Jesse James
Jesse James and his gang were quite proficient and successful in bank robberies, stagecoach robberies and train robberies. James is one of the most interesting characters of the old west. Jesse James was born in Missouri on September 5, 1847. Jesse Woodson James was born to Reverend Robert and Zerelda James. At the age of three, Jesse's dad dies of food poisoning in a Placerville, California gold camp after deserting his family to seek riches during the gold rush. His mother remarries twice more. In addition to the two natural brothers he had, Jessie gained two stepbrothers and two stepsisters from his mother's third marriage. Jesse was skilled with horses and natural leader. He was never a very skilled marksman. Jesse's brother, Frank James, left home to fight the rebel cause, he joined the Confederate Army in 1861 at age of 18. Jesse wanted to join his brother, but it wasn't till 1863 when he joined "Bloody" Bill Anderson's guerilla forces, even though Quantrill didn't really want him. Jesse acquired the nickname of Dingus. In 1864, Jesse is credited for killing Union Major A.V. Johnson at the massacre of Centralia. Jesse was wounded towards the end of the civil war; he took a .36 caliber s
Three months later, Jesse married his cousin Zerelda. Many others had asked for her hand, but she wanted Jesse, even knowing he was an outlaw. They eventually had two children, Mary and Jesse. Shortly after, Frank marries Annie Ralston in Omaha, Nebraska. They eloped and her father had no idea who she was married to. Until a posse showed up at the Ralston house that he realized who is daughter had married. After lying back for a while, in October 1879, he was back to his old tricks with a new gang. They robbed the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific train near Winston, MO. Jesse James robbed four more trains in 1881. The last train robbery for Jesse was at Blue Cut, near Glendale, Mo. Nets $3,000 in cash and jewelry taken from passengers. Two of their gang members were captured after that one. On April 3, 1882, Jesse was killed. Shot by Robert Ford for the reward money. After jesses death, Frank turned himself in. However, he was never convicted of anything. Yet in America, legends die hard. Relatives of on J. Frank Dalton believe that James actually faked his death and lived a long life as Dalton, who lived till 1951. Jesses death will always be a mystery to some people. Jesse was very attached to his mother and usually hides out at her house after pulling a job. In March of 1868, the James brothers and Younger brothers robbed the Southern Deposit bank in Russellville, Kentucky for $14,000. That same year, they hold up Davies County Savings Bank of Gallatin, Mo. They get $700 and kill cashier John W. Sheets, placi
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