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Frank and Jesse James; birth names and dates listed in father's Bible
Frank; christened ALEXANDER FRANKLIN JAMES,
born 10 January, 1843
Jesse; christened
JESSE WOODSON JAMES born 5 September, 1847
Father:
Robert Sallee James, Reverend in early Clay county
1818-1850
Mother:
Zerelda Elizabeth Cole
1825-1911
James boys were reared by their mother after their father passed in early 1850, shortly after joining the gold rush of 1849.