! The structure is filled with James memorabilia. After a brief period with a wild west show, he settled down, and died in 1915 on his farm in Missouri. Rumors of Jesse James's survival proliferated almost as soon as the newspapers announced his death. 1 Page 12. on the bed. Children: 15. The conflict split the population into three bitterly opposed factions: anti-slavery Unionists identified with the Republican Party; segregationist conservative Unionists identified with the Democratic Party; and pro-slavery, ex-Confederate secessionists, many of whom were also allied with the Democrats, especially in the southern part of the state. He and his brother Charley, both members of the James-Younger Gang under James's leadership, went on to perform paid re-enactments of the killing at publicity events. Please try again. He is also known to have been a spy for the rebel army. The "CHASES" would practice horse and pistol work. In 1861, Jesse's brother Frank left home to fight for the rebel cause. This extended a measure of protection over the JamesYounger gang by minimizing the incentive for attempting to capture them. Children: i Mary James married 22-Dec-1796, Edward LEE. [8] Aside from slavery, the culture of Little Dixie was Southern in other ways as well. Jesse James Family Tree (15203) - Famous Kin The end came for Jesse James on April 3, 1882 when a member of the gang, Robert Ford, shot Jesse in the back of the head in an attempt to collect a $10,000 reward. Compare DNA and explore genealogy for Jesse James born 1779 Bath County, Virginia died 1860 including research + descendants + 1 genealogist comments + DNA connections + more in . The Jesse James Bank Museum in Liberty, Missouri, is a repository of myth and legend about the notorious 19th century outlaws Frank and Jesse James. Farmers raised the same crops and livestock as in the areas from which they had migrated. The gang barely escaped Northfield, leaving two dead companions behind. Clay County purchased the rundown property and after two restorations, 75 percent of the original material remains. Frank James in his old age kept up the tours by charging 50 cents until his death. Jesse Jr. became a lawyer who practiced in Kansas City, Missouri, and Los Angeles, California. 15, No. Zerelda and Reuben Samuel acquired a total of seven slaves, who served mainly as farmhands in tobacco cultivation in Missouri. He recruited a new gang in 1879 and returned to crime, holding up a train at Glendale, Missouri (now part of Independence),[49] on October 8, 1879. It is thought that he took part in the notorious massacre of some two hundred men and boys in Lawrence, Kansas, a center of abolitionists. Inside, the outlaws turned to flee. Family Tree Tuesday - Jesse James. [12][13] Frank followed Quantrill to Sherman, Texas, over the winter of 18631864. James), Susan Lavenia James, Mary Susan James, Gould James, Montgomery James, Jesse Edward James, mes, Alexander Franklin James, Mary James Samuel, Archie James, Fanny Quantrill Samuel, Susan Lavenia James, Mary James, Susan Lavenia James, Sep 5 1847 - Kearney, Clay County, Missouri, United States of America, Apr 3 1882 - Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States of America, Jesse Edwards James, Montgomery James, Gould James, Mary Susan Barr, Apr 3 1882 - Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States, Reverend Robert Sallee James, Zerelda Elizabeth Cole, Jesse Tim Edwards James Jr., Gould James, Montgomery James, Mary Susan Barr (born James). Now, the Clay County government at the Jesse James Farm and Museum is still selling pebbles for 25 cents along with shirts, books and toys. Just able barely to mount a horse and ride about a little in the spring of 1866, my life was threatened daily, and I was forced to go heavily armed. Cheers,Henry Apologies for the poor cut/paste job. country of northern Nebraska. Some believe he was a devil; some claim he was a good person who did only what circumstances forced him to do. Woodford County,Kentucky, died 10-Feb-1911, Robert died 18-Aug-1850, California,USA. James was born on September 5, 1847 and his brother Alexander Franklin "Frank" James was born January 10, 1843. Jesse is thought to have been the mastermind behind robbing railroad express cars. As followers of William Quantrill and "Bloody Bill" Anderson, they were accused of committing atrocities against Union soldiers and civilian abolitionists, including the Centralia Massacre in 1864. The gang's first target was the Chicago and Rock Island express near Adair, Iowa, on July 21, 1873. Pelican Publishing, 1987, p. 27. massacre of some two hundred men and boys, "Jailer Henry Bugler, Jackson County Sheriff's Office, Missouri", "Deputy Sheriff Frank S. Griffin, Ray County Sheriff's Department", "Civil lawsuit against Frank & Jesse James", "Frank and Jesse James Court Documents from Daviess County", "Original reference: Los Angeles Times, Orange County Edition, August 25, 2001, Page F2", "An Inventory of the Northfield (Minnesota) Bank Robbery of 1876: Selected Manuscripts Collection", "Skillful Detective Work; Another of the James Gang Captured in Missouri", "One more shot at the legend of Jesse James", "Jesse James Wanted Poster Goes Up for Auction", "10 of History's Most Notorious Traitors", "Jesse James Shot Down. Frank followed Quantrill into Kentucky, while Jesse went to Texas under the command of Archie Clement, one of Anderson's lieutenants. Jesse was 16 when he and Frank became Confederate guerrilla soldiers, riding alongside William Quantrill and Bloody Bill Anderson. Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. Whatever the truth may be, the legend of the notorious Jesse James lives on (See the ballads below). After the failed disastrous attempt to rob the bank in Northfield, Minnesota, many of the gang member were wounded and captured, However, Jesse slipped away and lived quietly in St. Joseph Missouri under an assumed name. Ford would spend his later years operating multiple saloons and dance halls in the West. Ancestors of Jesse JAMES & Zerelda Amanda MIMMS Ancestors of Tinted table cells indicate persons who occur more than once in the pedigree. Jesse asked to change a $100 bill, and thinking that the banker was responsible for the death of Bloody Bill, shot the man in the heart. Jesse Jr. married Stella McGowan on 2 Jan 1900 in Kansas City, Missouri, in the parlor of his mother's house because she was too ill to leave the house for the wedding. In October 1879, Jesse and Frank were back in business with a new gang. According to the National Park Service, Jesse James has a historical connection to Mammoth Cave National Park, having reportedly occupied some of the cave's inner areas during his escapes from the law, and having committed a stage coach robbery between Cave City and Mammoth Cave. The gang held up passengers only twice, choosing in all other incidents to take only the contents of the express safe in the baggage car. Jesse James boyhood home today remains relatively secluded in the countryside near the small town of Kearney. He married (1) Zerelda Amanda Mimms, April 23, 1874 in Kansas City, MO. vii Nancy Gardner James born 13-Sep-1823. Jesse and his brother Frank James were educated and hailed from a. A few months later the other WAHUSHA sister gave birth to a girl who was named Emma. in St Joseph, Missouri, USA, This form allows you to report an error or to submit additional information about this family tree: Jesse JAMES (1847), Copyright Wikipdia authors - This article is under licence CC BY-SA 3.0. For this, they wore Ku Klux Klan masks. [2] He held six slaves and more than 100 acres (0.40km2) of farmland. ii Josephine Frances James born 20-Aug-1902. [73] During the Populist and Progressive eras, James became an icon as America's Robin Hood, standing up against corporations in defense of the small farmer, robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. He fell ill and returned home soon afterward. After trials in 3 states he was aquitted. [1] Jesse Woodson James was born September 5th, 1847 in Kearney, Clay, Missouri, United States to Rev. The militia soon discovered the Youngers and one other bandit, Charlie Pitts. He stood trial the following year and was acquitted of all charges. [14] Others have argued that Jesse was at the time still bedridden with his wound and could not have participated. [53] Although Charley had been out on raids with James, Bob Ford was an eager new recruit. Joseph Whicher, an agent dispatched to infiltrate Zerelda Samuel's farm, was soon found killed. Jesse was probably not along for this one, but in March 1867 the gang pulled their first job together. He was able to return to work again for two years but it seems as if his emotional health may have suffered a permanent blow from all the reverses he had suffered. A. SOULEK of Niohrara to tell some newspaper man to see him. Most likely, they kept the money for themselves. Jesse was part of the Centralia massacre in 1864. After the war, they joined up with Cole . The following year, a disastrous robbery attempt at Northfield, Minnesota, decimated the James-Younger Gang. where he lived under the name of Thomas HOWARD. 7. Already a celebrity in life, James became a legendary figure of the Wild West after his death. Senators from the state, former Confederate military commander Francis Cockrell, and former Confederate Congressman George Graham Vest, were identified with the Confederate cause. After this, Jesse and Frank laid low for a few years, but the lure of easy money was too strong to resist. Joe Jesse CHASE says he was born to Jesse "Chase" JAMES & Maggie in 1870. She left her child Emma behind. Omaha WorldHerald. Jesse had very little formal education but was skilled with horses and a natural leader. He, too, was a JAMES (Abraham JAMES married Etta COLE; chlidren: Eunice, Myrtle & Mildred). Heaton Bowman Funeral Home, 36th Street and Frederick Avenue. "[40][41], Many residents were outraged by the raid on the family home. [10], The JamesSamuel family sided with the Confederates at the outbreak of war. John Newman Edwards made sure to highlight such techniques when creating an image of James as a kind of Robin Hood. [60][61][62], After receiving a small portion of the reward, the Fords fled Missouri. The implication that the chief executive of Missouri conspired to kill a private citizen startled the public and added to James's notoriety. The James brothers were most active as members of their own gang from about 1866 until 1876, when as a result of their attempted robbery of a bank in Northfield, Minnesota, several members of the gang were captured or killed. It temporarily excluded former Confederates from voting, serving on juries, becoming corporate officers, or preaching from church pulpits. All Rights Reserved. 