Frank James is Jesse James older brother. 5 Jun 1902 - 4 Dec 1974. The secessionists in Missouri, including Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson, attempted to push the Union army out of the state but were eventually defeated. 2 How accurate is The Assassination of Jesse James? Each cell was six by nine feet and designed to hold three prisoners, though, during the Civil War, as many as twenty prisoners were confined in each cell. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. There are several suspects, bodies, dates, and locations to investigate. In popular culture Film. born 9.6.1899, d. 1.8.1973" [Andrew Simpson 1 Mar 2023] Walker would pass away a year later. These robberies resulted in deaths of citizens as well as bank employees. Jesse's mother had his body buried outside the family home so she could keep a watchful eye on her son, but it was later reinterred at Kearney's Mount Olivet Cemetery. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. How old was Frank James when he died? We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. The house contains many artifacts from the James era and is a popular tourist attraction. His father heeding a calling left for California with the intent of preaching to gold miners but contracted cholera and died. "Zee" Mimms was born on July 21, 1845, in Logan, Kentucky, to Pastor John W. Mimms and Mary James Mimms. HistoryNet.com is brought to you by HistoryNet LLC, the worlds largest publisher of history magazines. The surname James is carved at the top, but on Franks side of the stone the name inscribed is technically correct but pointedly evasive: Alexander F.. The simple tombstone and grave of Dan Blocker, better known as Hoss Cartwright on the Bonanza television series. He grew up in the town of Kearney in Clay County, Missouri which is just under an hour from Kansas City. Frank R. James was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, a day after the police say he opened fire on a subway car in Brooklyn. Frank James had a home in Newton County and one of their favorite haunts was Alum Cove located along Highway 327. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Description. Born in 1893. The grave was marked by a ragged chunk of granite the size of a bowling ball, all that was left of a once-towering tombstone that had been chipped away by souvenir hunters. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. See Wikipedia for more.. Find A Grave; Genealogy data can be searched for by entering the name of a person to find where that person is buried. 68. The movie is an interesting psychological drama with amazing period detail but the historical accuracy does not live up to the hype. Frank James "merchandised" his past right up until the time he died. I joined in as a James Farm guide led a small group from the museum along a boardwalk to a white clapboard farmhouse in a clearing a few yards beyond two commanding shade trees. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Hill Park Cemetery Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Show Map. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? Frank James died on February 18, 1915. Frank disregarded his sworn allegiance and joined Fernando Scotts guerrilla band later switching to William Clark Quantrails band. Final Residence of Jesse Edwards James Jr. He married Zeralda Cole on 28 December 1841. They would be foiled time and time again as even local townspeople aided gang members. Commentdocument.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a62d409088de5a4f6ed3589416232c9e" );document.getElementById("a163b6d9c9").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Census records show that James attended school regularly, and he reportedly wanted to become a teacher. The museum is a self-guided tour of the marshals home as well as the jail and a small museum along with a courtyard and tiny schoolhouse. Its also where Frank spent the last years of his life, making small talk with tourists and young boys like my grandfather. Brother of Frank James; Robert Reuben James; Jesse James, American Outlaw; Susan Lavenia Parmer . You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Maybe so, though there are people who would eagerly disagree. Frank James was released in the spring of 1883 when the prosecuting attorney could not build a sufficient case. Daddy attended his funeral." Now you know why Jesse James came to Granbury---and why he staged his own death. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. The quiet life did not suit his younger brother. There was a problem getting your location. After the brothers murdered two innocent men during an 1881 train robbery, though, the state of Missouri came to its senses and offered a reward of $5,000 each for the capture of Jesse and Frank. September 2, 2007 (Venice Film Festival) September 21, 2007 (United States). Because he came down with measles and was left behind, Frank was captured by Union troops. Outlaw years and retirement. He returned to North Texas area where he was a shoe salesman at Sanger Brothers in Dallas. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Frank James was paroled July 27, 1865 in Nelson County, Kentucky. Barely 16, he followed his older brother, Frank, into the Civil War. Frank James/Wife. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. He was born Alexander Franklin James in Kearney, Missouri to a Baptist minister, he was the first of four children.Frank James. In 1861, Frank was captured when Lexington, Missouri was besieged by Union soldiers and was forced to swear allegiance to them. Today, the James Family Farm and house are a museum and are registered as a historic landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places. The Jesse James Farm and Museum is located at 21216 James Farm Road, Kearney, Missouri. Its quite interesting to see firsthand how Frank James was treated to his own fancy cell while common criminals would be crammed as many as 10 to the same size cell. Husband of Nancy (Richardson) Vaughn. Five months after Jesse was killed, Frank took a calculated risk and surrendered to Missouri governor Thomas Crittenden on October 5, 1882. Trivia The outlaw brothers stole gold what is equivalent to 1 billion dollars today, gave some in charity while the rest of that loot is buried all over Missouri . he is buried at the corner of s. willow. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. It was a clear victory but Missouri remained under shaky Federal control, especially after the bulk of the Confederate army in the region was defeated at the Battle of Pea Ridge. The residents don't even real. The loot was $60,000, quite a large sum for that time. Rev.Robert Salle James (July 17, 1818 - August 18, 1850) was an American Baptist minister and one of the founders of William Jewell College in 1849 in Liberty, Missouri. This was the house where Frank had lived as a boy, where Jesse was born and where the brothers hid out during their wild outlaw times in Missouri. American Frontier Outlaw. His ashes were kept in a bank vault until his wife's death at age 91 in 1944. We are excited to share with you our list of 20+ unique Missouri accommodations that are worthy of a vacation! var NetMarketingAdvisers_goal = { id: "1275" }; History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. Washington Irving, Tombstone and Grave, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, New York Frank James, grave and tombstone, Independence, Missouri Jesse James, grave and tombstone, Kearney, Missouri Thomas Jefferson, Tombstone and Grave, Monticello Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia John W. Jones, grave, buried 2,973 Confederate soldiers, Elmira, New York It was just five months after Jesse was killed that Franks surrendered to the Governor while on a train headed to Jefferson City, Missouri. Beyond the kitchen was the ancient heart of the house, a saddlebag log cabin (two rooms sharing a single fireplace) built in 1822. For a long time I stood in front of a portrait of the outlaw at age 55. Decades after the war ended in Missouri, the citizens of Jackson county felt the lingering bitterness and uncertainty of that great conflict. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/537/frank-james. From 14 to 42 years old, women in the above document were jailed for streetwalking, disrupting the peace to crimes such as grand larceny and running a brothel. In the episode of Little House on the Prairie titled "The Aftermath" (aired November 7, 1977), Jesse (Dennis Rucker) and Frank James (John Bennett Perry) took refuge in Walnut Grove after a failed . The parlor was considered the formal sitting room and where they would read books and play instruments. I was 9 years old. In 1854, Congress had passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which opened the Kansas Territory to settlement. He also sold shoes and worked as a doorman at a burlesque theater, as a race starter at the fairgrounds and even as an actor (a very poor one, apparently) in several plays, though he stipulated that I will not have anything to do with a performance that idealizes law-breaking. In the end, he tried to have it both ways, forming a Wild West show with old friend Cole Youngernow paroled from prisonand cheekily playing the role of a passenger held up in a stagecoach. Buried in Boise, Idaho, USA. Jesse James as the Outlaw (1921), played by Harry Hoffman. Failed to delete memorial. Explore articles from the History Net archives about Frank James. James Curtis Lewis, Judge James R. Ross, Eric F. James. Union militiamen searching for Fernando Scott raided the Samuel farm and hanged Dr. Reuben Samuel (though not fatally), Franks stepfather, torturing him to reveal the location of the guerrillas. It startles me even more today, because at this distancemore than 50 years after my grandfathers revelation and nearly 150 years after Frank James robbed his first bankit seems impossible that the living roots of my own existence could reach so deeply into such a distant past. When the troops on the Confederate side were withdrawn during the fall of 1864, a guerrilla conflict broke out between groups of pro-Confederates (bushwhackers) and the home guards for the Union. After a few years of bank jobs, the gang began holding up trains. Instead, he took menial jobs: shoe salesman, farmer and with the Standard Theatre saloon in St. Louis as an usher, doorman and bouncer. Frank was always the ego to Jesses id, the Dr. Watson to his Sherlock Holmes. Stephen Harrigans latest book is Remember Ben Clayton, a World War Iera novel. