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JESSE WOODSON JAMES 1847 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Sept 1847

Birth Location: Centerville, Kearney, Clay, MO; BE AWARE OF JOHN FRANK DALTON'S ALTERED DEATH CERT: BIRTH 17 APRIL 1844, Louisville, Kentucky

Death Date: 03 April 1882

Death Location: St. Joseph, Buchanan/Andrew, Missouri; NOTE: BE AWARE OF DALTON'S ALTERED DEATH CERT SAYS 15 AUG 1951 AT AGE SUPPOSEDLY 103-107, Granburg, Hood, Texas, USA

Father: Robert James

Mother: Zerelda Cole

Spouse(s):

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In 1847, JESSE WOODSON JAMES entered the world in Centerville, Kearney, Clay, MO; BE AWARE OF JOHN FRANK DALTON'S ALTERED DEATH CERT: BIRTH 17 APRIL 1844, Louisville, Kentucky, born to Robert Sallee James and Zerelda Elzabeth Cole. JESSE WOODSON JAMES passed away in 1882 in St. Joseph, Buchanan/Andrew, Missouri; NOTE: BE AWARE OF DALTON'S ALTERED DEATH CERT SAYS 15 AUG 1951 AT AGE SUPPOSEDLY 103-107, Granburg, Hood, Texas, USA.

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  • In 1847, JESSE WOODSON JAMES entered the world in Centerville, Kearney, Clay, MO; BE AWARE OF JOHN FRANK DALTON'S ALTERED DEATH CERT: BIRTH 17 APRIL 1844, Louisville, Kentucky, born to Robert Sallee James and Zerelda Elzabeth Cole.
  • JESSE WOODSON JAMES passed away in 1882 in St. Joseph, Buchanan/Andrew, Missouri; NOTE: BE AWARE OF DALTON'S ALTERED DEATH CERT SAYS 15 AUG 1951 AT AGE SUPPOSEDLY 103-107, Granburg, Hood, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert James
1818 – 1850
Birth Location: /VERSUS 07 JULY 1818; Lick Skillet, Logan County, Kentucky,USA
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Zerelda Cole
1825 – 1911
Birth Location: Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

JESSE JAMES's Ancestors

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JESSE JAMES
1847 – 1882
Birth Place: Centerville, Kearney, Clay, MO; BE AWARE OF JOHN FRANK DALTON'S ALTERED DEATH CERT: BIRTH 17 APRIL 1844, Louisville, Kentucky
Parents
Robert Sallee James
1818 – 1850
/VERSUS 07 JULY 1818; Lick Skillet, Logan County, Kentucky,USA
Zerelda (Elzabeth) Cole
1825 – 1911
Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (M) James
1775 – 1827
Hanover, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Mary ('Polly') Poor
1790 – 1827
Goochland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JESSE JAMES's Timeline

2 Records

1847
05 Sept 1847
Birth of JESSE WOODSON JAMES in Centerville, Kearney, Clay, MO; BE AWARE OF JOHN FRANK DALTON'S ALTERED DEATH CERT: BIRTH 17 APRIL 1844, Louisville, Kentucky
Centerville, Kearney, Clay, MO; BE AWARE OF JOHN FRANK DALTON'S ALTERED DEATH CERT: BIRTH 17 APRIL 1844, Louisville, Kentucky
1882
03 April 1882
Age 35
Death of JESSE WOODSON JAMES in St. Joseph, Buchanan/Andrew, Missouri; NOTE: BE AWARE OF DALTON'S ALTERED DEATH CERT SAYS 15 AUG 1951 AT AGE SUPPOSEDLY 103-107, Granburg, Hood, Texas, USA
St. Joseph, Buchanan/Andrew, Missouri; NOTE: BE AWARE OF DALTON'S ALTERED DEATH CERT SAYS 15 AUG 1951 AT AGE SUPPOSEDLY 103-107, Granburg, Hood, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Sept 1847
    Event Place: Centerville, Kearney, Clay, MO; BE AWARE OF JOHN FRANK DALTON'S ALTERED DEATH CERT: BIRTH 17 APRIL 1844, Louisville, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 April 1882
    Event Place: St. Joseph, Buchanan/Andrew, Missouri; NOTE: BE AWARE OF DALTON'S ALTERED DEATH CERT SAYS 15 AUG 1951 AT AGE SUPPOSEDLY 103-107, Granburg, Hood, Texas, USA
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