Biography on jesse james

(1847-1882)

Who Was Jesse James?

Jesse James and his brother Frank served for the Confederate Army before embarking on criminal careers in the Old West. The James brothers made a name for themselves as bank and train robbers, leading the James-Younger gang. Gang member Robert Ford killed Jesse James in 1882, after which James became a legend of the Old West.

Early Life

American outlaw, robber and legendary figure Jesse Woodson James was born on September 5, 1847, in Kearney, Missouri.

Jesse and his brother Frank James were educated and hailed from a prestigious family of farmers. Their father, the Reverend Robert James, was a Baptist minister who married Zerelda Cole James and moved from Kentucky to Missouri in 1842. In the summer of 1863, the James farm was brutally attacked by Union soldiers.

Jesse was 16 when he and Frank became Confederate guerrilla soldiers, riding alongside William Quantrill and “Bloody Bill” Anderson.

Partners in Crime

Some historians accuse Jesse and Frank of being cruel to Union soldiers, while others argue that it was the brutal treatment the brothers received that turned them to a life of crime. Either way, they rebelled against harsh postwar civil legislation and took the law into their own hands. They began robbing trains,

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Jesse James

American outlaw (1847–1882)

For other uses, see Jesse James (disambiguation).

Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 – April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the "Little Dixie" area of Missouri, James and his family maintained strong Southern sympathies. He and his brother Frank James joined pro-Confederate guerrillas known as "bushwhackers" operating in Missouri and Kansas during the American Civil War. As followers of William Quantrill and "Bloody Bill" Anderson, they were accused of committing atrocities against Union soldiers and civilian abolitionists, including the Centralia Massacre in 1864.

After the war, as members of various gangs of outlaws, Jesse and Frank robbed banks, stagecoaches, and trains across the Midwest, gaining national fame and often popular sympathy despite the brutality of their crimes. The James brothers were most active as members of their own gang from about 1866 until 1876, when as a result of their attempted robbery of a bank in Northfield, Minnesota, several members of the gang were captured or killed. They continued in crime for several years afterward, recruiting new members, but came under increasing pressure from law enforceme

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Jesse James (television personality)

American businessperson, automotive repairman and overseer personality (born 1969)

Jesse James
James at depiction 2007 Yowl Awards
Born	Jesse Pope James (1969-04-19) April 19, 1969 (age 55) Long Beach, Calif., U.S.
Occupation(s)	Entrepreneur, supervisor personality
Years active	1992–present
Spouses	Karla James ​ ​ (m. 1991; div. 2002)​ Janine Lindemulder ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2004)​ Sandra Bullock ​ ​ (m. 2005; div. 2010)​ Alexis DeJoria ​ ​ (m. 2013; div. 2022)​ Bonnie Rotten ​ ​ (m. 2022; sep. 2024)​
Children	4

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