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Jesse Woodson James
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The Legendary Life of Jesse W. James (Dingus)
By: Tyler Varner
Personal Information:
Jesse Woodson James
Born: Sept 5, 1847
Died: Apr 3, 1882
Born: Clay County, Missouri
Personal life
Jesse Woodson James was born into the James family he was the third child out of his four siblings. His parents were Robert and Zerelda Cole James, His father Robert was a slave- owning farmer and popular preacher around the Clay County area. Robert James the father of the family left the family and moved west to California in search of gold, the James family had no more information about their father the only thing they thought of was that he died in the gold mines
Family:
Were they married: Yes Jesse James married Zerelda Mimms
Did they have Children?: Yes they had 2 children
Jesse E. James (son) and Mary James Barr (daughter)
Family
What was the criminals personally:
Jesse was had a very wild spirit he grew up in a broken home, his father left the home and broke the family which could resolute with Jesse becoming angry and he also had a older brother who he looked up a lot this also could mean he was a follower and just followed his brother into crime
Criminal Personally
what crimes did they commit: Bank robberies, train robberies
Crime trying to earn a dime
Did they kill anyone while committing crime? Yes after Jesse father left the family, Jesse and his brother Frank join the Civil War were they learned about cold-blooded killing to kill anyone if necessary or if anyone tried to get in there way
Who were the victims? The victims of Jesse James are unknown may of banks, people and train were robbed by Jesse and his gang so it could be a larger number of victims but its still unknown
Where was the crimes Committed?
February 13, 1866 Clay County Savings Association Liberty, Missouri $62,000.00
October 30, 1866 Alexander Mitchell and Co. Bank Lexington, Missouri $2,000.00
March 2, 1867* Judge John McClain Banking House* Savannah, Missouri Unknown*
May 22, 1867 Hughes and Wasson Bank Richmond, Missouri $4,000.00
March 20, 1868 Nimrod Long Banking Co. Russellville, Kentucky $14,000.00
December 7, 1869 Davies County Savings Bank Gallatin, Missouri $700.00
June 3, 1871 Ocobock Brothers’ Bank Corydon, Iowa $6,000.00
April 29, 1872 Bank of Columbia Columbia, Kentucky $600.00
September 26, 1872 Kansas City Exposition Ticket Office Kansas City, Missouri $10,000.00
May 27, 1873 St. Genevieve Savings Bank St. Genevieve, Missouri $4,100.00
July 21, 1873 Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Adair, Iowa $6,000.00
January 15, 1874 Stagecoach Hot Springs, Arkansas $3,000.00
January 31, 1874 Iron Mountain Railroad Gad’s Hill, Missouri $12,000.00
April 7, 1874 Stagecoach Austin-San Antonio, Texas $3,000.00
August 30, 1874* Two Stagecoaches* Waverly-Lexington, Missouri Unknown *
December 7, 1874 * Tishomingo Savings Bank* Corinth, Mississippi $10,000.00 *
December 8, 1874 Kansas Pacific Railroad Muncie, Kansas $55,000.00
September 5, 1875 Huntington Bank Huntington, West Virginia $10,000.00
July 7, 1876 Missouri Pacific Railroad Otterville, Missouri $15,000.00
September 7, 1876 First National Bank Northfield, Minnesota $0
A Thief's End
At the time when the governor of Missouri place a bounty on the brother heads they laid low he was under the fake name of Thomas Howard and lived the his family in St. Joseph, MO. James had two recruits Robert and Charles Ford young bank robbers who joined the James Gang the two young robbers were staying with James and his family at the time. The whole time Robert Ford was staying with the James family, Robert was staying in contact with authorities because he had heard several weeks ago about the reward for the bounty of the James Brothers
On April 3, 1882 Jesse Woodson James was betrayed and shot in the back of the head by he fellow recruit Robert Ford. Soon, after Jesse died Frank James turned himself in.
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Ending Career:
On April 3, 1882 Jesse W. James was relaxing at the James House and had a couple people from his gang over not knowing one of them was going to betray him. Jesse was asked by his wife Zerelda if he could fix and picture that was hanging on the wall Jesse had he revolver on a side table where he was sitting at a young robber Named Robert Ford was in contact with authorities fro the bounty on Jesse's head as Jesse was turned away from him Robert picked up Jesse's gun and shot him one time in the back of the head...
Jesse was only 34 years old