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Kit Carson, a James Family Relation
Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson 1809-1869 Previously unrecognized is the relationship of the James family to Kit Carson. Christopher Houston Carson was born on Tate’s Creek in Madison County,...
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Edmond Thompson James Serves the Confederacy
Edmond Thompson James, 1835-1920 The Civil War had begun to surround the old Virginia home that James Carter James once occupied at Plainview in Fauquier County, before he died in 1842. His progeny...
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Jesse James Family Quilts on Display at James Farm
Family Quilts on Display at James Farm An exhibit showcasing quilts made by women of the James family opened Friday, March 18, 1011, at the Jesse James Farm Museum. Six quilts spanning three...
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Troubled DNA of the Sam Walton, Lawrence, and James Families
David Ralph James David Ralph James, and his son Christopher David James, know one thing for certain about their DNA. They don’t possess the Y-chromosome DNA proven to be that of their paternal James...
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The Man Who Dug the Grave for Jesse James’ Twins
At 94, Darrell L. Cave is still connected to the family of Frank and Jesse James. As was his 4th great grandfather, Rev. William Cave, back in the 18th Century. Uncle Billy Cave, as he was called then,...
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New Ad Promotes Jesse James Farm & Museum
Clay County has issued a new promo for Jesse James Farm in Kearney, and the Bank Museum in Liberty, Missouri. It’s always enjoyable to see something new about the farm, but this just seems to fall...
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Book Review – The Trial of Jesse James Jr. by Laurie Ann Little
Nancy Samuelson brings us another of her reviews in the Jesse James book genre. The Trial of Jesse James, Jr.: The Son of An Outlaw Stands Accused, adapted by L. A. Little, (Vintage Antique Classics...
View ArticleJohn Jarette Finally Gets a Grave Marker
Mystery has surrounded the death and burial of John Jarrette, a Quantrill Raider and James Gang member. Researcher Lorna Mitchell has been on Jarette’s trail. Attempting to solve the mystery, Lorna has...
View ArticleFrank James – Scholar with a Gun
From Phil Stewart’s Archive, first published on Stray Leaves in 1999. Frank James – Scholar with a Gun By Phil Stewart Frank James received more education as a young man than did most rural Missouri...
View ArticleThe Exhumation of Jesse James Twin Children
The promise of Jesse Edwards James Jr. to his mother Zee Mimms James, to reunite her twin children whom Jesse buried after their birth in Tennessee with Jesse and her in Missouri, went unfulfilled for...
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