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. But until Frank cleverly slipped into retirement, his notoriety was never less than his brothers. In 1875, detectives hoping to track down Frank and Jesse surrounded the farm and threw a bomb through the window. In his final years, James returned to the James Farm, giving tours for the sum of 25 cents. He died there on February 18, 1915, aged 72 years. Zerelda and her submissive new husband, a doctor turned farmer named Reuben Samuel, were forced into temporary exile for feeding, harboring and encouraging bushwhackers, and in 1863 Dr. Samuel was tortured by Unionist militia men, who repeatedly strung him up on his own farm until he revealed the hiding place of Frank and his fellow bushwhackers. Theres also a small exhibit in the back of time period wedding gowns with write-ups on who wore them. As a child, James showed interest in his late fathers sizable library, especially the works of William Shakespeare. After his acquittal, he shunned offers to capitalize on his outlaw fame turning down many offers. From the time of the Civil War to the years before his death Frank had ties to the Sooner State. Jesses band of merry men clearly valued cash over loyalty and the outlaw was brutally shot down by Robert Ford, a member of his own gang. . Zee James - Jesse's "Poor" Wife. Frank James was tried for only two of the robberies/murders one in Gallatin, Missouri for the July 15, 1881 robbery of the Rock Island Line train at Winston, Missouri, in which the train engineer and a passenger were killed, and the other in Huntsville, Alabama for the March 11, 1881 robbery of a United States Army Corps of Engineers payroll at Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Jimmy Hoffa disappeared 46 years ago today, and his body could be encased in a metal barrel tomb in New Jersey. In August of 1951, a member of Granbury's Sam Rash family contacted Ben Estes who owned the Estes Funeral Home on Bridge Street. Treasure tales involving Jesse James also include his brother Frank, and fellow raider, and long-time member of their gang, Cole Younger. My grandfather surprised my brother and me with this declaration one summer day in 1958. He left behind his wife Annie Ralston James and one son. Having seen his mother stand vigil over Jesses resting place to ward off grave robbers, having watched his brothers tombstone chipped away by souvenir hunters, he hadtrue to characterplanned carefully ahead. On February 18, 1915 at the age of 72, Frank James died a free man and of natural causes. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. His children were Alexander Franklin, Robert, Jesse and Susan Lavenia. He was the oldest of three children. They left six days a week at sunrise and returned at sunset. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Alexander Franklin "Frank" James, born January 10, 1843 at Kearney in Clay County, Missouri; died February 18, 1915 on the James family farm, Kearney, Missouri, age 72. He was the brother of Bob Ford, an outlaw, and member of the James Gang. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Frank was cremated as he feared graverobbers. He left instructions for his remains to be cremated and kept safe in a bank vault until his wifes death, when they would be buried with hers. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. There, "Sweet Potato" Capps became widely known for his sweet potato seeds. The site is only a few miles away from Jesses grave, which now bears a modest stone flush to the ground (Born Sept. 5, 1847, assassinated April 3, 1882) that replaces the desecrated tombstone I saw as a 9-year-old boy. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Try again later. Please reset your password. Stephanie Keith for The New York Times By Jonah E. Bromwich , Ashley. Learn more about merges. When the Jackson County jail opened, children were tried and sentenced like adults. The guerillas viciously mutilated many of their victims corpses. Frank was self-taught after developing an interest in his late father's sizeable library. Known for several firsts, including the first daytime bank heist and train robbery, the Missouri native lived an exciting life for the times. Robert Salle James was born near Big Whippoorwill Creek at Lickskillet, Logan County, Kentucky. He was the father of the outlaws Frank and Jesse James.. The jail in Independence where Frank was held for six months and treated more like a celebrity guest than an outlaw still stands and the cell has been restored to the condition it was when occupied. The most famous incident was the disastrous Northfield, Minnesota, raid on September 7, 1876, that ended with the death or capture of most of the gang. Frank James was four years older than Jesse, but his routine life span, his mellowing temperament and colorless death have made him his brothers junior in the annals of criminal fascination. Frank James/Place of burial, Saint Joseph, MO Nevertheless, because of our faint family connection, it was Frank who always stole my interest as once or twice each passing decade Hollywood dependably recycled the James story. Frank surrendered to Missouri Governor Thomas Crittenden and was jailed in Independence. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Additional data from member contributors. Copyright 2023 Travel in Missouri, All Rights Reserved. In the episode of Little House on the Prairie titled The Aftermath (aired November 7, 1977), Jesse (Dennis Rucker) and Frank James (John Bennett Perry) took refuge in Walnut Grove after a failed robbery attempt. Accounts say that Frank James surrendered with the understanding that he would not be extradited to Northfield, Minnesota. In 1875 Jesse posed astride Stonewall for a photograph. Flipboard Gina Dimuro The cells were very dark and only lit by candles, which were not always available or given to every cell. From 1860 to 1882, the James Gang was the most feared band of outlaws in American history. Ollie Mae Truitt. After his death she married a third time to Dr. Reuben Samuel in 1855 when Frank was 13 years old. His body has been exhumed twice, once in 1902 when Zerelda had it transferred to Mt. He made a point of making friends with prominent citizens and officers of the law, banking their good opinion against a time when his identity might be exposed. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Its quite hard to believe the Marshals family lived in quarters right across the hall from the cell blocks. When the bomb exploded it killed their eight-year-old brother Archie. Alexander Franklin James, was more commonly known as the Outlaw Frank James and the older brother of Jesse James. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Jesseunder the name of J.D. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. The horses owned and ridden by the James brothers during their countless raids were always of high quality. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. One of the theaters spins to attract patrons was their use of the phrase Come get your ticket punched by the legendary Frank James. He also served as an AT&T telegraph operator in St. Joseph, Missouri. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. She was cremated and the couple was interred in Hill Park Cemetery which is located in the upper part of Hill Park, Independence and consists of a small stone wall enclosure of graves. Robert Sallee James and Zerelda Elizabeth James. The 20 Coolest Places to Overnight in Missouri. Is The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford a remake? After his surrender James was taken to Independence, Mo., where he was held in jail three weeks, and later to Gallatin, where he remained in jail a year awaiting trial. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Frank James Grave At Hill Park Cemetery - Independence, MissouriWe wanted to stop at all the possible graves in the Kansas City Missouri area that involved t. This was a disastrous raid that occurred on September 7, 1876 and resulted in the capture or death of most of the Gang. Here he died at age 72. Frank James was paroled July 27, 1865 in Nelson County, Kentucky. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. The American Civil War began in 1861, when James was eighteen years old. 39K views 3 years ago Jesse was one of the most notorious old west outlaws around. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. On April 5, Zee James, Zerelda Samuel, Zee's children and other family members accompanied James' body to Kearney, Missouri by train and he was buried on the James family farm where he was born. He returned to the North Texas area where he was a shoe salesman at Sanger Brothers in Dallas. On the second floor are three bedrooms; the master for the marshall and his wife, one bedroom for the children, and a third which would have been used as a guest room. Frank turned himself in as a Confederate soldier signing all the paperwork declaring his allegiance to the Union but used his given name of Alexander and the militia kept up the hunt. In his declining years he did join Cole Younger in a traveling wild west show using their outlaw fame to draw spectators. His ashes were kept in a bank vault until his wifes death at age 91 in 1944. Jesse Woodson James, born in Clay County, Missouri, on September 5, 1847, was the son of Kentucky native Zerelda Cole James and her husband, Robert James, a Baptist minister and slave-owning. Failed to remove flower. Liberty, Missouri, bank, 1866 . Fletcher, OK. home of Frank James. The building consists of three small apartments. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Please enter your email and password to sign in. The modern-day proprietor of the James Farm is Clay County, which operates a museum that delicately interprets this famous cradle of lawlessness. With your free account at foundagrave.com, you can add your loved ones, friends, and idols to our growing database of "Deceased but not Forgotten" records. He surrendered to the Union troops, was paroled, and was allowed to return home. In his latter days . Old West Vest Cole Younger of the James Younger Gang wore a heavy salt brine layered leather vest. Also a stressful one, no doubt, particularly after the calamity of the Northfield robbery, which netted the James-Younger gang $26.70 and turned into a street shootout and desperate manhunt that left all the outlaws except Frank and Jesse dead or captured. But the device exploded, killing Frank and Jesses 8-year-old half-brother Archie and mangling Zereldas right arm so severely it had to be amputated. Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. By Craig Williams On our Eyes on Texas Blog Is Jesse James Wanted Dead or Alive If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. In 1902, former Missourian Sam Hildreth, a leading thoroughbred horse trainer and owner, hired James as the betting commissioner at the Fair Grounds Race Track in New Orleans. His face was one among ten thousand, and one never to be forgotten. He had a peculiarly-shaped head, being narrower between the eyes than any other man in America. His thinning hair was so unruly that it infused a sort of earnest, positive, self-asserting aspect into the tout ensemble., The James boys were the sons of a charismatic, college-educated Baptist preacher who perished on a quixotic journey to the California gold fields when Frank was 7. In his final years, James returned to the James Farm, giving tours for the sum of 25 cents. Frank James' grave is located in Hill Park in Independence, Missouri. From 1860 to 1882, the James Gang was the most feared band of outlaws in American history. This is a carousel with slides. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. But when you stand in this tranquil cemetery looking at his grave, its more tempting to give him the benefit of the doubt and read his life as a testament to the power of cooling passions. Reporters who interviewed Frank in his jail cell in Independence and were determined to keep the James legend rolling filled column after column about the appearance of this renowned criminal who had eluded their scrutiny for 20 years. At the James family farm, Frank gave 25-cent tours and sold souvenir pebbles to folks who stopped by to visit the grave of Jesse James and his childhood home. A free man, he retired to a quiet life on his familys farm, dying in 1915 in the room in which he was born. The James brothers drifted into a life of crime after serving in Confederate guerilla forces during the Civil War. Frank inherited the books54 of themfrom his erudite preacher father and kept them in a long wooden book chest with his name burned into the lid. A caption declares this to be Last Picture of Frank James, The Outlaw, Taken at His Farm Near Excelsior Springs, Mo. In the photo, a hand-lettered sign nailed to the gate reads Home of the JamesJesse and Frank JamesAdmission 50 cents each person. Another signmisspelledwarns visitors Kodaks Bared.. A single kerosene lamp in the hallway provided the only light at night. The jail in Independence where Frank was held for six months and treated more like a celebrity guest than an outlaw still stands and the cell has been restored to the condition it was when occupied. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Frank James, Jesse James, Cole Younger and other "Raiders" attempted to surrender at Lexington, Missouri but federal soldiers opened fire. Frank retired to his familys old farm in Missouri, where he died at the age of 72 in 1915. Jackson and Nikkel claim to be matrilineal descendents of Susan James Parmer, Zerelda's daughter, and Jesse's full-blood sister. The rundown James farm was owned by descendants of Frank James. He is buried in. As I stood listening, it occurred to me that this must have been the place where my grandfather, a century ago, had met Zerelda. Frank's outlawry came to end after the death of his brother Jesse, shot in the back, by a member of his own gang for the reward money. Subscribe to receive our weekly newsletter with top stories from master historians. He rests in a quaint little cemetery in the middle of a suburban park. Western Outlaw. He lived with his wife and children in the Marshals residence, which was the front half of the building. Alexander Franklin "Frank" James (January 10, 1843 - February 18, 1915) was a famous American outlaw. The gang of bandits are thought to be responsible for more than 20 bank and train robberies and the murders of countless individuals. His ashes were kept in a bank vault until his wifes death at age 91 in 1944. Frank was cremated as he feared graverobbers. Saint Joseph, MO Jesse James/Place of death. The lasting legacy of Frank James. His father died in 1851 and his mother remarried Benjamin Simms in 1852. She was cremated and the couple was interred in Hill Park Cemetery which is located in the upper part of Hill Park, Independence and consists of a small stone wall enclosure of graves. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. A rock formation near Cement called Buzzard's Roost is what many people. QUICK FACTS Name: James Birth Year: 1847 Birth date: September 5, 1847 Birth State: Missouri Birth City: Kearney Birth Country: United States Gender: Male Best Known For: Jesse James was a bank. The conflict left the secessionists of Missouri defeated and disenfranchised, suddenly powerless in an occupied land. Today the Independence, Missouri jail and marshals house is a museum and historic site and are the earliest, surviving, documented examples of Kansas Citys pioneer architect Asa Beebe Cross (also known as A.