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Jesse James
(1847-1882)
Who Was Jesse James?
Jesse James and his brother Frank served for the Confederate Army before embarking on criminal careers in the Old West. The James brothers made a name for themselves as bank and train robbers, leading the James-Younger gang. Gang member Robert Ford killed Jesse James in 1882, after which James became a legend of the Old West.
Early Life
American outlaw, robber and legendary figure Jesse Woodson James was born on September 5, 1847, in Kearney, Missouri.
Jesse and his brother Frank James were educated and hailed from a prestigious family of farmers. Their father, the Reverend Robert James, was a Baptist minister who married Zerelda Cole James and moved from Kentucky to Missouri in 1842. In the summer of 1863, the James farm was brutally attacked by Union soldiers.
Jesse was 16 when he and Frank became Confederate guerrilla soldiers, riding alongside William Quantrill and “Bloody Bill” Anderson.
Partners in Crime
Some historians accuse Jesse and Frank of being cruel to Union soldiers, while others argue that it was the brutal
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Jesse James (television personality)
American entrepreneur, automotive mechanic and television personality (born 1969)
Jesse James | |
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James at the 2007 Scream Awards | |
| Born | Jesse Gregory James (1969-04-19) April 19, 1969 (age 55) Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, television personality |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouses | Karla James (m. 1991; div. 2002)Janine Lindemulder (m. 2002; div. 2004)Sandra Bullock (m. 2005; div. 2010)Alexis DeJoria (m. 2013; div. 2022)Bonnie Rotten (m. 2022; sep. 2024) |
| Children | 4 |
Jesse Gregory James (born April 19, 1969, Long Beach, California)[1] is an American entrepreneur, automotive mechanic, and television personality. He is the founder of West Coast Choppers and former partn
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Jesse James
Of all the worlds' legendary characters, few have attracted world-wide fascination like the outlaw, Jesse James. Some call him America's Robin Hood, while others see him as a cold-blooded killer. Perhaps he was all of these things.
His Beginning
Jesse Woodson James was born in Kearney, Missouri on September 5, 1847. His father, the Rev. Robert James, was a Baptist minister who helped found William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. Some people say it was the cruel treatment from Union soldiers that turned Frank and Jesse to a life of crime during the Civil War. Certainly during the war years they learned to kill while riding with William Quantrill and Bloody Bill Anderson.
After the war, Jesse was wounded while surrendering. Within a year, Frank and Jesse are believe to have pulled off the first daylight bank robbery in peace time. They made off with $60,000 from the Liberty, Missouri bank not far from their home, and one man was killed.
For the next 15 years, the James boys roamed throughout the U.S. robbing trains and banks of their gold, building a
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