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Reverend Robert Sallee James 1st - father of Frank and Jesse James - a hemp farmer - a slave owner Baptist minister Rev 1818–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 September 1818

Birth Location: Lickskillet, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 19 August 1850

Death Location: Placerville, El Dorado County, California, United States of America

Father: Rev. James

Mother: Mary James

Spouse(s): Zerelda SAMUEL, Zerelda (Samuel)

Children(s): Alexander Woodson, JESSE Texas, James Courtney, Robert 2nd, Susan Palmer), mary James, Jesse Howard), Robert James

In 1818, Reverend Robert Sallee James 1st - father of Frank and Jesse James - a hemp farmer - a slave owner Baptist minister Rev entered the world in Lickskillet, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to Rev John Martin James Paternal Grandfather Of Frank And Jesse James And Mary Polly Poor Paternal Grandmother To Frank And Jesse James. Reverend Robert Sallee James 1st - father of Frank and Jesse James - a hemp farmer - a slave owner Baptist minister Rev married Zerelda Elizabeth Zee Cole James Samuel, Zerelda Elizabeth Zee Cole James Simms Samuel, and had children including Alexander Franklin Frank James Alias Benjamin Woodson, James Lafayette Courtney, Jesse Woodson James Aka Geo Howard, Jesse Woodson James Alias Thomas Howard Bandit History Alias Henry Ford In Brownwood Texas, Mary Susan James, Robert R Drury James, Robert Reuben James 2Nd, Susan Lavenia James Parmer Aka Palmer. Reverend Robert Sallee James 1st - father of Frank and Jesse James - a hemp farmer - a slave owner Baptist minister Rev passed away in 1850 in Placerville, El Dorado County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1818, Reverend Robert Sallee James 1st - father of Frank and Jesse James - a hemp farmer - a slave owner Baptist minister Rev entered the world in Lickskillet, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to Rev John Martin James Paternal Grandfather Of Frank And Jesse James And Mary Polly Poor Paternal Grandmother To Frank And Jesse James.
  • Reverend Robert Sallee James 1st - father of Frank and Jesse James - a hemp farmer - a slave owner Baptist minister Rev married Zerelda Elizabeth Zee Cole James Samuel, Zerelda Elizabeth Zee Cole James Simms Samuel, and had children including Alexander Franklin Frank James Alias Benjamin Woodson, James Lafayette Courtney, Jesse Woodson James Aka Geo Howard, Jesse Woodson James Alias Thomas Howard Bandit History Alias Henry Ford In Brownwood Texas, Mary Susan James, Robert R Drury James, Robert Reuben James 2Nd, Susan Lavenia James Parmer Aka Palmer.
  • Reverend Robert Sallee James 1st - father of Frank and Jesse James - a hemp farmer - a slave owner Baptist minister Rev passed away in 1850 in Placerville, El Dorado County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. James
1775–1827
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
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Mary James
1790–1826
Birth Location: Goochland, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Zerelda SAMUEL
1825–1911
Birth Location: Midway Black Horse Tavern, Woodford, Kentucky, United States
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Zerelda (Samuel)
1825–1911
Birth Location: Midway Black Horse Tavern, Woodford, Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

Alexander Woodson
1843–1915
Birth Location: keanery, Missouri, USA
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JESSE Texas
1847–1882
Birth Location: Centerville, Kearney, Clay, MO; BE AWARE OF JOHN FRANK DALTON'S ALTERED DEATH CERT: BIRTH 17 APRIL 1844, Louisville, Kentucky
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James Courtney
1846–1943
Birth Location: Russellville, Hamblen, Tennessee, USA
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Robert 2nd
1845–1845
Birth Location: Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA
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Susan Palmer)
1849–1889
Birth Location: /VERSUS CENSUS CLAIM OF MARCH 1856; Near: Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA
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mary James
1848–1866
Birth Location: Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA
mJ
Jesse Howard)
1847–1882
Birth Location: Nr.Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA
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Robert James
1845–1845
Birth Location: Kearney, Clay, Missouri, United States
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Reverend Rev's Ancestors

