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Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 – April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the "Little Dixie" area of Missouri, James and his family maintained strong Southern sympathies.
Apr 3, 2014 · Jesse James was a bank and train robber in the American Old West, best known as the leading member of the James-Younger gang of outlaws.
Sep 15, 2021 · Information about the former Confederate soldier and famous outlaw from the Wild West. Born: September 5, 1847. Died: April 3, 1882. Spouse: Zerelda Mimms. Jesse James summary: Jesse Woodson James was born into a hardworking family. His parents lived in Clay County, Missouri, where Jesse and his two full siblings were born.
Jan 17, 2019 · Jesse James: Rise of an American outlaw. The violence of the U.S. Civil War transformed Jesse James from Missouri farm boy to vicious killer.
Dec 8, 2014 · Between his days as a teenage Confederate guerrilla and his murder at age 34, James became one of America’s most notorious outlaws. Updated: August 4, 2023 | Original: December 8, 2014. 1....
Jesse's new gang, none of them ex-soldiers, were in it for the money, not the cause, and one of them happily conspired with Missouri's governor to hunt the outlaw down and collect a $10,000...
Jesse James and Frank James were two brothers who were among the most notorious outlaws of the American West, engaging in robberies that came to typify the hazards of the 19th-century frontier as it has been portrayed in motion-picture westerns.
The Ford boys first became acquainted with outlaw Jesse James in the summer of 1879. Jesse had been living in Tennessee since 1877, trying to “go straight” following the disastrous attempt to rob the Bank of Northfield, Minn., the year before.
May 18, 2018 · When Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union forces on April 9, 1865, to end the Civil War, Jesse James was one of thousands of Confederate soldiers who headed home to an uncertain future. On his way home, James was shot in the chest by Union soldiers.
Frank is happy to retire from crime and settle into the quiet life of a farmer, but Jesse becomes restless and yearns for a return to outlaw action. October 8, 1879
