Robert Sallee James, Rev

1818 - Abt 1850  (31 years)

• Name	Robert Sallee James
  Suffix	Rev
  Birth	17 Sep 1818	Lickskillet, Logan, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Robert James Rev  [1]
  Reference Number	29431
  Residence	1850	Platte, Clay, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Occupation: B P Preacher
  Death	Abt 19 Aug 1850	Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA
  Person ID	I29431	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Zerelda Elizabeth Cole,   b. 29 Jan 1825, Black Horse Tavern, Woodford, Kentucky, USA d. 10 Feb 1911, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1841	Scott, Kentucky, USA
  Children	1. Alexander Franklin James,   b. 10 Jan 1843, Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA d. 18 Feb 1915, Washington Township, Clay, Missouri, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Jesse Woodson James,   b. 5 Sep 1847, Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA d. 3 Apr 1882, Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA (Age 34 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 3. Susan Lavenia James,   b. 25 Nov 1849, Clay, Missouri, USA d. 3 May 1889, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA (Age 39 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F19645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 17 Sep 1818 - Lickskillet, Logan, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 28 Dec 1841 - Scott, Kentucky, USA Residence - Occupation: B P Preacher - 1850 - Platte, Clay, Missouri, USA Death - Abt 19 Aug 1850 - Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Rev Robert Sallee James Robert Sallee James, son of John and Mary Poore James, husband of Zerelda Cole James, was father of Frank and Jesse James, the famous bank robbers. Robert James graduated from Georgetown College, with a degree in Bachelor of Arts. He later returned, where

  
  

• 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