Jesse James
Jesse James The outlaw Jesse James was his name to many people and to others it was the hero Jesse James. His real name was Jesse Woddson James. He was born in Missouri on September 5, 1847, to the Reverend Robert and Zerelda James. By the time Jesse was eight years old, his parents were no longer together and his mother had married two more times. During his mother’s third marriage, Jesse and his two brothers gained two stepbrothers and two stepsisters. Jesse James was a very skilled horseman and a natural leader. ... In 1861, Jesse’s natural brother Frank, left home to fight for the Rebel cause. Jesse had always wanted to join with him. ... The Quantrill didn’t really want him but the leader the “Bloody” Bill Anderson, took Jesse under his wing. Jesse gained the nickname of Dingos. ... Toward the end of the civil war, Jesse was wounded. ... Frank James and Jesse James had talked many times of forming a gang with Cole Younger.