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Jesse James biography

Date of birth : 1847-09-05
Date of death : 1882-04-03
Birthplace : Kearney, Missouri, USA
Nationality : American
Category : Famous Figures
Last modified : 2010-05-21
Credited as : Banditry, Wild West legendary figure, Robin Hood

DESCRIPTION: Located in nearby Kearney, Missouri, the Jesse James Birthplace features the world’s largest display of James family artifacts and the Jesse’s original gravesite. Guests tour the authentically preserved farm house where Jesse James was born in 1847. ADDRESS: 21216 James Farm Road, Kearney, Missouri 64060 LOCATION: Approximately 30 minutes north of downtown Kansas City. Date of Birth: Month Any Month 01 (January) 02 (February) 03 (March) 04 (April) 05 (May) 06 (June) 07 (July) 08 (August) 09 (September) 10 (October) 11 (November) 12 (December) Date of Birth: Day. Jesse abandoned all civil norms, even the blunt- instrument morality of a slave-owning culture. He now belonged to a group that believed a man must murder for respect. “Jesse James: Birth of a Killer” by T.J. Stiles is excerpted from his book Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War (NY: Vintage Press, a division of Random House, Inc.).

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Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 – April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank and train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary figure of the Wild West after his death. Some recent scholars place him in the context of regional insurgencies of ex-Confederates following the American Civil War rather than a manifestation of frontier lawlessness or economic justice.

Going down in history as one of America’s most relentless outlaws, Jesse James robbed banks in Missouri, Kentucky, Minnesota, and Illinois, and caused a great rise in confederate support in his home state. From age 16 until his death, he was one of the Midwest’s most feared criminals.

Born to a minister named Robert James, who passed away when Jesse was young, James decided to take the trodden path of a bushwhacker when Unionists killed his stepfather. He joined his brother Frank on a Unionist military killing spree. They were first denounced as public enemies when they became prime suspects in the Centralia Massacre, in which nearly 25 Union soldiers were killed point blank. During the civil war, the James brothers continued their raids and killings, but after the war, with a bloody trail behind them, they didn’t know where to go or what to do.

After being shot by Union soldiers and eventually regaining his health, Jesse James took part in his first bank robbery with his newly formed gang. They held up and robbed banks in any surrounding state. They pinpointed banks that were mostly involved in supporting the Union’s cause and banks controlled by anyone vaguely related to the North’s military. James even wrote letters that were published by the Editor of the Kansas City Times. Jesse became an instant hero for the confederates’ cause, but was considered a murderer and an outlaw by union soldiers.

The Jesse James Gang began receiving death threats and in January of 1875, townspeople and detectives raided his farm, killed his half brother, and wounded his mother. The James’ decided to move to the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee where they would be free from lynch mobs and others who wanted them dead. During this time, Missouri nearly passed a bill that would have given the James clan amnesty.

Jesse James never gave up his life of crime. He put together another gang, with members who were not well experienced, and attempted to rob a large bank in Minnesota. While doing so, the bank manager refused to open the safe, which cost him his life. However, the ordeal took so long that an armed crowd had gathered outside to await the outlaws. The gang barely escaped, but a huge manhunt soon followed. Jesse returned to Missouri and lived under a fake name. While there, his longtime friends and gang members were paid by the governor to assassinate James for a large bounty. After James was shot in the back, the two collected their rewards. Legend has it that James escaped to Texas and changed his name. In 1948, Frank Dalton of Texas came forward claiming he was Jesse James. He died at the age of 103.

