Following the death of his father and stepfather Benjamin Simms, his mother married a third time to Dr. Reuben Samuel in 1855 when Frank was 13 years old. Quantrills men occasionally rode with the regular Confederate army and it was during on of these occasions that Frank acquired a lifelong friend and benefactor. The outlaw brothers stole gold what is equivalent to 1 billion dollars today, gave some in charity while the rest of that loot is buried all over Missouri, never recovered by the federal authorities. As men grow older they grow more cautious, but at that age, they are regular daredevils., Frank was a family man. Eyes: Grey, Hair: Brn, Complexion: Dark, Height: 5'4". . They have also lived in Spanaway, WA and Tacoma, WA. If and when I do, I'll add it here. About the Author: Kathleen Walls is publisher and writer for American Roads and Global Highways, the Ezine for anyone who travels. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. 2. Brother of Emma James and ELVIRA MAY WILLIS All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Please try again later. Benjamin Franklin, Pennsylvania. I stayed with him [article illegible] I consider Quantrill the greatest guerrilla leader. Make sure that the file is a photo. From 12/98 until 10/02 he sent between 40-75 a month if I was lucky and skipped many many months in between. Frank and Annie were living on Josiah Walton's farm near Nashville, Tennessee. Try again later. Another site, a duplicate one for Frank James shows that her name was Anna Ralston James (but her tombstone says Ann). It appeared in the Springfield (Missouri) Republican, September 27, 1898. In his groundbreaking article about Frank Jamess Oklahoma years, published in the March 2017 issue of the, Building Your Western Library With Leo W. Banks, What History Has Taught Me: Margaret Kraisinger, Leigh Bracketts Words with John Waynes Voice, Johnny Lingo: Rot Gut, Sheep Wash, Chain Lightning, Tom Mix Superstar of the Roaring Twenties. Birthplace: Kearney, MO Location of death: Kearney, MO Cause of death: Heart Failure Remains: Buried. When Robert Franklin James was born on 6 February 1877, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Alexander Franklin James, was 34 and his mother, Anna Ralston, was 24. Wife of Western Outlaw Frank James. Weve updated the security on the site. Frank was the oldest of three children. It was agreed that Frank would not be extradited to Minnesota to be tried for the Northfield bank robbery and murder of Joseph Heywood. Robert is related to Roslyn Marie James and Katie Schnittker as well as 1 additional person. Jesse James moved his family to St. Joseph where he passed himself off as a cattle buyer. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. In 1863, Union soldiers roughed up his mother, and almost hanged her husband to death, and beat up Jesse for not giving them the location of Quantrill's guerrillas. He attended and graduated from Tulane University School Of Medicine in 2001, having over 22 years of diverse experience, especially in Neurosurgery. The James-Younger Gang did so well robbing banks that they branched out to train robberies. They have also lived in New Canaan, CT and Loves Park, IL. Verify and try again. I found that very sad. Frank R. James was identified by New York police as the suspect in the mass shooting inside a Brooklyn subway train during which a . Death Date: 11/18/1959 in I.O.O. Failed to delete memorial. His papa Robert Sallee James, a farmer and Baptist minister, co-founded the William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. Frank James married Annie Ralston and their only child Robert Franklin James was born in 1878 in Nashville. The Younger brothersCole, Bob and Jimwere caught and sent to prison. A Democratic jury was permitted, and people such as Gen. JO Shelby and the maimed Zerelda James Samuel were allowed to witness, characterizing Frank as a Southern hero and Jesse James as one who was methodically hunted down and murdered by the state of Missouri for little cause other than the fact that he was a former Confederate. In August, 1863, the Quantrill Raiders committed one of the worst atrocities of the Civil War when it attacked the town of Lawrence and killed 150 inhabitants and set fire to over 180 buildings. Add to your scrapbook. View the profiles of people named Robert Franklin James. Marriage did not turn Frank away from his chosen lifestyle. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Held in the town opera house to accommodate the huge crowd of spectators, it was one of the most sensational trials of the century. Family members linked to this person will appear here. In 1866, along with Cole Younger, John Jarrette, George and Oliver Sheppard, and Little Arch Clements, he robbed a bank at Liberty, Missouri, of Yankee money which resulted in the killing of a citizen. Six months later, Frank was captured. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Rev. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11807/ann-james. Frank Robert James, 62, was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood, New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said at a press conference Wednesday . Price, as commander of the Missouri State Guard, and aided by Confederate General Benjamin McCulloch, was attempting to uphold Missouris right to remain neutral. The Chicago-based Pinkerton Detective Agency, hired by railroad companies, had been pursuing Frank and Jesses gang since 1874. When he reached 13 . Robert Jones (23849 Found) - View Court & Arrest Records, Personal Reviews & Reputation Score. His real name was Alexander Franklin James (brother of Jesse James). Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. The chief prosecutor of the states six-man team was William Wallace. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Robert Franklin James passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2017 was born on August 2, 1928 in Charlotte, NC, together with his twin brother, Ralph Alexander James, to Flonnie Holmes James and William A Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Please reset your password. His father died in 1851 and his mother re-married Benjamin Simms in 1852. Robert Franklin James 1876-1954. Tom Carney, the editor of Old Huntsville Magazine, wrote that the James trial was probably the biggest thing to hit Huntsville since the Civil War.. Thanks for your help! Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Verify and try again. Jesse James, Bob Younger, and Bill Chadwell were the instigators. Step-son of a doctor turned farmer (Reuben Samuel). Descendants of William James of England. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. He graduated from TULANE UNIV SCH OF MED in 2001. He was born in 1875 and died in 1951. There was a problem getting your location. Born 6 Feb 1877 in Nashville, Davidson County, tennessee, USA. If so, login to add it. Died February 18, 1915. Father Robert F James. Frank and Annie were living on Josiah Waltons farm near Nashville, Tennessee. Name: Robert Franklin James Birth Date: 2/06/1877 Birth Place: Nashville, Tennessee Death Date: 11/18/1959 in I.O.O. He was no longer the young man from 17 to 21, willing to do desperate work or to lead a forlorn hope, one of those boys who will go anywhere in the world you will lead them, as he told the St. Louis Republic on August 5, 1900. Bank robber, with James Gang. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Frank James: Alexander Franklin James--born January 10, 1843 in Missouri. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Robert Sallee James (a Baptist minister) and the former Zerelda Elizabeth Cole. We have set your language to You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. View Robert Franklin James results in Geneseo, IL including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. Add to your scrapbook. Clipping found in Moberly Monitor-Index in Moberly, Missouri on Nov 20, 1959. The issue of Frank James being allowed to go free after so public a life of crime is still hotly contested today, Marley Brant wrote in The Outlaw Youngers. PVT, Co G, 2nd US Cav.Spanish American War, enl 9 May 1898 at St Louis MO, discharged 24 Jan 1899 at Huntsville AL w/remarks: "PVT, Very Good". Feb 6 1878 - Eaton Creek, Davidson, Tennessee, Nov 18 1969 - James Farm, Kearney, Clay, Missouri, Alexander Franklin Frank JAMES, Anna RALSTON, Apr 1 1950 - 337 East Excelsior Street, Excelsior Springs, Clay, Missouri, United States, Nashville, Davidson County, TN, United States, I.O.O.F. (317) 396-1300. Drag images here or select from your computer for Ann Ralston James memorial. Jesse James and his brother Frank were notorous outlaws during the heyday of the American West. based on information from your browser. Born 30 May 1865 in North Carolina, United States. On October 5, 1882, he and his friend, John Newman Edwards, met Governor Chittenden in Jefferson City. Richard Donald "Dick" James 1926-2009 - About. He was the son of Frank James and Ann Ralston. Robert Sallee James was born in Logan County, Kentucky. They established a gang that included Bob Younger, Cole Younger, James Younger, Bill Chadwell, Clell Miller and Charlie Pitts. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Census records show that James attended school regularly, and he reportedly wanted to become a teacher. EDIT: He did indeed have children. The ill-fated robbery of the First National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota on Sept. 7, 1876, may have been the start of that. Hospital, Liberty, Clay County, MO, United States, Fairview Cemetery, Kearney, Clay County, MO, United States, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=52854444, Death of Robert Franklin James at I.O.O.F. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52854444/robert-franklin-james. GREAT NEWS! Select this result to view Robert Franklin James's phone number, address . 8, 10 March 1784 - 28 March 1786, ed. Let the men take no risk, burn the house down.. He was captured by Union soldiers the following year and forced to take oath not to reenlist in the Confederate army. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. A system error has occurred. . The new men were of a different generation and did not have the same ties and loyalty to the gang the original members had. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Eloped with Frank June 1874. Franks leading defense man was Leroy Pope Walker, former Confederate Secretary of War. Born October 17, 1939 to Robert Smith James and Anna Murphy James in Marion, Kentucky. Father: Frank James Isabella was born on August 18 1849, in Bluff Ruins, Nebraska Territory, United States. It was presided over by Judge Charles Goodman. Frank and Jesse headed west into Dakota Territory, and the Youngers and Charlie Pitts took a different trail. He was of English, Welsh and Scottish descent. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Robert Franklin James - nephew of Jesse Neither will be taken alive. James Robert Kirkland (15 de fevereiro de 1903 . Benjamin "Michael" Franklin, age 68, of Ringgold, passed away Monday, 12/19/2022 at his residence. Samuel Grant James 1868-1942. His father died in 1851 and his mother . Robert Morris was born at or near Liverpool, England, in 1734. Young, Eric James and Mark Lee Gardner for their research assistance. Robert Franklin James October 17, 1939 - May 31, 2020. After things cooled down, Frank James came home and told Jesse about it. Alexander was born on January 10 1844, in Kearney, Clay County, MO, USA. Learn more about managing a memorial . As soon as Frank was acquitted, Missouri reclaimed him to stand trial for the Rocky Cutrobbery however Governor Chittenden pardoned him and Frank was now considered an innocent man free to go about living his life as a law-abiding citizen. In March 1881, Jesse along with two other men committed one of their last robberies; an army paymaster near Muscle Shoals, Alabama. One citizen, George Wymore, was killed in the course of the robbery. Franklin is a visiting scholar in residence at Stanford University's Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Lets find out. Members included Michael Collins, former chief of staff for Representative Lewis and distinguished faculty from across Emory: Carol Anderson, Charles Howard Candler Professor of African American Studies, Chair of African American Studies; Robert Franklin, James T. and Berta R. Laney Professor of Moral Leadership, senior advisor to the Emory . Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Frank James. But Frank was taken alive. Later that year, on October 4, 1882, he surrendered to Missouri Gov. When Jesse was killed in 1882, Frank must have looked at three-year-old Robert and said, I have to get out of this life., The letters that Frank wrote during his prison stay as he awaited his trials convey the deep love he felt for his wife and child, and they for him. Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA, Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri, USA. There was an error deleting this problem. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Failed to remove flower. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. In Independence, where the first trial was held, Frank was treated as a visiting celebrity instead of an accused criminal. Young, the first vice president of the Wild West History Association. Died May 31, 2020 at home in Tucson.Pre-deceased by parents and brother, Jim. He was the son of John M. James and Mary G. Poor James. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? I thought you might like to see a memorial for Ann Ralston James I found on Findagrave.com. Facebook gives. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Frank James married Annie Ralston and their only child Robert Franklin James was born in 1878 in Nashville. Sensitive to light, Jesse was known to blink his eyes often. The cremated remains of her husband had been kept in storage until the death of Ann Ralston. Son of Frank James; Anna James and Mdoza Bdozawin Thompson Goodman Campbell Brain And Spine 355 W 16th St Ste 5100 Indianapolis, IN 46202. American Folk Figure. Drag images here or select from your computer for Pvt Robert Franklin Bob James memorial. Bob Ford and his brother, Charlie, surrendered. He visited Frank at the farm where he was living and enticed him back into the outlaw life again. But Cole never implicated the James brothers in the Northfield disaster. setTimeout(function(){var t=document.createElement("script");t.setAttribute("src","https://sample.dragonforms.com/getEmbeddedClientScript.do?embeddedsite=TW_dispatch_nl"),t.setAttribute("type","text/javascript"),document.body.appendChild(t)},5); Become a subscriber today and youll recieve a new issue every month plus unlimited access to our full archive of backlogged issues. He passed away in 1959. JAMES, Robert FranklinBorn October 17, 1939 to Robert Smith James and Anna Murphy James in Marion, Kentucky. I am told the Gilliss Theatre was packed to the doors last night, and that most of those there were boys and men. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. . Edwards was prescient about Jesse, who met his untimely death when one of his own gang members, Robert Ford, turned on him, shooting the 34 year old in the back of his head, while he cleaned the dust off a picture hanging on his living room wall. Two doctors try to help the babies as best they can, but both babies die within a few days of their birth. I know this because his son is a relative of my family. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Rev. The closest historians get to books about Frank is the 1898 tome focused on Franks murder trial, followed up by Gerard S. Petrones 1998 Judgment at Gallatin, and books focused on the two brothers, starting with the 1987 family history about Frank and Jesse written by Phillip Steele and leading up to Ted P. Yeatmans Frank and Jesse James in 2003. His father was living there as Benjamin Woodson, while his uncle Jesse posed as Thomas Howard.Married twice, but had no childrenafter the 1944 death of his mother Annie, he oversaw operation of the "James Farm" in Liberty MO, until his death there in 1959. His father died in 1851 and his mother remarried Benjamin Simms in 1852. He passed away on 11 June 2014. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Try again later. Yet the single book written about Jesses older brother Frank is a fake. I might be interesting to find out what happened to Robert Franklin James and to Jesse James Jr. Oh, and I can't quite read the birth year on the tombstone with her famous husband Frank James; so I'm not sure if it is 1853 or 1854. There is a problem with your email/password. Failed to report flower. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. None other than Franks old friend, General Joseph Orville Shelby, appeared as a defense witness. Franks earliest robbery was successfully pulled off without Jesse. After Alexander Franklin James was born on January 10, 1843, he and his parents moved into a three-room cabin by a creek in Clay County, which would be the James family home for the rest of their lives. A flare exploded and killed eight-year-old half-brother Archie and blew off mother Zereldas right arm. You can always change this later in your Account settings. sp4 james robert warren jr: cpl robert james washington: ssgt harry allen watson: sp5 michael francis weissert: lcpl richard wessel: sp4 larry michael whitis: pfc robert franklin whitten: sp4 junior lee whittle: ssg william clemens wieskus: pfc kenneth eugene willard jr: pfc leroy walter williams: pfc bobby joe wilson: pfc richard wolfington jr . This outlaw was celebrated in many movies - the earliest being, Jesse James, in 1939 in which Henry Fonda portrayed Frank and also in the sequel, The Return of Frank James . She outlived her husband by almost 30 years, and she outlived her brother-in-law Jesse James, by almost 60 years. Frank left behind his life of crime and found work in various jobs, as a shoe salesman, a Burlesque ticket taker (the theatre promoted, Come get your ticket punched by the legendary Frank James), an AT&T telegraph operator, the betting commissioner for a horse racetrack and a berry picker at a Washington ranch. Robert was born in 1877. This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. AKA Alexander Franklin James. AKA: . Ohio, Franklin County, YANTIS, JAMES ROBERT - 2023-02-27 mugshot, arrest, booking report With the end of Civil War, the James brothers became outlaws. Johnson. A Confederate veteran, Edwards became a, September 27, 1864. Yet Frank was the man who brought Jesse to the dance, so to speak. Kirkland atuou como Advogado Assistente dos Estados Unidos em Washington, . He lied through his teeth that he would not take up arms against the Union, then returned home and joined William Clarke Quantrills guerrillas. Learn more about merges. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. The child is a boy and is named Robert Franklin James. Try again later. To use this feature, use a newer browser. As a child, he showed interest in his late father's sizable library, especially the works of William Shakespeare. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Learn more about merges. Elaine Justice. He was the oldest of three children. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Frank and Jesse finally made their way into Garretson. I mean between greed and manhood., https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/frank-james-4781.php. In January 1866, Cole rode over to Kearney to visit Frank and, for the first time, met Franks brother, Jesse, recalled Homer Croy, an author and screenwriter who grew up near the James family farm. Frank would place Jesse with him at a battle near Centralia, boasting to the St. Louis Republic in 1900, The only battles in the worlds history to surpass Centralia are Thermopylae and the Alamo. He credited Jesse for killing the commander, 39th Missouri Infantry Maj. A.V.E.
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