First, the beech trees. And Confederate gold did go missing. On April 3, 1882, the morning of a planned robbery, Jesse James got up and ate breakfast. A bit of bullion would be nice, of course. The trouble started with the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act. I have sent you information I found from Ancestry.comMississippi records and other sources relating to my family tree. KGC historian Keehn disagrees: I never really found anything that supports the treasure-hunting thing, he told me. A portrait of a young Jesse James. Or you can say, Hmmm, what if theres something rather profound here? And gold bars are a touchstone for it all. Finding gold in Ohio would be a vindication, a demonstration that his theories are correct and that our understanding of history must be adjusted. This was given to him in honor of the SALLEE family, not related, but an important family. Damn it, he said. The FBI found Dorothys stolen ruby slippers. Simpson family genealogy as well. Existing RootsMagic and Family Origins users may upgrade for only $29.95. Jesse Woodson James (1847-1882) 2nd Generation 2. On July 21, 1873, infamous outlaw and American folk figure Jesse James robbed his first train in Adair, Iowa with the help of his posse, the James-Younger Gang. Any help you could give me would be appreciated. His father, Robert S. James, of Welsh ancestry, was a commercial hemp farmer and Baptist minister in Kentucky, who migrated to Missouri after marriage and View Site Frank James - geni family tree In the National Archives, Getler found KGC records with examples of the groups coded symbols. While Jesse James is often the first man to come to mind when reducing the idea of the Old West to an individual, his image of being a hero is just a myth. He brought it into the field with him every day as he scoured the territory for the kinds of markers and symbols that the authors described. Aker cast doubt on this method because it doesnt account for local growing conditions; the trees could easily be older or younger. 1. In addition, Somers and Getler proposed that when the map was turned to reflect the north-south direction of the creek in Ohio, the N in the locational note From Nashville could become the Z in From Zanesville.. He had gone to the trouble of checking signed initials on the map against the handwriting in Howks letters in a Texas archive but Howks veracity is dismissed by historians. Had the diary pages not been burned, he says, Abraham Lincolns killers may have found a vast treasure of gold, and the Union may well have lost the Civil War.. Mary Butler b. Merge needs cleanup. You're funny. The James family home in Clay County, Missouri. But theres enough there to make the case.. Research genealogy for Jesse James Prater of Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky, USA, as well as other members of the Prater family, on Ancestry. Each of the trio of treasure hunters in Ohio was after something more elusive than gold. Getler told me he tries to approach the subject as the journalist he used to be. Jesse James had been shot in the chest during the War and was nursed back to health by his first cousin who he later married. But the tree where Getler saw the signature would be only about 110 years old. L'arbre If you would like to view one of these trees in its entirety, you can contact the owner of the tree to request permission to see the tree. Jesse's son was named after him, and he had four daughters (Lucielle, Josephine, Jessie, and Ethell. Today, the place where outlaw Jesse James died is marked by a stone plinth while the house itself has been moved to St. Josephs and painstakingly preserved for thousands of visitors a year. After his bull-riding days in his 20s, he fell on hard times. Masters degree in 1847. One way you can attempt this connection is through U.S. census records. Leave a message for others who see this profile. He savored my addition to the story. Probate records show that at his death he owned six slaves and was a commercial hemp farmer. Placerville, El Dorado County, California, Marriage of Robert James and Zerilda E Cole, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D4-S1D4, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ7-1JN, http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=1259936&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt, 1850 US Census: Name: Robert James; Sex: Male; Age: 31; Event Place (Original): Platte, Clay, Missouri, United States; Birth Year (Estimated): 1819; Birthplace: Kentucky; Race: White, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (, "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (. So there shouldn't be a whole lot of gap in between. The James farm led a quiet life for the next decade or so, though that quietude did not mean peace. Major children and living persons must directly contact the. Several local collaborators suspected of having worked with the Pinkertons turned up dead in their homes. After Belle died, her daughter Flossy moved to Wichita and opened the finest brothel in town. James and his men spent several years robbing banks all over the region, retrofitting their criminal exploits to garner as much attention as possible while portraying themselves as heroes of the Confederacy Robin Hoods, of sorts catering to the lost voices of disenfranchised Confederates. Wikimedia CommonsAn illustration that depicts that grisly death of Jesse James at the hands of his criminal collaborator, Robert Ford. Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents, by Henry Buchanan. In the end, all they dug up was an empty metal box, but they told the local papers they also found carvings on trees that they interpreted as clues. Getler conceded that some of this could be graffiti left by lovers initials, hearts and arrows but thats how KGC treasure hieroglyphics tend to work, he said. Jesse's daughter Mary married Henry Barr and had four children. Dobbins .. 5 Nannie Mimms +George Shelton .. 5 John Mimms 4 Drury Lilburn Mimms 1833 - 4 David Woodson Mimms 1833 - 4 Mary Elizabeth Mimms 1837 - 4 Lucy Francis Mimms 1839 - 1879 +Boling Browder .. 5 Mary Browder .. 5 John Browder 4 George Tillman Mimms 1841 - 4 Nancy Catherine Mimms 1843 - +Charles McBride .. 5 Thomas William McBride +Gertrude .. 5 Xenia (Zennie) McBride .. 5 Male Mcbride 4 Zerelda Amanda Mimms 1845 - 1900 4 Thomas Martin Mimms 1846 - +Mary Giberson .. 5 Irene Mimms +William Purnell .. 5 Thomas JamesMimms 4 Sarah Ann (Sallie) Mimms 1849 +Willis Sullivan .. 5 John Sullivan .. 5 Conn Sullivan +Mary Grimes . 6 Nannie Sullivan +Herbert Finely . 6 George Robertson Sullivan .. *2nd Wife of Conn Sullivan +Tessie Dyer .. 5 Fay Sullvan +Andrew Gootee *2nd Husband of Sarah Ann (Sallie) Mimms +James Nicholson Groom 4 Henry Clay Mimms 1857 - . 3 William James 1811 - 1895 + Mary Ann Varble 4 Julia James 4 Thomas James 4 William James 4 Mary James 4 Laura James 4 George James 4 Alice James 4 Luther James 4 Gustavus James . *2nd Wife of William James +Mary Ann Gibson Marsh . 3 John James 1815 - 1887 +Amanda Polly Williams 187 - 1871 4 Robert Woodson James 1838 - 1922 4 Susan Prudence James 1845 - 1919 4 John F. James 1849 - 4 Thomas M. James 1852 - 1854 . *2nd Wife of John James +Emily Bradley . 3 Robert Sallee James 1816 - 1850 +Zerelda Cole 1825 - 1911 4 Alexander Franklin James 1843 - 1915 +Anna Ralston 1853 - 1944 .. 5 Robert Franklin James 1878 - +May Sullivan .. *2nd Wife of Robert Franklin James +Mae Sanboth ..4 Robert B. James 1845 - 1845 ..4 Jesse Woodson James 1847 - 1882+Zerelda (Zee)Mimms 1845 - 1900 .. 5 Gould James .. 5 Montgomery James .. 5 Susan Lavenia James 1870 -+Allen Parmer .. 5 Jesse Edward James 1875 - 1951+Stella McGowan . 6 Lucille Martha James 1900 - +Frank Lewis .7 James Curtis Lewis 1935 +Angelica Gloria Alvarado . 6 Josephine Frances James 1902 +Ronald Ross .. 7 James Ross 1926 - +Rosemary Henderson . 8 Bonnie Jo Ross 1957 - .. +Davis James Barnes . 8 Randall Glenn Ross 1961 - . 8 David James Ross 1963 - . 8 Elizabeth Danielle Ross 1968 - . 6 Jessie Estell James 1906 +Mervyn Baumel .. 7 Donald James Baumel 1933 - .. 7 Diane June Baumel 1933 - +James Fairchild . 8 Michael James Fairchild 1960 - . 6 Ethel Rose James 1908 +Calvin T. Owens .5 Mary Susan James 1879-1935+Henry Lafayette Barr 1867-1935 . 6 Lawrence H. Barr 1902 - .. +Thelma Duncan 1906 - .. 7 Elizabeth Ann Barr 1937 - . 6 Forster Ray Barr 1904 - .. +Gerie Essary 1914 - . 6 Chester A. Barr 1907 -+Beatrice Holloway .. 7 Frederick Arthur Bar 1937 - . 6 Henrietta Barr 1913 - 1913 4 Susan Lavenia James 1879 - 1889 . 3 Elizabeth James 1816 - 1904 +Tillman West - 1884 4 Luther Virgil West 4 Mary Mourning West 4 Henry Clay West 4 Nancy Woodson West 4 Oscar Dunreath West 1840 - 4 Richard James West 1843 - 1886 4 William Newton West 1847 - . 3 Thomas Martin James 1823 - 1903 +Susan Woodward - 1916 4 John Crawford James 1843 - 1944 4 Luther Tillman James 1850 - 1916 . 3 Nancy Gardner James 1823 - 1875 +George B. Hite 4 Mary Hite 4 John Hite 4 Olive Hite 4 Irene Hite 4 Robert Woodson Hite 4 Clarence Jeff Hite - 1883 4 George Hite 4 Cornelia Hite 4 Lucy Hite 4 Jeff Davis Hite 4 Henry Clay Hite . 