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Zerelda Elizabeth Cole James Simms Samuel (January 29, 1825 – February 10, 1911) was the mother of famous outlaws Frank James and Jesse James.
A hard woman in a harder time, Zerelda James was a slaveholder and unabashed supporter of the Southern cause. She lost part of an arm and a young son in a raid on her home by...
Zerelda Amanda Mimms James (July 21, 1845 – November 13, 1900) was the wife and first cousin of Jesse James.
Apr 3, 2018 · Jesse James' mother Zerelda James lost her arm to bounty hunters for her son and carried his legacy, hustling and all, to the grave!
A hard woman in a harder time, Zerelda James was a slaveholder and unabashed supporter of the Southern cause. She lost part of an arm and a young son in a raid on her home by...
Jul 20, 2020 · That family was Jesse, two children, and his wife, Zee — Zerelda — described as his "longtime sweetheart" whom he'd married two years before, in 1874, after what Legends of America says was a nine-year courtship. Besides being sweethearts, they were first cousins — her mother was the sister of Jesse and Frank's father, Robert James.
Oct 30, 2017 · The year of Frank’s birth, 1843, marked a turning point for his impoverished parents, Robert and Zerelda James. The first large wagon train to Oregon departed that spring, and Robert took advantage of a necessary tool for these journeys—rope—by farming hemp as his crop.
Jesse James is born in Clay County, Missouri, son of Baptist minister and slaveholder Robert James and his wife Zerelda. Jesse is almost five years younger than his brother Frank and two years...
Apr 3, 2018 · During the standoff between the Pinkertons and Zerelda, an incendiary device was tossed into the family home, blowing off part of Zerelda’s right arm, which later had to be amputated. Jesse and Frank’s younger half-brother was also a victim, dying in the attack.
Zerelda James Samuels, stern-faced mother, adviser and confidante of the notorious brothers, Jesse and Frank James, stands beside the grave and tombstone of her son Jesse, in the back yard of the old James farm home near Kearney, Missouri.
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