Slave-Owning Family Jesse was born in Clay County, Missouri, on September 5, 1847, to Zerelda and Robert James, hemp farmers who owned six slaves. When the Civil War came, young Jesse watched ...

Jesse James is born in Clay County, Missouri, son of Baptist minister and slaveholder Robert James and his wife Zerelda. Jesse is almost five years younger than his brother Frank and two years ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jesse James, America’s most famous outlaw, escaped justice for decades largely because few people knew what he looked like. Born in Missouri in 1847, James became a ...

By Joshua Hunt My father gave me the middle name James — not because it was his own middle name, but because of his affection for an outlaw who died roughly a century before I was born.

Ivie, Jesse James Born 1/5/1950. Passed away 2/24/2011. Brother to Anne and Rosemary. Father to Matthew and Nicholas. Uncle to Justin. Great uncle to Luke. Blessed with awesome friends.