1879). [further explanation needed] He and his brother Frank James joined pro-Confederate guerrillas known schneider funeral home mt vernon in obituaries jesse james family tree descendants. He and his brother Frank James joined pro-Confederate guerrillas known as "bushwhackers" operating in Missouri and Kansas during the American Civil War. [14] Jesse and his cousin began a nine-year courtship that culminated in their marriage. 1875) and Mary Susan James (later Barr, b. [88] It is held annually in September during the weekend after Labor Day. Born: September 5, 1847 Died: April 3, 1882 Spouse: Zerelda Mimms Jesse James summary: Jesse Woodson James was born into a hardworking family. At the end of the Civil War, Missouri remained deeply divided. 19. iii Jesse Woodson JAMES born 5-Sep-1847. Jesse James had two full siblings: his older brother, Alexander Franklin "Frank", and a younger sister, Susan Lavenia James. Three men entered the bank, two guarded the door outside, and three remained near a bridge across an adjacent square. From: zzhsoszy@dingo.cc.uq.oz.au (Henry Soszynski), On Sat, 05 Apr 1997 22:55:36 GMT, cc002277@mindspring.com (Marie, Baker) wrote:>Does anyone know of a comprehensive pedigree chart or gen file on jesse JAMES The outlaw as My husband's grandmother who is a JAMES remembers Jesse and the gang hiding in her grandfather's barn (Josiah James) but I do not know how they are related. James had two full siblings: his elder brother, Alexander Franklin "Frank" James, and a younger sister, Susan Lavenia James. [4][6] Zerelda and Samuel acquired a total of seven slaves, who served mainly as farmhands in tobacco cultivation.[6][7]. She was the daughter of John W Mimms and Mary James. His parents lived in Clay County, Missouri, where Jesse and his two full siblings were born. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ann wrote 6/21/97 DWilso147@aol.com A good source in the book "Jesse and Frank James: THE FAMILY HISTORY" by Phillip W. Steele. Steele, Philip W. "Jesse and Frank James: The Family History". It contains original furnishings. jesse james family tree descendants. After the death of Robert James, his widow Zerelda remarried twice, first to Benjamin Simms and then in 1855 to Dr. Reuben Samuel, who moved into the James' home. From 1860 to 1882, the James Gang was the most feared band of outlaws in American history, responsible for more than 20 bank and train robberies and the murders of countless individuals who stood in their way. After he married, he migrated to Bradford, Missouri and helped found William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. [4] Clay County in particular was strongly influenced by the Southern culture of its rural pioneer families. 15. ix Zerelda Amanda Mimms born 21-Jul-1845. Thank you. The JAMESES' mother, Mrs. Zerelda SAMUELS, came to Obert, Nebr. John died 25-Oct-1887. 18. CHASE speaks little English. Together with Edwards's admiring editorials, the letters helped James become a symbol of Confederate defiance of federal Reconstruction policy. For the next fifteen years they robbed banks and when security made that difficult, they turned to stagecoaches and trains. The house in St Joseph where Jesse met his death is preserved and is the epitome of morbidity. James's two previous bullet wounds and partially missing middle finger served to positively identify the body. With no means of livelihood, the James-Younger gang came into being. After the passage of the KansasNebraska Act in 1854, Clay County became the scene of great turmoil as the question of whether slavery would be expanded into the neighboring Kansas Territory bred tension and hostility. Jesse James - Wikipedia. Jesse's mother and Reuben Samuel had four children together: Sarah Louisa, John Thomas, Fannie Quantrell, and Archie Peyton Samuel. (The statement that the children were sons differs from the previous statement saying the sister had a dau., Emma.) Thomas Martin JAMES born 8-Apr-1823, married 25-Jul-1847, Susan Woodward, died ??-Jan-1916. Jesse Woodson James & Zee Mimms 2. Jesse James was a preacher's son. In the 1880s, after James's death, the James Gang became the subject of dime novels that represented the bandits as pre-industrial models of resistance. "Tim" later became his nickname, even after the family came out of hiding. Robert Ford later said he believed that James had realized they were there to betray him. Each year a recreational fair, the Jesse James Festival, is held during the third weekend in September.