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Jesse James
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The Baptist preacher Robert James and his wife Zerelda settled on a farm outside Kearney, Missouri from Lexington, Kentucky. The couple had four children, Alexander Franklin (known as Frank) 1/10/1843, Robert (died as an infant), Jesse Woodson (9/5/47), and two years later, the daughter Susan Lavenia. ...
Growing up in the epicenter of the slavery issue had a profound effect on the James’s. ... Samuel, bullied the pregnant Zerelda, lashed Jesse, completely looted the farm of food, animals, equipment, and what slaves remained, Jesse swore revenge. March 1864, at the age of sixteen, Jesse joined the Guerrilla’s and proved himself quite capable. Not everything went as planned for Jesse however. In June during a fight, Jesse shot off the tip of one of his fingers on his left hand and shouted “Dingus. ... ” In August, Jesse was shot in the chest, but made a rapid recovery and was back fighting within a month. ...
When the war ended, a group that Jesse was with tried to surrender. ... Jesse and the group escaped even though he had again been shot in the chest. ...
Another turning point in Jesse’s life occurred in February 1866, when Frank and several of their Guerilla allies robbed the Clay County Savings Bank in Liberty, Missouri. Even though Jesse had been too weak to participate, this had a profound influence on the disheartened teenager. From 1866 to 1869 the James-Younger gang robbed six more banks, each of which Jesse played an increasing leadership role. Jesse’s identity came to light when he lost his horse on the last robbery. ... “In Edwards’s Newspapers, Jesse James became the avenger of the lost cause of the confederacy, striking back at the rich and corrupt republican politicians and Businessmen.”(Stiles, 1994)
Their switching to robbing trains opened a new chapter in the James-Younger portfolio. ... Jesse’s half brother Archie Samuel was killed and his mother ended up losing part of her right arm when, on January 26, 1875, the Pinkerton’s botched an attempted raid on the Samuel farm.
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Title: Jesse James
Words: 1567
Rating: None
Pages: 6.3
submitted by: camclan
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