ZERELDA ELIZABETH COLE BORN JANUARY 29TH 1825 - DIED FEBRUARY 10TH 1911 (MOTHER) OF 8
CHILDREN. FRANK, ROBERT, JESSE, SUSAN (JAMES) AND SARAH, JOHN, FANNY, ARCHIE (SAMUEL.)

ROBERT SALLEE JAMES (1ST HUSBAND) OF ZERELDA COLE MARRIED DECEMBER 28TH 1841 AND DIED
AUGUST 18TH 1850 FROM POISONING AFTER DRINKING CONTAMINATED WATER AND WAS BURIED IN A
UNMARKED GRAVE AT A PLACERVILLE CALIFORNIA GOLD MINE CAMP.

ALEXANDER FRANKLIN "FRANK" JAMES WAS BORN IN KENTUCKY JANUARY 10TH 1843 AND DIED ON THE
JAMES FARM FEBRUARY 18TH 1915, HE WAS 72 YEARS OLD.

ANNA "ANNIE" RALSTON WAS BORN 1853 - DIED 1944 ELOPED WITH FRANK JAMES IN JUNE 1874.

ROBERT JAMES JR. (BROTHER) WAS BORN ON THE JAMES FARM JULY 19TH 1845 AND DIED 33 DAY'S
LATER ON AUGUST 21ST 1845.

JESSE WOODSON JAMES WAS BORN ON THE JAMES FARM SEPTEMBER 5TH 1847 AND WAS KILLED BY
ROBERT FORD A MEMBER OF HIS OWN GANG AT 1318 LAFAYETT STREET IN ST. JOSEPH, MO.
ON APRIL 3RD 1882, HE WAS 34 YEARS OLD.

ZERELDA "ZEE" AMANDA MIMMS BORN 1845 - DIED 1900 MARRIED JESSE JAMES IN APRIL 1874.

SUSAN LAVENIA JAMES (SISTER) BORN 1849 - DIED 1889 MARRIED ALLEN PARMER IN 1870 WHO HAD
PREVIOUSLY RODE WITH QUANTRILL.

BENJAMIN SIMS (2ND HUSBAND) OF ZERELDA JAMES MARRIED SEPTEMBER 30TH 1852 BORN IN 1830
AND WAS KILLED WHEN HE WAS THROWN BY HIS HORSE ON JANUARY 2ND 1854.

DR. REUBEN SAMUEL (3RD HUSBAND) OF ZERELDA SIMS MARRIED SEPTEMBER 25TH 1855
BORN JANUARY 12TH 1828  AND DIED MARCH 1ST 1908 IN A INSANE ASYLUM IN ST. JOSEPH, MO.

SARAH LOUSIA SAMUEL (HALF SISTER) WAS BORN DECEMBER 26TH 1858 - DIED SEPTEMBER 15TH 1915.
MARRIED WILLIAM A. NICHOLSON ON NOVEMBER 28TH 1878.

JOHN THOMAS SAMUEL (HALF BROTHER) WAS BORN DECEMBER 25TH 1861 - DIED MARCH 15TH 1935

FANNY QUANTRILL SAMUEL (HALF SISTER) WAS BORN OCTOBER 18TH 1863 - DIED MAY 30TH 1932
MARRIED JOSEPH HALL ON DECEMBER 30TH 1880.

ARCHIE PEYTON SAMUEL (HALF BROTHER) WAS BORN JULY 26TH 1866 AND WAS KILLED AS A RESULT OF
AN EXPLOSION IN A PINKERTON'S RAID ON THE JAMES FARM JANUARY 26TH 1875,
HE WAS 8 YEARS OLD.

PERRY SAMUEL WAS BORN TO A FORMER SLAVE OF THE DOCTORS IN 1866. WHILE IT WAS NEVER
KNOWN WHO THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER WAS, SOME BELIEVE IT WAS DR. REUBEN SAMUELS.
JIM ANDERSON.
TUCKER BASSHAM.
DICK BURNS.
FELIX BRADLEY.
CAL CARTER.
ARCHIE CLEMNTS.
BEN COOPER.
JIM CUMMINS.
BILL CHADWELL.
EDWIN DANIELS.
JIM DEVERS.
THE JAMES GANG MEMBERS FROM 1866 TO 1882
JOHN LAND.
DICK LIDDIL.
LERENZO MERRIMON LITTLE.
CLEL MILLER.
ED MILLER.
RED MONKUS.
ANDREW MOORMAN.
ARTHUR McCOY.
BILL McDANIES.
THOMPSON McDANIELS.
WILLIAM "BUD" McDANIELS.
OLIVER SHEPHERD.
BUD SINGLETON.
WILLIAM STILES.
JIM WHITE.
BILL WILKERSON.
JAMES WILKERSON.
JACK WYMORE.
BOB YOUNGER.
JIM YOUNGER.
JOHN YOUNGER.
THOMAS "COLE" YOUNGER.
HISTORY ABOUT THE JAMES FAMILY & THE JAMES GANG.
THE JAMES FARM & MUSEUM
21216 JAMES FARM ROAD
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THE JAMES GANG COMMITTED MANY ARMED ROBBERIES DURING 16 YEARS FOLLOWING THE CIVIL WAR.
SEVERAL OF THEM ARE SHOWN HERE IN THIS SMALL SECTION OF MISSOURI WHERE JESSE WAS BORN,
MARRIED, RAISING A FAMILY & DIED. FRANK AND JESSE JAMES, THERE COUSINS THE YOUNGER BROTHERS,
AND OTHER FAMILY & GANG MEMBERS WHO HAD BEEN CONFEDERATE GUERRILLA FIGHTERS SUFFERED
MUCH UNION ABUSE AND INJUSTICE DURING AND AFTER THE CIVIL WAR.
IN RETALIATION THEY ORGANIZED THE MOST FAMOUS BANDIT GANG THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER KNOWN.
THE JAMES GANG, INC. WAS ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 2008
CHARLIE FORD.
ROBERT FORD.
FRANK GREGG.
CLARENCE HITE.
WOOD HITE.
FRANK JAMES.
JESSE JAMES.
JOHN JERRETT.
PAYNE JONES.
JACK KEENE.
HOBBS KERRY.
ANDY McGUIRE.
ALLEN PARMER.
BUD PENCE.
DONNY PENCE.
JOAB PERRY.
CHARLEY PITTS.
ROBERT POP.
JIM REED.
BILL RYAN.
AL SHEPHERD.
GEORGE SHEPHERD.
LOUD AND PROUD
FOUNDER = RANDY CAMPBELL.
CO - FOUNDER / PRESIDENT = RANDY OWEN.
CO - FOUNDER / VICE - PRESIDENT = CHARLIE OWEN.
SECRETARY = LISA OWEN.
TREASURER = DENNIS WHITEAKER.
SERGEANT AT ARMS = TIM BEERBOUR.
MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES OFFICER = RON ROWAN.
ASSISTANT MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES OFFICER = TAMMY GROOM.
PRODUCTS OFFICER = DIANE SCOTT.
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