[90]. He began to work with former Unionists who lived near the James family farm. Jesse Jr. wrote a book about his famous father which was called Jesse James, My Father and was published in 1899. By this time, the Klan had been suppressed in the South by President Grant's use of the Enforcement Acts. Many people from Missouri migrated to Kansas to try to influence its future. Some historians accuse Jesse and Frank of being cruel to Union soldiers, while others argue that it was the brutal treatment the brothers received that turned them to a life of crime. "[53] James's widow Zerelda Mimms James died alone and in poverty. Jesse James and Frank James, in full, respectively, Jesse Woodson James and Alexander Franklin James, (respectively, born September 5, 1847, near Centerville [now Kearney], Missouri, U.S.died April 3, 1882, St. Joseph, Missouri; born January 10, 1843, near Centervilledied February 18, 1915, near Kearney), two brothers who were among the most The James brothers then joined the bushwhacker group led by William "Bloody Bill" Anderson. [further explanation needed] He and his brother Frank James joined pro . "[27] In 1868, Frank and Jesse James allegedly joined Cole Younger in robbing a bank in Russellville, Kentucky. Dyer, Robert. His mother had him buried in the front yard of the James Farm with an imposing monument with a inscription condemning the assassin. William JAMES married 15-Jul-1774, in Goochland,VA,America, Mary Hines. The bank was owned by Republican former militia officers who had recently conducted the first Republican Party rally in Clay County's history. 1 Page 11, --------------------------------------------------------------------------------, Is THis Nebraskan a Secret Son of Jease James? On December 7, 1869, the gang robbed the Gallatin, Missouri, bank. Zerelda James died the following November, eleven months later. In 1869 CHASE said, Jesse Frank JAMES had robbed a bank in South Dakota and in fleeing the law fled to Devil's Nest on the Nebr. In 1920 he was approached to do a series of films about his famous father, which were released as Jesse James as the Outlaw and Jesse James Under the Black Flag in 1921. After his father was killed when Jesse was seven, he was thrust into the role of trying to support his family from an early age. Knox County. The only known civil case involving Frank and Jesse James was filed in the Common Pleas Court of Daviess County in 1870. They brought slaves with them and purchased more according to need. A deputy sheriff named Edwin Daniels also died in the skirmish. 8. vi Thomas Martin JAMES born 8-Apr-1823. In 1863, he was identified as a member of a guerrilla squad that operated in Clay County. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. As they left, one shot the unarmed cashier Heywood in the head. Genealogy for Jesse Edwards James, Jr. (1875 - 1951) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Username and password are case sensitive. James's mother Zerelda Samuel wrote the following epitaph for him: "In Loving Memory of my Beloved Son, Murdered by a Traitor and Coward Whose Name is not Worthy to Appear Here. iv Henrietta Barr born 14-Mar-1913, died 10-Oct-1913. We strive for accuracy and fairness.If you see something that doesn't look right,.css-47aoac{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#A00000;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-47aoac:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}contact us! [ Return to Pedigree Charts Home Page ] After they arrived in Clay County, 16-year-old Jesse James joined his brother in Taylor's group. Note: Jesse's mother was Zerelda COLE. Historians have speculated about the identity of the shooter but have not reached consensus. This story told by Joe Jesse CAHSE halfbreed Sioux Indian who lives near Niobrara NE. Jesse's mother and Samuel had four children together: Sarah Louisa, John Thomas, Fannie Quantrell, and Archie Peyton Samuel. Two of his gang members were tempted by a reward for his capture dead or alive. An odd incident occurred in 1898 (I am guessing before he opened the cigar store) when Jesse was arrested for the robbery of a Missouri Pacific train. vii George Tillman MIMMS born 6-Nov-1841. He was buried in Granbury Cemetery, where the headstone bears the name of "Jesse Woodson James". The outlaws used stolen tools to pry up part of the track, pulling it aside with rope as the train rounded a blind curve. He was suspicious that the Fords had not told him about it. In 1869, they robbed a Richmond, Missouri Bank. Mary died 11-Oct-1935. Nine years later, well into his outlaw years, Jesse and Zee were married. Jesse's nine-year-old half-brother Archie Samuel was killed. From that robbery to the end of their careers, members of the James Gang had a price on their heads, dead or alive. Former rebels attacked the railroads as symbols of threatening centralization. They were legends in their own time, popular in Missouri for actively trying to further the Confederate cause. (See 'Jesse James Ancestry' below) By the time Jesse was eight, his father had died and his mother was married to her third husband, Dr. Reuben Samuel. [31] This was the beginning of an alliance between James and John Newman Edwards, editor and founder of the Kansas City Times. Confederate guerrillas murdered civilian Unionists, executed prisoners, and scalped the dead. From Wikitree: Robert Newton "Bob" Ford (December 8, 1861 - June 8, 1892) was an American outlaw best known for killing his gang leader, Jesse James, in 1882. There has been speculation that the boys and their gangs were like Robin Hood, robbing the rich and giving to the poor, but there is no evidence for that. Thank, Marie, Heres what I have, no Josiah James buth then I doubt that the following is complete anyway.
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