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A wounded Jim Younger after his arrest in 1876. James Hardin Younger (January 15, 1848 – October 19, 1902) was an American outlaw and member of the James–Younger Gang. He was the brother of Cole, John and Bob Younger.
It was the first daylight, peacetime, armed bank robbery in U.S. history, and when the outlaws were making their escape, gunfire erupted, and an innocent 17-year-old boy by the name of George Wymore was killed.
Oct 19, 2006 · From February 13, 1866, through the September 7, 1876, Northfield raid in Minnesota, the James-Younger Gang reportedly robbed 12 banks, five trains, five stagecoaches and the gate cash box of the ticket booth at the Kansas City Exposition.
On September 23, 1872, three men (identified by former bushwhacker Jim Chiles as Jesse James and Cole and John Younger) robbed a ticket booth of the Second Annual Kansas City Industrial Exposition, amid thousands of people.
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The aborted robbery of the First National Bank of Northfield, Minn., on September 7, 1876, took the Youngers out of the James-Younger Gang. Cole, Jim and Bob Younger were all captured and sent to prison in the aftermath of that fiasco, which had also cost the lives of Pitts, Chadwell and Miller.
Younger Brothers, four Midwestern American outlaws of the post-Civil War era—Thomas Coleman (“Cole”; 1844–1916), John (1846–74); James (“Jim”; 1850–1902), and Robert (“Bob”; 1853–89)—who were often allied with Jesse James. As youngsters in Lee’s Summit, Mo., the Youngers were witness to the bloody.
Apr 11, 2017 · The James-Younger gang’s incredible streak of good luck ran out in Northfield, Minnesota, on September 7th, 1876 when the eight-member gang rode into town to be met by a different kind of foe. These hard-working citizens, many were ex-Union soldiers and were familiar with the James and Younger brothers.
