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Zerelda Amanda Mimms was the daughter of Pastor John Wilson Mimms and Mary Elizabeth James. Her mother was sister to Jesse James' father, Robert S. James. She and Jesse James married on April 24, 1874, while the James-Younger Gang was still in full force. Of the Jameses and Youngers, Jesse was the first to marry. Zerelda and Jesse had four ...
Childhood & Early Life. Zerelda Amanda Mimms was born on July 21, 1845, in Logan, Kentucky, USA. She was one of twelve children born to Mary James Mimms and Pastor John Wilson Mimms. She was named after her mother’s sister-in-law Zerelda Cole. Zee, as she was fondly called, knew Jesse James right from the beginning as he was Zerelda Cole’s son.
Zee James: Wife of Jesse James. Zerelda Amanda Mimms James was the wife and first cousin of outlaw Jesse James. Zerelda, who went by the name Zee, was born in Logan, Kentucky on July 21, 1845 to Pastor John Wilson Mimms and Mary Elizabeth James. She was one of twelve children born to the couple. Zee is often described as diminutive and dark ...
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.
Zee James – Jesse’s “Poor” Wife. “Zee” Mimms was born on July 21, 1845, in Logan, Kentucky, to Pastor John W. Mimms and Mary James Mimms. Zerelda was one of twelve children. Her mother was the sister of Robert James, Jesse James ‘ father, making them first cousins. Zee, as she was more familiarly called, was actually named for ...
Love is in the Air. Jesse and cousin Zerelda Amanda Mimms had finally "tied the knot" in April, 1874. Methodist minister William James, Jesse's uncle, had performed the Kansas City ceremony, which was followed by a reception of fifty relatives and friends. While honeymooning on the Gulf of Mexico at Galveston, Texas, a relentless reporter from ...
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On April 24, 1874, Jesse married his first cousin, Zerelda (Zee) Amanda Mimms, at the home of Zee's sister, Lucy Mimms Browder, in Kearney, MO. Because Jesse was already a highly sought-after outlaw, the Reverend William James, brother of Jesse's father, tried to discourage the union, but he failed to do so and finally performed the ceremony. A ...
