Jesse James

Jesse James Jesse James and his gang were quite proficient and successful in bank robberies, stagecoach robberies and train robberies. James is one of the most interesting characters of the old west. Jesse James was born in Missouri on September 5, 1847. Jesse Woodson James was born to Reverend Robert and Zerelda James. At the age of three, Jesse’s dad dies of food poisoning in a Placerville, California gold camp after deserting his family to seek …

…of their gang members were captured after that one. On April 3, 1882, Jesse was killed. Shot by Robert Ford for the reward money. After jesses death, Frank turned himself in. However, he was never convicted of anything. Yet in America, legends die hard. Relatives of on J. Frank Dalton believe that James actually faked his death and lived a long life as Dalton, who lived till 1951. Jesses death will always be a mystery to some people.