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Jesse Woodson James 1847–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Sep 1847

Birth Location: Nr kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 6 Apr 1882

Death Location: Kearney, Clay, MO.

Father: Robert James

Mother: Zerelda Cole

Spouse(s): Zerelda Mimms

Children(s): Mary JAMES, Gould James, Montgomery James, Jesse JAMES, Susan James

Jesse Woodson James was born in 1847 in Nr kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA, the child of Robert Sallee James And Zerelda Cole. Jesse Woodson James married Zerelda Amanda Zee Mimms, and had children including Gould Twin James, Jesse Edward James, Joseph Jesse Chase James, Mary Susan James, Montgomery Twin James, Susan Lavenia James. Jesse Woodson James passed away in 1882 in Kearney, Clay, MO..

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Biography

  • Jesse Woodson James was born in 1847 in Nr kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA, the child of Robert Sallee James And Zerelda Cole.
  • Jesse Woodson James married Zerelda Amanda Zee Mimms, and had children including Gould Twin James, Jesse Edward James, Joseph Jesse Chase James, Mary Susan James, Montgomery Twin James, Susan Lavenia James.
  • Jesse Woodson James passed away in 1882 in Kearney, Clay, MO..

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse James's Ancestors

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Jesse James
1847–1882
Birth Place: Nr kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA
Parents
Robert Sallee James
1818–1850
Lickskillet, Logan County, Kentucky, USA
Zerelda Cole
1825–1911
Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse James's Descendants

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Jesse (Woodson) James (5 Sep 1847–6 Apr 1882) m. Zerelda (Amanda "Zee") Mimms (21 July 1845–13 November 1900)
  1. 1. Mary (Susan) JAMES 1879–1935
  2. 2. Gould ((Twin)) James 1878–1878
  3. 3. Montgomery ((Twin)) James 1878–1878
  4. 4. Jesse (Edward) JAMES 1875–1951
  5. 5. Susan (Lavenia) James 1879–1889

Jesse James's Timeline

4 Records

1847
5 Sep 1847
Birth of Jesse Woodson James in Nr kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA
Nr kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA
1874
24 Apr 1874
Age 27
Jesse Woodson James was married in Kearney, Missouri
Kearney, Missouri
1882
3 Apr 1882
Age 35
Death of Jesse Woodson James in St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
1882
6 Apr 1882
Age 35
Burial of Jesse Woodson James in Kearney, Clay, MO.
Kearney, Clay, MO.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1847
    Event Place: Nr kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1874
    Event Place: Kearney, Missouri
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0583

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Minnesota
    Record Source: Minnesota Newspaper Headline Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1882
    Event Place: St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0583

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1882
    Event Place: Kearney, Clay, MO.
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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