Descendants of William James Rescued via Web archive By Jane Curci November 24, 2008 at 01:12:25. After that, Im one step closer to believing its here, and if its not, Ill eat my words.. Zerelda Elizabeth Cole (1825-1911) 3rd Generation 4. With that, much of the wealth in the James family vanished and the boys turned to crime. Also, Cyril Edward Cain compiled Four Centuries on the Pascagoula in 1983, and W.Z. After that, Allan Pinkerton himself led the manhunt, the climax of which was a raid at the James farm that intentionally turned into a sneak arson attack when the Pinkertons threw a firebomb through the window. Learn more today. They worked on the road all day, filling the forest with the grinding sound of human intervention. [15] Jesse James (right) poses with brother Frank James (seated) and Charles Fletcher Taylor (left); Frank is wearing a Civil War studio costume.. Robert is 17 degrees from Jennifer Aniston, 18 degrees from Drew Barrymore, 18 degrees from Candice Bergen, 23 degrees from Alexandre Dumas, 16 degrees from Carrie Fisher, 29 degrees from Whitney Houston, 16 degrees from Hayley Mills, 17 degrees from Liza Minnelli, 14 degrees from Lisa Presley, 18 degrees from Kiefer Sutherland, 15 degrees from Bill Veeck and 23 degrees from Brian Nash on our single family tree. 1883; Crump, Jesse Procter, 1867- The treasure hunters, says Stiles, leap ahead of the evidence when they extend Jamess political program to include burying gold to support a Confederate resurrection or some other mysterious power grab. As the track hoe operator prepared to fell a dead tree and position the machine for the final assault on the treasure, Somers reached into the dirt at the base of the tree and found a T-shaped piece of metal. Gathered from those who lived during the same time period , were born in the same place, or who have a family name in common. The treasure hunters also cited a letter from Howk to another participant in the 1949 Zanesville treasure search. Jesse's daughter Mary married Henry Barr and had four children. He said these offered some of the most promising evidence that this could be a treasure site. My True Ancestry gives me Celtic Virginia 1680's. The data will show what the data will show, Richards said as his son walked grids on the hill. 28 Nov 1755 Prince George Co, VA d. Abt 1845 Pea Ridge, Shelby, KY: Robison and Blythe Genealogy Enter a grandparent's name. With Jesse, it was crime plus politics, Stiles says. And the sad part is, until you pull up bars of gold in Dents Run, or Ohio, or [a third active site in] New Mexico, its just, for some, a lot of hot air, or wild speculation, or some might even say a fools errand.. Dowling Richards, the former teacher from Michigan, and his son, Bradley, a high school freshman, were taking readings above the shaft with a deep-penetrating metal detector hooked up to a digital imaging system. Previously too young to join in the rebellions, perhaps this personal act of violence against James was the impetus for his joining up with the Confederate guerilla militia. Jesse James Prater passed away on 3 January 2014 in Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, USA. The Jesse James Birthplace features the worlds largest display of James family artifacts and Jesse's original grave site. The notorious gunslinger had been a Confederate guerrilla during the Civil War before turning to robbing banks and trains. Ordanined a Minister in 1839. Surprisingly, the clerk had the nerve to lie and tell them that the safe was on a time lock, even though one of the robbers was holding a Bowie knife to his throat. Note by Lilly Martin Aug 2018: But the map was labeled Getler and Somers would say intentionally mislabeled as describing a treasure site somewhere in Tennessee. That day, Missouris governor issued a pardon for both men and saw to it that they got their reward. Getler conceded the devices they were using werent as sophisticated as the equipment that the FBI drew upon at Dents Run he couldnt afford that technology here but the Ohio