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Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 – April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the " Little Dixie " area of Missouri , James and his family maintained strong Southern sympathies.
Edward Capehart O'Kelley (October 1, 1857 [2] – January 13, 1904) was an American murderer who killed Robert Ford, who had killed the famous outlaw Jesse James to receive a bounty. O'Kelley was the subject of a 1994 book by his great-great-niece. [3]
Robert Newton Ford (December 8, 1861 – June 8, 1892) [1] was an American outlaw who killed fellow outlaw Jesse James on April 3, 1882. He and his brother Charley, both members of the James–Younger Gang under James's leadership, went on to perform paid re-enactments of the killing at publicity events.
Cousin to Jesse and Frank James; member of James-Younger Gang; killed by Robert Ford and Dick Liddil Robert Woodson "Wood" Hite (c. 1850 – December 4, 1881) was an outlaw and cousin of Frank and Jesse James .
Little is known about Miller, except that he took part in several robberies with Jesse James in Quantrill's Raiders, [2] and especially after the downfall of Jesse's James-Younger gang. They robbed a train in Glendale, Missouri, in October 1879 and one in Blue Cut, Missouri, in September 1881.
Robert Ford, who killed Jesse, was a James' gang member.Mr. Howard was the alias that James lived under in Saint Joseph, Missouri at the time of his killing.. The song was recorded in 1924 by Bascom Lamar Lunsford and subsequently by many artists, including Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Eddy Arnold, Jackson C. Frank, The Country Gentlemen, The Pogues, The Kingston Trio, Van Morrison, Bob Seger ...
Charles Wilson Ford (July 9, 1857 – May 6, 1884) was an American outlaw and a member of the James Gang. [1] He was the lesser known older brother of Robert Ford , the killer of Jesse James . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Charley Ford was introduced to Jesse and Frank James by Wood Hite and joined the gang in 1881 at the same time as his brother.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a 2007 American epic revisionist Western film written and directed by Andrew Dominik.Based on Ron Hansen's 1983 novel of the same name, the film dramatizes the relationship between Jesse James and Robert Ford, focusing on the events that lead up to the titular killing.