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Robert Salle James marries Zerelda Cole
Parents of the James boys. -
Alexander Franklin(Frank) James was born.
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Jesse Woodson James was born.
Birth of Jesse James. -
Susan Levenia James was born.
Younger sister of Frank and Jesse James. -
Robert James died
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Zerelda remarries.
She marries Benjamin Simms who moves out after a few months then died a few months later. -
Zerelda marries Dr. Reuben Samuels.
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Frank James joins Quantrill's gang.
Army Guerillas. Pro-slavery soldiers. -
Jesse James joins Bloody Bill
Another pro-southern soldier. -
Quantril dies.
Quantrill was the leader of the guerilla group wich Frank was part of. -
Jesse was shot in the lungs.
They expected him to die, but he soldierd on(exuse the pun). -
Jesse returns home.
After being shot in the lung again, Jesse thought he was going to die so he requested that he be taken back to his childhood home. -
Frank surrenders.
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Jesse became engaged to his first cousin Zee(Zerelda).
The family was not happy with this relationship, but the young couple didn't care at all. -
First Bank Robbery
Libberty, Missouri. Left with only $2,000. -
Bank in Savannah, Missouri is robbed.
Left with nothing. -
First real murder.
During the Robberiy in Gallatin, Missouri Jesse mistook Captain Sheets for Major Cox(The man who had killed Bloody Bill Anderson). -
Bank in Gorydon, Iowa robbed
After the robbery Jesse went to the town meeting to ask if anyone knew that something was wrong at the bank. -
James' Gangs first train Robbery
Happend in Council Bluffs, Iowa. No farmers would go after them,because it was the train company's money that had been stolen. -
John Whicher hatches a plan to bring in the James boys.
He planned to disguise himself as a drifter and get hired at the James' farm. The Pinkerton agent was later found dead by a river bed near Kearny. -
Zee and Jessie get married.
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James' house is bombed by Pinkerton Agents
Zerelda loses an arm, and Ambrose(the servants son) loses his life. -
Birth of Jesse Edwards James.
Nicknamed Jesse Jr. -
Frank marries Annie Ralston.
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Frank and Jesse start to lay low and try to live normal lives.
Jesse's alias was Mr. J. D. Howard. Franks' alias was B.J. Woodson. -
Frank and Annie had a son.
Robert Franklin was desguised as a girl when he was a baby. -
Jesse and Zee had twins that died within weeks of birth
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Marry James is born.
Daughter of Jesse and Zee james. -
Frank and Jesse reunite
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Jesse rejoins the crime world.
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Bill Ryan goes to trial.
One of Jesse's cohorts. -
Jesse James dies.
Killed by Bob Ford. Charlie Ford kills himself a week later. -
Frank goes on trial.
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Frank is a free man at last.