technology had obtained readings at Dents Run consistent with the results that convinced the FBI to dig, he said. The James brothers were both born in Missouri, the sons of Robert and Zerelda (Cole) James. James became a folk hero in his home state of Missouri after waging a guerrilla campaign against Unionists during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865. Just one grandparent can lead you to many Henry Washington Youngers parents were Charles Lee Cole Younger and Sarah Sullivan Purcell. Getler made a last visit to the beech trees. The operators assistant identified it as a portion of an animal trap. Perhaps it is fitting that the mythic idea of Jesse James as a gunslinging frontier vigilante should represent the imaginary idea of the American Frontier as depicted in Hollywood. Wikimedia Commons; colorized by Matt LoughreyA colorized portrait of a young Jesse James. But the question becomes at some point, show me something. You can search individual genealogies from the Advanced Search page by choosing a particular tree from the Trees pop up menu. By searching the census records on Ancestry.com, we found your great-great-grandfather Burl Younger (spelled Barl), living as a farmer in Yazoo County, Miss., when the 1870 U.S. Federal Census was enumerated. One had showed him a treasure tree scarred with strange carved symbols. We are not thieves, Jesse James reportedly wrote, we are bold robbers. Bowser identified him as one of her brothers, though not the one she said co-owned the property with her. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry subscribers. Getler led me down to look at the carvings on the beech trees. Somers commenced digging. A descendant of Emperor Tang (1675-1646 BC), his family tree contains millions of descents and today is in the 83rd generation. Jesse's son was named after him, and he had four daughters (Lucielle, Josephine, Jessie, and Ethell. On April 3, 1882, the morning of a planned robbery, Jesse James got up and ate breakfast. James was born on September 5, 1847 and his brother Alexander Franklin "Frank" James was born January 10, 1843. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and founding director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. And he wanted to know why. Until Monday, March 6th, 2023 at 11:59PM Mountain time, any customer may purchase RootsMagic at this special $20 price. She got to keep the farm and they got their money.. Connect with Other Family Members Local history texts also can contain a wealth of information, especially about such famous families as the outlaw Younger family. Pisgah Baptist Church, near Excelsior Springs, MO, 1 of the founders of William Jewell College, Liberty, Clay Co MO[5], First church position in Missouri: New Hope Baptist Church, Clay Co MO. Some of it was lost or stolen in the chaos, and the case remains a mystery. The group attracted 50,000 members. He is the founder of West Coast Choppers and former partner of Austin Speed Shop and current CEO of Jesse James Firearms Unlimited, both based in Austin, Texas.He was the focus of a show chronicling some of the custom motorcycle builds in his TV series Jesse James: Monster . The Dowling Family Tree with over half a million relatives, Founded 2 churches: 1850s Missouri was right next to the opening act of Americas Civil War and the James family was in the thick of it. Any attempts to date the artifact would have to wait. 23 Stirring Maya Angelou Quotes That The World Needs Now More Than Ever, 50 Interesting Random Facts That Will Melt Your Brain And Shock Your Friends, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch. Had the diary pages not been burned, he says, Abraham Lincolns killers may have found a vast treasure of gold, and the Union may well have lost the Civil War.. From . How many untold stories are out there? he says. Have you taken a DNA test? Founded in 1845, NEHGS is the countrys leading nonprofit resource for family history research. The way the authors described the American landscape itself as potentially being an encoded map, studded with clues that looked ordinary only to those lacking imagination and skill, was magical. The Descendants of the Presidents of the United States, by Walter Lewis Zorn. Its suggestive. It would add a missing chapter to American history and would raise the question of what became of the secret network. The map appeared to show geographical features of the Ohio property. Joan called her Nanna. