Frank had been born in 1843 in Missouri to Rev. Bob Ford and his brother, Charlie, surrendered. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. However, he did travel extensively, taking a number of jobs, everything from a shoe salesman to a race starter. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Brother of Jesse L. James, Ingram R. James, Alfred Chrisenberry James, Allen James, Robert T James, Martha Jane James, Nancy Emaline James, Sarah E. James and Canebraline James. 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. As men grow older they grow more cautious, but at that age, they are regular daredevils., Frank was a family man. Dr. Robert James, MD is a Neurosurgery Specialist in Crestview Hills, KY and has over 22 years of experience in the medical field. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Jewish Hospital & St Mary's Healthcare, University Of . 1 William James 1754 - 1805 +Mary Hines 2 Mary James +Edward Lee 2 Richard James+Mary G Poor The son of Frank James: The house at 711 Fatherland Street : From left to right: Zerelda "Zee" Amanda Mimms James, 1845-1900. Her fiction books include the War in the West series, Under a Bloody Flag and Under a Black Flag; Kudzu; and Last Step which has been made into a movie by Forbes Productions. Let the men take no risk, burn the house down.. Once in a while, they will say "his wife", but some don't even mention he was married. 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 . GREAT NEWS! I thought you might like to see a memorial for Ann Ralston James I found on Findagrave.com. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Anna "Annie" Ralston james, 1853-1944. A year after Jesses murder, one man wrote to his brother back East, I think the days of lawlessness & train robbing in Missouri are about over.. Hes kind of poorly, Frank described Jesse to his comrade. Robert Jones (23849 Found) - View Court & Arrest Records, Personal Reviews & Reputation Score. It was presided over by Judge Charles Goodman. Perhaps we all grow up into those crotchety old men yelling, Get off my front lawn, and into those wretched old women who over worry about imagined terrors. The couple came from Kentucky. His real name was Alexander Franklin James (brother of Jesse James). 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. She is also the author of travel books, Georgias Ghostly Getaways, Finding Floridas Phantoms, Hosts With Ghosts: Haunted Historic Hotels in the Southeast, and the Wild About Florida series as well as several online tour guides. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? On January 26, 1875, a gang of Pinkerton men surrounded the James family farm and threw flaming pots inside the house, to flush out the brothers, mistakenly believing them to be home. This outlaw declared once, "If there is ever another war in the country, it will be between capital and labor. Thus began four years of legal wrangling over the outlaws fate. It appeared in the Springfield (Missouri) Republican, September 27, 1898. Oops, something didn't work. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? siblings: Archie Samuel, Fanny Quantrill Samuel, Jesse James, John Thomas Samuel, Robert R. James, Sarah Ellen Samuel, Susan Lavenia James, See the events in life of Frank James in Chronological Order, www.angelfire.com/mi2/jamesyoungergang/jessepics4.html. He was born in 1875 and died in 1951. American Folk Figure. Ancestors. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. TILGHMAN Robert Franklin James Jr., "Frank," died on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Genesis, The Pines in Easton. Hoping to give up the outlaw life, he started a family. Jamin Machette testified that the day before an 1881 train robbery in Winston, a man named Willard (alias for Frank) and a man named Scott (alias for Jesse) ate a meal at Machettes home, and that the man named Willard had recited long passages from Shakespeares works. But Frank was taken alive. Later that year, on October 4, 1882, he surrendered to Missouri Gov. Census records show that James attended school regularly, and he reportedly wanted to become a teacher. There, according to Mark Williamson, a volunteer at Devils Gulch, Jesse made his famed 20 foot jump across the gorge and galloped to safety. Birthplace: Kearney, MO Location of death: Kearney, MO Cause of death: Heart Failure Remains: Buried. Born Alexander Franklin James on January 10, 1843 at Kearney, Missouri, to Baptist minister Reverend Robert Sallee James and his wife, Frank James was the oldest of three siblings including Jesse Woodson James and Susan Lavenia James. He was captured by Union soldiers the following year and forced to take oath not to reenlist in the Confederate army. At some point he married Anna Ralston, and they had a son, Robert Franklin James. (404) 692-1437. kenyatta.greer@emory.edu. Please reset your password. Dr. Robert Franklin James IV, MD, is a Neurosurgery specialist in Greenville, North Carolina. Please try again later. Son of Alexander Franklin James and Ann (Ralston) James. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Their criminal trail spread from Mississippi to Minnesota. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. The surrender and terms of trial were so well planned that there was never really any doubt as to their favorable (to Frank) outcome.. Records:112. 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 by Meghan Saar | Oct 30, 2017 | Features & Gunfights, Books, movies, newspapers, dime novels have all shared his story, from the days when the bank and train robbing outlaw was still walking the frontier to today when only his spirit remains. I find it sad that so much mention is made of her husband and her brother-in-law, but most accounts don't even say her name. He even joined up with his old comrade, Cole Younger, on a Wild West show tour through the South, and gave lectures on how crime does not pay. 2. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. And it says they had a son, Robert Franklin James. AKA Alexander Franklin James. Eyes: Grey, Hair: Brn, Complexion: Dark, Height: 5'4. In his position as the inaugural James T. and Berta R. Laney Chair in Moral Leadership at Candler, The Rev. Frank, along with all three Younger brothers, was wounded. 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. A man perpetually outshone by his younger brother in the annals of history, Frank left behind his wife, Annie, and their son, Robert, dying from a stroke, at the age of 72, on February 18, 1915. The engineer was killed when the train was derailed. About the Author: Kathleen Walls is publisher and writer for American Roads and Global Highways, the Ezine for anyone who travels. From 12/98 until 10/02 he sent between 40-75 a month if I was lucky and skipped many many months in between. This was a time, remember, when the Federal Deposit did not yet insure bank funds; money stolen was lost forever. He married Zeralda Cole on 28 December 1841. Robert Franklin James. Frank and Jesse finally made their way into Garretson. Frank surrendered his gun to Chittenden. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Six months later, Frank was captured. On July 26, 1944, the cremated remains of both Frank James and wife Ann Ralston were buried in Hill Park Cemetery (the Saturday, August 5, 1944 edition of the Independence "Examiner" featured an article on the front page of the paper about their burial). Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Robert Franklin James married Clifforda Cunningham and had 1 child. Born October 17, 1939 to Robert Smith James and Anna Murphy James in Marion, Kentucky. Both films were notorious for their historical inaccuracies. I wanted to join my regiment but was cut off from Price and knew that the chances were greatly against me if I attempted to get past the Yankees who were between me and Price, so I started north and one evening rode into Quantrills camp on this side of the Missouri River. He was extradited to Alabama and went on trial in Huntsville on April 17, 1884, for the robbery of the Muscle Sholes paymaster. These conditions are genetic and are experienced by others among the James family. Who was the real Frank James? Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? James was born on January 10 1846, in Warwick, Lambton, Ontario, Canada. Robert A. Rutland and William M. E. Rachal. Benjamin "Michael" Franklin, age 68, of Ringgold, passed away Monday, 12/19/2022 at his residence. James was born on September 5, 1847 and his brother Alexander Franklin "Frank" James was born January 10, 1843. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. James was born Alexander Franklin James in Kearney, Missouri, to Baptist minister Reverend Robert Sallee James and his wife Zerelda (Cole) James, who had moved from Kentucky.He was the oldest of three children. 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. ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS. The year before Northfield, the James family had suffered a tragedy. Please enter your email and password to sign in. He voiced his concern: The dad-binged play glorifies these outlaws and makes heroes of them. I did find her headstone right along side of her husband, Frank, on Find A Grave, but when I went to look her up, I found no record. Lived In Midlothian VA, Newburgh IN, Christiansburg VA, Johnson City TN. There was a problem getting your location. Carr, stated that the governor can take no action upon your bare suggestion, yet desires to see you in person, and hear you freely, as to your proposals etc.. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1973 Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1973 The rest of the gang eventually agreed to do it; Frank, Cole and Jim Younger probably to protect their younger brothers. Annie was the daughter of a well-to-do family in Independence, Missouri, and was unusually well-educated for her time, holding a college degree in both science and literature. 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 granulated eyelid condition occasionally caused his eyes to swell shut, particularly when asleep. Includes Address (8) Phone (6) Email (3) See Results.