After escaping from Minnesota, in 1877, he began living with wife Annie on rented accommodation near Nashville, Tennessee, under assumed names. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. She told her family she was going to visit family members and then disappeared on a westbound train with Frank. Would Jesse have done the same, if Frank had been killed all those years ago, instead of him? Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. He often worked around horses and was sought by various race tracks in various capacities. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. 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. 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 . Join Facebook to connect with Robert Franklin James and others you may know. Robert Franklin James. Robert Franklin "Bob" James 1877-1959. He passed away in 1959. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. His father died in 1851 and his mother re-married Benjamin Simms in 1852. Robert Herring MD (3/5) Smyrna, TN. Both films were notorious for their historical inaccuracies. Franklin is a visiting scholar in residence at Stanford University's Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute. Frank was born on the family farm near Kearney, Missouri on January 10, 1843. When his old comrade Cole Younger was released from prison the two teamed up again to appear in The Great Cole Younger and Frank James Historical Wild West Show. He also turned the family farm into a museum and charged visitors 30 cents to see his brothers grave. Learn more about managing a memorial . Jesse James had lived through shootouts and two gun . He visited Frank at the farm where he was living and enticed him back into the outlaw life again. Robert Sallee James, a Baptist minister, and Zerelda Cole. It was agreed that Frank would not be extradited to Minnesota to be tried for the Northfield bank robbery and murder of Joseph Heywood. Resend Activation Email. 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. (404) 692-1437. kenyatta.greer@emory.edu. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Married Jesse April 24, 1874. In1863, he joined the Quantrill's guerrillas fighters who supported the Confederate army during the American Civil war. will say good night., When Frank was still in Missouri, in Gallatin, awaiting his trial, on March 24, 1883, he sent a drawing of a bird to his son Robert, printing on the reverse, God Bless My Little Man From Papa., When Frank sent Annie a pen and ink sketch he made of him kissing her through the jail bars, his dear wife he so desperately missed and wished to hold once more, she added a Maggie May Danehy poem to his drawing and wrote, on the reverse side, Still my griefs are mine., Annie was the one who had corresponded with Missouri Gov. Born 6 Feb 1877 in Nashville, Davidson County, tennessee, USA. 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. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Died on 26 jan 2003. Failed to report flower. Frank surrendered on October 4, 1882, and four years later, he walked out a free man. Anne gave birth to their only child, Robert Franklin James, on Feb. 6, 1878. Select this result to view Robert Franklin James's phone number, address . Geni requires JavaScript! Robert is related to Roslyn Marie James and Katie Schnittker as well as 1 additional person. . After Jesse recovered from a severe chest wound he got while fighting in 1865, Jesse and Frank moved back to their Missouri farm. Bill Ryan, one of the robbers, was captured shortly after in Nashville and identified Jesse and Frank James as his co-robbers. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. The best result we found for your search is Robert Franklin James age 40s in Roy, WA. After things cooled down, Frank James came home and told Jesse about it. 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. . 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. Born 30 May 1865 in North Carolina, United States. He lied through his teeth that he would not take up arms against the Union, then returned home and joined William Clarke Quantrills guerrillas. At the James family farm, Frank gave 25-cent tours and sold souvenir pebbles to folks who stopped by to visit the grave of Jesse James and his childhood home. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11807/ann-james. Sensitive to light, Jesse was known to blink his eyes often. Related to: Donna Scott Washburn, Brian Ashley Jones, Robyn Suzanne Washburn. Year should not be greater than current year. (317) 396-1300. 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. Benjamin "Michael" Franklin, age 68, of Ringgold, passed away Monday, 12/19/2022 at his residence. Everybody hated banks. Another site, a duplicate one for Frank James shows that her name was Anna Ralston James (but her tombstone says Ann). He is standing next to his older cousin, Jesse Edward James, the son of Jesse and Zee James. Failed to delete memorial. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Robert James (52854444)? Dr. Robert M. Franklin, Jr., challenges students to explore the concept of moral leadership in the 21 st century in different cultures and contexts in the United States and around the world. 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. Verify and try again. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. 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. Eventually, a gang member killed Jesse in April 1882 and in return was pardoned by the governor. Missouri Governor Crittenden immediately pardoned them. Robert Franklin. 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. Being the wife in pioneer times and outlaw times of the old west deserves some recognition I think. [sibling (s) unknown] Husband of Mae A (Sanborn) James married [date unknown] [location unknown] [children unknown] Died 18 Nov 1959 at age 82 in Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, USA. He married Estella May Sullivan on 26 December 1901. . After the wars end, Frank joined his brother, Jesse, the Younger brothers, and some others and began a lucrative career of robbing banks and trains. TILGHMAN Robert Franklin James Jr., "Frank," died on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Genesis, The Pines in Easton. There was a problem getting your location. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. The James boys had already split off from the gang. Robert Lee James 1945-2003 - Robert Lee James III Unk-Living. The men were well matched but the jury was composed mostly of Confederate veterans. Although Frank later denied taking part, its very believable because Frank and Jesse were known to visit a friend, John Greene Norris, in nearby Selma, Alabama. Hospital. His father died in 1851 and his mother . In six weeks time I was able to be about but was a prisoner and could not leave the court house. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. This was a time, remember, when the Federal Deposit did not yet insure bank funds; money stolen was lost forever. Just a little over three hours after final arguments, jury foreman, William Richardson, returned with their verdict, not guilty., Franks next trial was even more flamboyant. Held in the town opera house to accommodate the huge crowd of spectators, it was one of the most sensational trials of the century. The year of Franks birth, 1843, marked a turning point for his impoverished parents, Robert and Zerelda James. He graduated from TULANE UNIV SCH OF MED in 2001. His mothers death brought Frank back to the James family farm in Kearney, where his story had begun all those years ago. Please reset your password. Try again later. And it says they had a son, Robert Franklin James. That first daylight bank robbery in post-Civil War America would fuel robbery after robbery for the James brothers until one disastrous raid, on September 7, 1876, in Northfield, Minnesota. Death 18 Apr 1985 - Laurel, Prince Georges, Maryland, United States of America. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. I just think she deserves a name, a spot, a recognition that she hasn't gotten thus far. This was a robbery that Frank, Cole Younger and other gang members had argued against as being too risky. Frank was the oldest of three children. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Later Shelby would repay the favor and prove to be one of the best friends Frank had. Two weeks later, following a gunfight near Madelia, gang member Charlie Pitts died. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. This time the prosecution lead attorney was William H. Smith, US Attorney and former reconstruction governor of Alabama. Frank was captured and forced to take an oath of loyalty to the United States.