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. The Mimms, Woodson, James, Poore families all began in Virginia, moved to Logan County, Kentucky and then the James family moved west to Missouri, where Jesse was raised. He was going to prove that Jesse James had been in Ohio, Bowser told me. I looked for neighbors of the Ohio site who might have family lore about James, in addition to the gold rumors Somers had heard. In the waning days of the war, in April 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis fled Richmond with a trainload of what was left of the Confederate treasury in gold and silver. We have to decipher things on our own. Zerelda James remained a widow for four (4) years, and then she was married to a Mr. Sims, who died. An illustration by Donald Jay, dated 1882, depicting a train robbery by Jesse James and his gang. Charged with murder and swiftly convicted, both men were sentenced to death by hanging. And Confederate gold did go missing. It would be incredibly exciting to be a part of discovering and illuminating hidden history. He adds that hes the skeptical one. Im not big on looking at grainy video footage and being 100 percent certain on anything. Following the. Several local collaborators suspected of having worked with the Pinkertons turned up dead in their homes. He probably thought the gold had been buried, because mineralogists have determined the area is not suited for naturally occurring gold, the family member said. Dobbins .. 5 Nannie Mimms +George Shelton .. 5 John Mimms 4 Drury Lilburn Mimms 1833 - 4 David Woodson Mimms 1833 - 4 Mary Elizabeth Mimms 1837 - 4 Lucy Francis Mimms 1839 - 1879 +Boling Browder .. 5 Mary Browder .. 5 John Browder 4 George Tillman Mimms 1841 - 4 Nancy Catherine Mimms 1843 - +Charles McBride .. 5 Thomas William McBride +Gertrude .. 5 Xenia (Zennie) McBride .. 5 Male Mcbride 4 Zerelda Amanda Mimms 1845 - 1900 4 Thomas Martin Mimms 1846 - +Mary Giberson .. 5 Irene Mimms +William Purnell .. 5 Thomas JamesMimms 4 Sarah Ann (Sallie) Mimms 1849 +Willis Sullivan .. 5 John Sullivan .. 5 Conn Sullivan +Mary Grimes . 6 Nannie Sullivan +Herbert Finely . 6 George Robertson Sullivan .. *2nd Wife of Conn Sullivan +Tessie Dyer .. 5 Fay Sullvan +Andrew Gootee *2nd Husband of Sarah Ann (Sallie) Mimms +James Nicholson Groom 4 Henry Clay Mimms 1857 - . 3 William James 1811 - 1895 + Mary Ann Varble 4 Julia James 4 Thomas James 4 William James 4 Mary James 4 Laura James 4 George James 4 Alice James 4 Luther James 4 Gustavus James . *2nd Wife of William James +Mary Ann Gibson Marsh . 3 John James 1815 - 1887 +Amanda Polly Williams 187 - 1871 4 Robert Woodson James 1838 - 1922 4 Susan Prudence James 1845 - 1919 4 John F. James 1849 - 4 Thomas M. James 1852 - 1854 . *2nd Wife of John James +Emily Bradley . 3 Robert Sallee James 1816 - 1850 +Zerelda Cole 1825 - 1911 4 Alexander Franklin James 1843 - 1915 +Anna Ralston 1853 - 1944 .. 5 Robert Franklin James 1878 - +May Sullivan .. *2nd Wife of Robert Franklin James +Mae Sanboth ..4 Robert B. James 1845 - 1845 ..4 Jesse Woodson James 1847 - 1882+Zerelda (Zee)Mimms 1845 - 1900 .. 5 Gould James .. 5 Montgomery James .. 5 Susan Lavenia James 1870 -+Allen Parmer .. 5 Jesse Edward James 1875 - 1951+Stella McGowan . 6 Lucille Martha James 1900 - +Frank Lewis .7 James Curtis Lewis 1935 +Angelica Gloria Alvarado . 6 Josephine Frances James 1902 +Ronald Ross .. 7 James Ross 1926 - +Rosemary Henderson . 8 Bonnie Jo Ross 1957 - .. +Davis James Barnes . 8 Randall Glenn Ross 1961 - . 8 David James Ross 1963 - . 8 Elizabeth Danielle Ross 1968 - . 6 Jessie Estell James 1906 +Mervyn Baumel .. 