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Hmm - my maternal grandmother was a James, also apparently from that family somehow, as per my mom. I really need to find the time to follow up on it for verification.
posted by
adnohr
on December 1, 2020 at 11:06 AM
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He is a legendary figure who will never be forgotten.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on November 30, 2020 at 9:19 AM
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Re: That would be an interesting tour. Thank you, Annicita for the update.
posted by
Sherri_G
on November 30, 2020 at 6:40 AM
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Re: Thank you, Amanda.
posted by
Sherri_G
on November 30, 2020 at 6:40 AM
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Re: This is fascinating history, Pat_B. Thanks for sharing.
We cannot pick our kin, and we all have a few skeletons in the closet. 
posted by
Sherri_G
on November 30, 2020 at 6:39 AM
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Sassy, I found this post to be an amazing look into the life of Jesse James and his gang. I wonder what happened in his life to make him turn into a hardened killer. At one point he was a little boy and from that point, I just wonder what evil overtook him and turned him into the person he grew up to be. It's so sad to think he wasted his life hurting others. He could have accomplished good in the world but instead, he decided to follow a path that lead to his demise.
posted by
Goldiec
on November 30, 2020 at 3:48 AM
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He was s fascinating outlaw.
posted by
BC-A
on November 29, 2020 at 10:19 PM
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Missouri has the famed Jesse James Hideout in I think Stanton which is about an hour from St Louis. It was in Meramec Caverns which offers tours.
posted by
Annicita
on November 29, 2020 at 3:02 PM
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Goodness me, talk about no honor amongst thieves. Most interesting.
posted by
Kabu
on November 29, 2020 at 1:20 PM
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Hello,
I really enjoyed this story. Thank you for taking the time to share it with us.
posted by
Amanda__
on November 29, 2020 at 1:02 PM
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According to family legend, one of my Grandma Lucy's distant
cousins was married to one of the members of the James gang. When my younger sister met her future husband, it turns out his grandfather's name was Ford - and yes, he was one of those Fords. So the two sides of that story eventually came together.
posted by
Pat_B
on November 29, 2020 at 10:36 AM
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