3 Drury Woodson James 1826 - 1910 +Mary Louisa Dunn 4 Maria L. James 4 William James 4 Helen James 4 Lena James 4 Caroline James 4 Charles James 4 Edward James .. 2 Nancy Ann James 1777 +David Hodges .. 2 William James 1782 - 1807 .. 2 Thomas James 1783 +Mary B. Davis .. 2 Martin James 1789 - 1867 +Elizabeth Key I hope this helps ya outI looked it up because I too have a maybe line but don't really think it is true because everyone who has a James in thereline thinks they have relation to them. According to Britannica.com, John Younger died in a shootout in 1874. I wasnt ready to trust the map, but Getlers and Somerss interpretation revealed how they approached the code breaking. Husband: Jesse Woodson JAMES died at age: 34 Born: 5-Sep-1847 near Centerville, Kearney, MO Died: 3-Apr-1882 in St Joseph, BuchananCo, MO Buried: 1882 in Olivet Cemetery, Kearney, MO Father:. One had showed him a treasure tree scarred with strange carved symbols. Somebody is going to study, if they havent already, [the connection] between this kind of conspiracy theory approach to history in recent decades and peoples willingness to believe that the election was stolen, for example this belief in the sensational and conspiracies and hidden hands., Getler says he admires the work of Stiles and Keehn but thinks historians search for truth doesnt cover all the ground. I am trying to find my N.American Indigenous roots. Jesse James thus grew up in one of the most pro-slavery counties in the state, and as slave owners themselves, the James familys sympathy laid entirely with pro-slavery raiders. He renounced his outlaw lifestyle and moved to Virginia for what he hoped would be a quiet retirement. Hey, Chad, nice find there, buddy, Getler said. Since the early 2000s, Getler has been an entrepreneur and worked in communications for tech companies, including an underground detection technology firm. Jesse james family tree descendants. Youll get hints when we find information about your relatives . This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can only be viewed by Ancestry members to whom they have granted permission to see their tree. But I also found that I was invested, too. The prophet Samuel invites Jesse and his family to a sacrificial feast, but Jesse only brings his seven oldest sons, including Eliab, Abinadab, and Shammah; all seven were rejected by God as king ( 1 Samuel 16:6-10 ). Gould James. They can also be hired to conduct research on your family. A potential problem with Netherss testimony, though, is that stories about James paying off mortgages are legion. 1850s Missouri was right next to the opening act of Americas Civil War and the James family was in the thick of it. Clues are hiding in plain sight, mixed intentionally or coincidentally with red herrings, he said. An illustration that depicts that grisly death of Jesse James at the hands of his criminal collaborator, Robert Ford. Moved from Kentucky to Missouri, bought a farm of 270 acres there. Earlier I had called Scott Aker, head of horticulture and education at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, for a briefing on the age of trees. He and his girlfriend, Hope Bowser, lived in a mobile-home park and paid the rent by doing maintenance, until they were evicted and lost everything, he told me. Mary Hines (c1755-p1810) 10. KidCharlem 7 yr. ago. A portrait of Jesse James wearing a suit. She then married Dr. Reuben Samuels in 1855. Richards, the former teacher from Michigan, and his son, Bradley, a high school freshman, were taking readings above the shaft with a deep-penetrating metal detector hooked up to a digital imaging system. In the same year that the raid took place on the James farm, Frank James joined up with a guerilla organization that rode into Lawrence, Kansas, and slaughtered around 200 civilians. He had yet to find a wolf trap. After his death she married a third time to Dr. Reuben Samuel in 1855 when Frank was 13 years old. The claim that he buried some of the loot he stole, as well as gold from other sources, was a part of the myth that the treasure hunters hoped to verify. Burl was born in Kentucky circa 1831, and Charlotte was born in Missouri circa 1843. With that, much of the wealth in the James family vanished and the boys turned to crime. Jesse Clayton Jamesfrom tree KRH Family Tree(Private) Record information. One Fans Search for Seeds of Greatness in Bob Dylans Hometown. Almost every week he gets a letter or email from people with old family stories about James.