7 Donald James Baumel 1933 - .. 7 Diane June Baumel 1933 - +James Fairchild . 8 Michael James Fairchild 1960 - . 6 Ethel Rose James 1908 +Calvin T. Owens .5 Mary Susan James 1879-1935+Henry Lafayette Barr 1867-1935 . 6 Lawrence H. Barr 1902 - .. +Thelma Duncan 1906 - .. 7 Elizabeth Ann Barr 1937 - . 6 Forster Ray Barr 1904 - .. +Gerie Essary 1914 - . 6 Chester A. Barr 1907 -+Beatrice Holloway .. 7 Frederick Arthur Bar 1937 - . 6 Henrietta Barr 1913 - 1913 4 Susan Lavenia James 1879 - 1889 . 3 Elizabeth James 1816 - 1904 +Tillman West - 1884 4 Luther Virgil West 4 Mary Mourning West 4 Henry Clay West 4 Nancy Woodson West 4 Oscar Dunreath West 1840 - 4 Richard James West 1843 - 1886 4 William Newton West 1847 - . 3 Thomas Martin James 1823 - 1903 +Susan Woodward - 1916 4 John Crawford James 1843 - 1944 4 Luther Tillman James 1850 - 1916 . 3 Nancy Gardner James 1823 - 1875 +George B. Hite 4 Mary Hite 4 John Hite 4 Olive Hite 4 Irene Hite 4 Robert Woodson Hite 4 Clarence Jeff Hite - 1883 4 George Hite 4 Cornelia Hite 4 Lucy Hite 4 Jeff Davis Hite 4 Henry Clay Hite . 3 Drury Woodson James 1826 - 1910 +Mary Louisa Dunn 4 Maria L. James 4 William James 4 Helen James 4 Lena James 4 Caroline James 4 Charles James 4 Edward James .. 2 Nancy Ann James 1777 +David Hodges .. 2 William James 1782 - 1807 .. 2 Thomas James 1783 +Mary B. Davis .. 2 Martin James 1789 - 1867 +Elizabeth Key I hope this helps ya outI looked it up because I too have a maybe line but don't really think it is true because everyone who has a James in thereline thinks they have relation to them. Freda Cruse Hardison stands by the Jesse James display she created at the Calico Rock Museum MOUNTAIN VIEW A new book on Frank and Jesse James is based on 10 years of genealogy and other. Damn it, he said. Other evidence that Getler and Somers relied on included a copy of a treasure map attributed to Howk the alleged confidant or grandson of Jamess who had been on the 1949 Zanesville treasure hunt. Nous sommes tous rootsweb: Click Here He came to be seen as a noble Robin Hood who was so slick he may have faked his own death. Hello Megan, my grandfather Bill Mimms, s/o Gideon Mason Mimms, s/o Drury Shadrach Woodson Mimms, s/o Robert Mimms. First, the beech trees. I hadnt found what I was looking for, either something solid to hold on to in this swirl of legend, fact and fantasy; a final verdict. He was married to a woman named Charlotte, who was 12 years his junior. Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents, by Henry Buchanan. Getler had received similar queries and was wary. He was among the founders of William Jewell College in 1849. Also, because many of the Younger brothers participated in the Civil War, it would be wise to search through the Missouri Confederate pension applications and Soldiers Home applications, also available free through the Family History Librarys website at FamilySearch. Ordanined a Minister in 1839. Theres no way to get at this history unless youre being a guy whos literally digging in the ground. Getler insists his speculations are not a conspiracy theory; rather, they are a theory about a known conspiracy the KGC and pushing the theory in new directions. Research genealogy for Jesse James WESTLAKE of Locust Springs, Greene County, Tennessee, as well as other members of the WESTLAKE family, on Ancestry. She married on Nov. 11, 1870 to Allen H. Palmer. I wasnt ready to trust the map, but Getlers and Somerss interpretation revealed how they approached the code breaking. A James family was also granted land in Surrey by William the Conqueror. But for a very limited time, RootsMagic is offering RootsMagic 9 at the special price of $20 . Jesse James home in Buchanan County, where he was killed. Sitting in her living room, she told me how her late husband, James Nethers, had been named for Jesse James and that his great-great-grandmother had regularly washed the outlaws clothes and given him a meal when he passed through the area. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each .