These days, certainty may be the most out-of-reach treasure of all. By that method, three of the key trees range in age from about 130 to 170 years old, which would date them to the mid- to late 19th century. James was part of a band that targeted banks connected to Unionists and harassed election officials during the midterms of 1866. Its messy. These records have been microfilmed by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and are available free online at FamilySearch. Mary Susan James & Henry Lafayette Barr 3. But the real Jesse James was anything but a hero. The predictable, tortured conclusion of these shows is nearly always the same: no treasure so it must still be out there. She told him that they were going to foreclose on the farm the next day and she wouldnt be there. And thanks to reality TV, its not going to stop in the near future or the next 100 years. He adds: The funny part about it is, all the James descendants would love for the treasure hunters to find the gold, because then we could claim the inheritance! Jesse Woodson James (1847-1882) 2nd Generation 2. A descendant of Emperor Tang (1675-1646 BC), his family tree contains millions of descents and today is in the 83rd generation. Andrew Krea, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Researcher Meaghan Siekman, Black Musicians Are Not A Monolith: An Interview with Bartees Strange. Its been going on ever since Jesse was assassinated, Eric James says. He renounced his outlaw lifestyle and moved to Virginia for what he hoped would be a quiet retirement. WHO WAS JESSE JAMES? We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each . If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA. Unfortunately, the surest ways to tell a trees age is to cut it down, or bore a hole into it, and count the rings. But I also found that I was invested, too. Getler made an exploratory visit in December. On one, hearts and arrows were tilted to point in the direction of the shaft. The way the authors described the American landscape itself as potentially being an encoded map, studded with clues that looked ordinary only to those lacking imagination and skill, was magical. We are all related! At the end of this thing, I just want everybody involved to be able to sit down and smile and wrap our minds around what we have done regardless of whether its in there, he said, adding: I mean, we kind of already know its in there.. Whether we found gold or not, we were plunging deep into American mythologies of one sort or another: outlaw legends, fables of rebellion, beguiling notions of hidden historical hands operating behind the scenes. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Jesse James Wright (1898 - 1961) . You can search all the genealogies using either the quick search box to the left, or from the Advanced Search page. Portrait of Frank James, Jesse James older brother. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each persons profile. In 1998, an international team began tracing and reviewing more than 450 global branches. Several local collaborators suspected of having worked with the Pinkertons turned up dead in their homes. You, however, are looking into the possibility of another black connection: That at least one of the Younger brothers has African-American descendantsyou among them. That day, Missouris governor issued a pardon for both men and saw to it that they got their reward. Also, because many of the Younger brothers participated in the Civil War, it would be wise to search through the Missouri Confederate pension applications and Soldiers Home applications, also available free through the Family History Librarys website at FamilySearch. But the map was labeled Getler and Somers would say intentionally mislabeled as describing a treasure site somewhere in Tennessee. Lavina Nethers, 85, lives a short drive from the dig site. Husband: Jesse Woodson JAMES died at age: 34 Born: 5-Sep-1847 near Centerville, Kearney, MO Died: 3-Apr-1882 in St Joseph, BuchananCo, MO Buried: 1882 in Olivet Cemetery, Kearney, MO Father:. My daughter was familiar with scavenger hunts, of course, and together we marveled at the possibility that more than a century ago people laid clues for anyone to find. Somers vowed to find it. Login to find your connection. The scientists were able to confirm that the body in the Mount Olivet Cemetery was maternally related to the known descendants of Jesse James' mother. I had brought a tape measure with me. So, Are the Two Younger Families Related? [Or] if they could prove it came from a bank or a railroad, that money could be claimed by the descendants of those corporations., I found myself wrestling with the tension between keeping an open mind and not being deluded. Perhaps it is fitting that the mythic idea of Jesse James as a gunslinging frontier vigilante should represent the imaginary idea of the American Frontier as depicted in Hollywood. Its become my legacy, its my lifes work, he says. Genealogy