Jesse Woodson James

1847 - 1882  (34 years)

• Name	Jesse Woodson James
  Birth	5 Sep 1847	Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Claim to Fame	Outlaw - Old West (James-Younger Gang)
  Name	Jesse R James  [1]
  Reference Number	29430
  Residence	1850	Platte, Clay, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Death	3 Apr 1882	Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA
  Person ID	I29430	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Sallee James, Rev,   b. 17 Sep 1818, Lickskillet, Logan, Kentucky, USA d. Abt 19 Aug 1850, Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA (Age 31 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Zerelda Elizabeth Cole,   b. 29 Jan 1825, Black Horse Tavern, Woodford, Kentucky, USA d. 10 Feb 1911, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	28 Dec 1841	Scott, Kentucky, USA
  Family ID	F19645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 5 Sep 1847 - Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA Residence - 1850 - Platte, Clay, Missouri, USA Death - 3 Apr 1882 - Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S60] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Platte, Clay, Missouri; Roll: 396; Page: 351b. 1850 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Platte, Clay, Missouri; Roll: 396; Page: 351b