Self
Reverend Rev
1818–1850
Birth Place: Lickskillet, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Rev. John Martin James paternal Grandfather of Frank and Jesse James
1775–1827
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Mary ((Polly) Poor Paternal Grandmother to Frank and Jesse) James
1790–1826
Goochland, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (John) James
1742–1828
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Mary (Nancy) Hines
1755–1810
Kings Stanley, Lasboro, Gloucestershire, England
Robert Poor
1763–1801
Elizabeth (Woodson) Mims
1769–1823
Goochland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph James
1712–1782
Mary Field
1723–1804
Shadrack Mims
1734–1777
Elizabeth owner.
1738–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr.
1674–1726
Sarah Mason
1668–1726
Lewis Evans
1675–1721
Elizabeth Hart
1679–1787
David Sr.
1701–1781
Agnes Weldy
1704–1777
Lieutenantl James
1708–1750
Rebecca Woodson
1704–1748

Reverend Rev's Descendants

1.
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Reverend (Robert Sallee James 1st - father of Frank and Jesse James - a hemp farmer - a slave owner Baptist minister) Rev (17 September 1818–19 August 1850) m. Zerelda (Elizabeth Zee Cole JAMES SIMMS) SAMUEL (29 Jan 1825–10 February 1911) m. Zerelda (Elizabeth "Zee" Cole (James)) (Samuel) (29 Jan 1825–10 February 1911)
  1. 1. Alexander (Franklin "Frank" James alias Benjamin) Woodson 1843–1915
  2. 2. JESSE (WOODSON JAMES alias Thomas Howard Bandit history alias Henry Ford in Brownwood) Texas 1847–1882 m. Zerelda (Amanda "Zee") Mimms 1845–1900
    1. 1. Jesse (Edwards) James 1875–1951
    2. 2. Montgomery James 1878–1878
    3. 3. Gould James 1878–1878
    4. 4. Mary (Susan) James 1879–1935
  3. 3. James (Lafayette) Courtney 1846–1943 m. Sylvanie (Edna Omega) Henry 1901–1993 m. Ollie Nelson 1895– m. Mary (Ellen) Barron 1854–1910
    1. 1. Lillie (Jane) Courtney 1876–1953 m. Joseph (Marion) Yarbrough 1860–1927
    2. 2. Byron (Campbell) Courtney 1884–1968
    3. 3. James (William) Courtney 1879–1929
    4. 4. Ida (Florence) Courtney 1882–1954
    5. 5. Mary (Dianah) Courtney 1872–1902
    6. 6. Louisa (Ellen) Courtney 1874–1955
    7. 7. Nettie (Andruss) Courtney 1886–1929
    8. 8. Emma (M) Courtney 1893–1929
  4. 4. Robert (Reuben James) 2nd 1845–1845
  5. 5. Susan (Lavenia James PARMER (aka) Palmer) 1849–1889
  6. 6. mary (susan) James 1848–1866
  7. 7. Jesse (Woodson James (AKA Geo) Howard) 1847–1882
  8. 8. Robert (R Drury) James 1845–1845

Reverend Rev's Timeline

3 Records

1818
17 September 1818
Birth of Reverend Robert Sallee James 1st - father of Frank and Jesse James - a hemp farmer - a slave owner Baptist minister Rev in Lickskillet, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America
Lickskillet, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America
1841
28 Dec 1841
Age 23
Reverend Robert Sallee James 1st - father of Frank and Jesse James - a hemp farmer - a slave owner Baptist minister Rev was married in Scott, Kentucky
Scott, Kentucky
1850
19 August 1850
Age 32
Death of Reverend Robert Sallee James 1st - father of Frank and Jesse James - a hemp farmer - a slave owner Baptist minister Rev in Placerville, El Dorado County, California, United States of America
Placerville, El Dorado County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 September 1818
    Event Place: Lickskillet, Logan County, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1841
    Event Place: Scott, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 August 1850
    Event Place: Placerville, El Dorado County, California, United States of America
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