of Jesus Jesus' genealogy can be found at two places in the Bible: Matthew's gospel ( Mat 1:2-16). The remaining Youngers were captured in the disastrous attempted robbery of First National Bank in Northfield, Minn., from which Jesse and James escaped. T.J. Stiles, author of the groundbreaking biography Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War, told me that the treasure hunters get at least one important thing right about the outlaw: He was a much more significant political figure than standard accounts portray. It would be incredibly exciting to be a part of discovering and illuminating hidden history. He adds that hes the skeptical one. Im not big on looking at grainy video footage and being 100 percent certain on anything. Circa 1864. According to family lore, we are related to them. The elder James then died in California in 1850, never having made the fortunes he was hoping for, and his widow took three-year-old Jesse James and his older brother Frank James back to the family farm where she remarried within a couple of years. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to . This is all great information you can use to try to connect your Younger family to the infamous Younger outlaw family. Kinship of Jesse James Jesse James Outline Family Tree Samuel Outline Family Tree Woodson-Poor-Mimms Outline Family Tree John Cole Family Tree Back to Main Page 26 February 1941 - Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky, USA, 3 January 2014 - Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, USA. It dawned on me that, in spite of ourselves, we had arrived at that most predictable juncture in a treasure narrative: the moment of reconciling with the absence of treasure. He told me that, indeed, beech trees can grow to be hundreds of years old. Gathered from those who lived during the same time period , were born in the same place, or who have a family name in common. Thats what started this whole thing., Bowser and one of her brothers co-owned about two dozen acres that included the forest on the steep hill overlooking the creek the same creek Somers had visited as a boy of about 10. Hahaha! Its suggestive. The prophet Samuel invites Jesse and his family to a sacrificial feast, but Jesse only brings his seven oldest sons, including Eliab, Abinadab, and Shammah; all seven were rejected by God as king ( 1 Samuel 16:6-10 ). Although we were unable to find a connection between your Mississippi-area Youngers and the Jackson County, Mo., Youngers, it is still possible that a connection can be made. Since the death of Jesse James, the outlaw has been portrayed as a frontier hero or a Robin Hood figure who balked against corporations and stood in defense of the poor farmer, but nothing in his history suggests that he did either of these things. Given that schedule, I thought I could depart the scene to give Hope Bowser a lift to the gas station because her car had run out of gas. I am trying to find my N.American Indigenous roots. Hangings, lynchings, and scalpings were routine on both sides. Now, in Ohio, as a journalist rather than as a dad, I was forced to confront whether the power of this story lay in its truth or its creativity and I knew my job was to be on the lookout for signs the magic was an illusion. Similarly, when searching for land deed records or probate records, members of the Younger family may not have wanted official government recognition involved with their transactions, thus negating any record that those Younger family members may have left behind. But today the signature Jesse W. James 1882 was invisible, and he didnt have a picture from December. The Boone family; a genealogical history of the descendants of George and Mary Boone who came to America in 1717; containing many unpublished bits of early Kentucky history, also a biographical sketch of Daniel Boone, the pioneer, by one of his descendants by Spraker, Ella Atterbury, b. The James family home in Clay County, Missouri. In the National Archives, Getler found KGC records with examples of the groups coded symbols. Ive got to see it to believe it.. The men I was with were looking for something tangibly precious, sure but in other ways, maybe they were also searching for something that were all missing. Just one grandparent can lead you to many From the Kansas Heritage Group, we learned that Henry Washington Younger was born in Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Ken., on Feb. 22, 1810, and died in the Westport neighborhood of Kansas City, Mo., on July 20, 1862. The group attracted 50,000 members. Married 14 August 1867, Kearney, Clay Co., MO, to Zerelda Amanda Mimms, born 21 July 1845, deceased 13 November 1900 - Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO aged 55 years old (Parents : John Mimms & Mary James 1809-1877) with. The Youngers pleaded guilty to murder and robbery, for which they received life sentences. Jesse Woodson James married Zerelda Amanda Mimms, a cousin, April 24, 1874 