Legacy and controversies
James's turn to crime after the end of Reconstruction era helped cement his place in American life and memory as a simple but remarkably effective bandit. After 1873 he was covered by the national media as part of social banditry. During his lifetime, James was celebrated chiefly by former Confederates, to whom he appealed directly in his letters to the press. Displaced by Reconstruction, the antebellum political leadership mythologized the James Gang exploits. Frank Triplett wrote about James as a 'progressive neo-aristocrat' with purity of race. Indeed, some historians credit James' myth as contributing to the rise of former Confederates to dominance in Missouri politics (in the 1880s, for example, both U.S. Senators from the state, Confederate military commander Francis Cockrell and Confederate Congressman George Graham Vest, were identified with the Confederate cause).
In the 1880s, after James' death, the James Gang became the subject of dime novels which set the bandits up as pre-industrial models of resistance. During the Populist and Progressive eras, James became a symbol as America's Robin Hood, standing up against corporations in defense of the small farmer, robbing from the rich and giving to the poor while there is no evidence that his robberies enriched anyone other than his gang and himself, though they attacked small banks that benefited local farmers.
In portrayals of the 1950s, James was pictured as a psychologically troubled individual rather than a social rebel. Some filmmakers portrayed the former outlaw as a revenger, replacing 'social with exclusively personal motives.'
Jesse James remains a controversial symbol, one who can always be interpreted in various ways, according to cultural tensions and needs. Renewed cultural battles over the place of the Civil War in American history have replaced the longstanding interpretation of James as a Western frontier hero. Some of the neo-Confederate movement regard him as a hero. While his 'heroic outlaw' image is still commonly portrayed in films, as well as in songs and folklore, recent historians place him as a self-aware vigilante and terrorist who used local tensions to create his own myth among the widespread insurgent guerrillas and vigilantes following the Civil War.

DESCRIPTION: Located in nearby Kearney, Missouri, the Jesse James Birthplace features the world’s largest display of James family artifacts and the Jesse’s original gravesite. Guests tour the authentically preserved farm house where Jesse James was born in 1847.

ADDRESS: 21216 James Farm Road, Kearney, Missouri 64060

LOCATION: Approximately 30 minutes north of downtown Kansas City.

PHONE: 816-736-8500

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WEB SITE:www.jessejamesmuseum.org

HIGHLIGHTS:

• The tour begins at the museum with an introductory film about the James Family and the history of Missouri leading up to the Civil War and after.
• Many family artifacts are on display in the museum including guns and the boots Jesse was wearing when he was killed by Bob Ford.
• Guided tours of the farmhouse are offered daily. The home has been historically preserved and features James family furnishings and personal belongings.
• Guests are encouraged to browse the museum store. A wide variety of books relating to the period are available as well as t-shirts, mugs and other souvenirs.

HOURS:

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Memorial Day-Labor Day.: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.

Sep.-April.: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; noon-4 p.m. Sun

ADMISSION: Adults $8, seniors $7.50, children (8-15) $4.50, under 8 Free

HISTORY: Jesse James, son of a Baptist minister, was born at the family home in 1847. Barely 16, he followed his older brother Frank into the Civil War. While Frank rode with Quantrill’s guerrillas, Jesse rode with Bloody Bill Anderson. After the war ended Jesse returned home and joined other former Confederate guerrillas in a life of outlawry.

Guests tour the farm home purchased by Rev. James and his wife Zerelda. Jesse was born in the cabin bedroom. Jesse parents purchased the property in 1845. After Jesse’s death, his mother, Zerelda gave tours through the cabin. Frank and his son Robert continued to give tours as did Jesse’s grandsons. Jesse’s grandsons sold the property to Clay County in 1978. The county restored the cabin and visitors from all over the world still come to tour the James Family cabin.

WHERE TO GET LUNCH: Try Stables Grill, La Fuente Mexican Restaurant or Gino's.

ANNUAL ATTENDANCE: 10,000-12,000

WHAT’S NEARBY: The Jesse James Bank Museum is a 15-minute drive south to downtown Liberty, Mo. Located on the historic Liberty Square, the bank was the site of the first daylight robbery during peacetime. Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and Historic Site is located four miles east of the James Farm. Both sites are open year-round.

ANNUAL SPECIAL EVENTS: Three Old West Black Powder Shoots are held annually at the Jesse James Birthplace. The town of Kearney, Mo., hosts the annual Jesse James Festival the third weekend in September. The event features a carnival, barbecue contest, parade and a rodeo.

DID YOU KNOW: More than 50 movies have been made about Jesse James. Among the actors to portray the famous outlaw are Roy Rogers, Kris Kristofferson, Henry Fonda, Robert Duvall, Robert Wagner, Collin Farrell, Rob Lowe and Brad Pitt.

GROUP TOURS: Discounts are available to groups of 15 or more. Contact the museum for details.

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

From I-35 North: Take exit 26 to turn left onto MO-92 through Kearney. Then turn left on Jesse James Farm Road. Follow this road to the farm, approximately 1.5 miles.

PARKING: Plenty of room for RVs.

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PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTACT: Beth Beckett, director of Jesse James Museum, 816-736-8502 or bbeckett@claycountymo.gov.