in Kearney, Clay, Missouri. One day, she told Jesse that she wouldnt be able to wash his clothes or take care of him when he comes through again. Change the spelling to SALLEE. Periodically in his spare time, he returns to KGC treasure investigations. Jesse James had two full siblings: his older brother, Alexander Franklin "Frank", and a younger sister, Susan Lavenia James. This database contains family trees submitted to Ancestry by users who have indicated that their tree can be viewed by all Ancestry subscribers.These trees can change over time as users edit, remove, or otherwise modify the data in their trees. He was among the founders of William Jewell College in 1849. Research genealogy for Jesse James WESTLAKE of Locust Springs, Greene County, Tennessee, as well as other members of the WESTLAKE family, on Ancestry. Mother Leave a message for others who see this profile. I looked for neighbors of the Ohio site who might have family lore about James, in addition to the gold rumors Somers had heard. To many in the James family, the outlaw's legend has been a burden including stories of buried treasure and periodic Hollywood glamorization, such as 2007s "The Assassination of Jesse . Without the Finley & Jesse Fry connection you have no basis for either of these well documented accounts. When he needed money, he suspended digging to remodel houses or cut firewood. From James Boone Genealogy: "SARAH BOONE (Daughter of George & Mary Boone) was born on the Fifth Day of the Week, about H. past 11 in the Forenoon, on the 18th of February 1691-2." Sarah married Jacob Stover 15 March 1715 in Pennsylvania, Hazel Spraker, The Boone Family p. 23. Lost in the din of underground resistance activity, the outlaws of the James Gang went largely unnoticed until December 1869, when Jesse James outright murdered a bank cashier he mistook for the Union officer who had killed his old boss, Bloody Bill. I had first encountered Getlers work on the Confederate underground in 2009, when I interviewed him about the oddly related mysteries of Masonic symbology around Washington that best-selling novelist Dan Brown centered in his D.C. thriller that year. Enter a grandparent's name. The work inspired a new generation of KGC treasure hunters; even the FBI joined the chase. Gould James. James roamed as far north as Minnesota to rob a bank, but no deeds in Ohio have been documented. Research genealogy for Jesse James Greene of Hancock, Tennessee, USA, as well as other members of the Greene family, on Ancestry. Have you taken a DNA test? And he said, Dont worry about it; Ill take care of it. . He and his girlfriend, Hope Bowser, lived in a mobile-home park and paid the rent by doing maintenance, until they were evicted and lost everything, he told me. Death xxxx Record information. Somers rode the excavators shovel down into the hole and started opening what he thought looked like a passage deeper into the hill. I was troubled that the symbology seemed so malleable, open to the creation of more than one story. Any help you could give me would be appreciated. First, the beech trees. We have to decipher things on our own. Mary Susan James Married 6 March 1901 to Henry Lafayette Barr. A portrait of a young Jesse James. Your great-grandfather Paul Younger was listed as 1 year old in 1880. Within several days, after Getler, the Richardses and I had left Ohio, members of Bowsers family relented. Hes got his teeth around the leg of this thing and he just wont let it go, Robert Whitcomb, Getlers former editor at the Herald Tribune, told me. Over the next century, legends of the KGC and myths of the outlaw became entwined and endlessly embellished. Its become my legacy, its my lifes work, says treasure hunter Warren Getler about his search to find gold that he believes was buried by Jesse James. One told me, on the condition that I not publish his name because of his job, that stories of gold on the property go back decades. Any attempts to date the artifact would have to wait. Circa 1864. He was joined by Brad Richards, a retired high school history teacher from Michigan who had appeared in two seasons of the History channel series The Curse of Civil War Gold, and Warren Getler, a former journalist and longtime investigator of Confederate treasure claims who had been a consultant on Disneys 2007 treasure-hunting blockbuster National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Somers had invited Getler for his prominence in the field; Getler brought in Richards, a friend from previous historical treasure investigations. Linked to: Timothy Michael Dowling, 12th cousin 6x removed, {{ mediasCtrl.getTitle(media, true) }} There are 41 generations in total, divided into 3 sections as follows: Each section contains 14 generations. Younger family was from Jackson County, Mo., Missouri Confederate pension applications and Soldiers Home applications, Jackson County (Missouri) Historical Society. After that, Allan Pinkerton himself led the manhunt, the climax of which was a raid at the James farm that intentionally turned into a sneak arson attack when the Pinkertons threw a firebomb through the window. Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude. While Jesse James is often the first man to come to mind when reducing the idea of the Old West to an individual, his image of being a hero is just a myth. Merge needs cleanup. Moved from Kentucky to Missouri, bought a farm of 270 acres there. "The Frank and Jesse James Family Outline" Descendants of William James of England 1 William James b.1754-d.1805 + Mary Hines . 2 Mary James + Edward Lee . 2 Richard James + Mary G. Poor . 2 John M. James b.1775-d.1827 + Polly Poor b.1790-d.1827 . 3 Mary James b.1809-d.1877 + John Mimms Spouses and children. Brewer and he located other markings that old stories tied to the KGC on suspected treasure trails in several states. Getler led me down to look at the carvings on the beech trees. People around Purity laughed at him, thought he was wasting his time. I was pulling for Somers, Getler and Richards to be right about all this, despite what the historians said. Wikimedia CommonsThe reward poster for Jesse James. Knights of the Golden Circle: Secret Empire, Southern Secession, Civil War, Jesse James and the Lost Templar Treasure. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. There were carved rabbits rabbit trails being a reference to paths leading to treasure and a pair of Js carved back-to-back, which, according to Jesse James treasure lore, depicts the outlaws initials. So there shouldn't be a whole lot of gap in between. Years ago, when I first discovered Getler and Brewers book on cracking the KGC code, I read portions of it aloud to my eldest daughter, then age 10. In fact, their failure only validated the almost mystical qualities they attributed to James. Earlier I had called Scott Aker, head of horticulture and education at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, for a briefing on the age of trees. Surprisingly, the clerk had the nerve to lie and tell them that the safe was on a time lock, even though one of the robbers was holding a Bowie knife to his throat. Author: Darcy James: Publisher: Total Pages: 32: Release: 1988-06: ISBN-10: 0687214394: ISBN-13: 9780687214396: Bowser identified him as one of her brothers, though not the one she said co-owned the property with her. A James family was also granted land in Surrey by William the Conqueror. Wikimedia CommonsAn illustration that depicts that grisly death of Jesse James at the hands of his criminal collaborator, Robert Ford. With Jesse, it was crime plus politics, Stiles says. Belle Starr - Jesse James Photo Album Belle Starr Queen of the Wild West Myra Belle Shirley, better know as Belle Starr earned her title as Queen of the Wild West. Im not saying everybody can go out and find a treasure like this, but Im saying that with the right mind-set and determination, the things they think are out of reach might be closer than they thought.. Here's Jesse James family tree . Descendants of William James of England 1 William James 1754 - 1805 +Mary Hines .. 2 Mary James +Edward Lee .. 2 Richard James+Mary G Poor .. 2 John M. James 1775 - 1827+Polly Poor 1790 - 1827 . 3 Mary James 1809 - 1877 +John Mimms 4 Robert W. Mimms 1830 -1891+Martha (Mattie)Thomason 1841 - 1919 .. 5 Robert Lilburn Mimms .. 5 Ruth Mimms 1822 - .. 5 Mary Elizabeth Mimms 1874+Frank Weir . 6 Ruth Weir . 6 Gertrude Weir . 6 William Weir .. 5 Lucy Ethel Mimms 1878 - 4 John Wilson Mimms 1831 - . +Ms. Nous sommes tous Jesse James, however, couldnt stay away from crime. And the sad part is, until you pull up bars of gold in Dents Run, or Ohio, or [a third active site in] New Mexico, its just, for some, a lot of hot air, or wild speculation, or some might even say a fools errand.. Connie Robertson-Butler, Meet the Outlaw Youngers, and a Possible Black Associate. As the Civil War raged out West, wild bands of raiders and outlaws struck deep into each other's territory to slaughter civilians without mercy. Jesse Woodson James & Zee Mimms 2. David Chambers, a family spokesman and James biographer, said Sunday that she had died Dec. 22 at a retirement home in Huntington Beach. We next found Burl Younger (spelled Burrell) in the 1880 U.S. Federal Census, living in Benton, Yazoo County, Miss. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Jesse James Prater (1941 - 2014) . Today, the place where outlaw Jesse James died is marked by a stone plinth while the house itself has been moved to St. Josephs and painstakingly preserved for thousands of visitors a year. He ordered the digging to halt and everyone to leave the property. They had one son: Walter Lee James. Richards, the former teacher from Michigan, and his son, Bradley, a high school freshman, were taking readings above the shaft with a deep-penetrating metal detector hooked up to a digital imaging system. Was I feeling treasure fever?
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