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Robert Sallee James 1818 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1818

Birth Location: /VERSUS 07 JULY 1818; Lick Skillet, Logan County, Kentucky,USA

Death Date: 19 Aug 1850

Death Location: California

Father: John James

Mother: Mary Poor

Spouse(s): Zerelda Cole

Children(s): Alexander Woodson, Robert James, James Courtney, Jeremiah James, JESSE JAMES, Mary James, Susan Palmer)

Robert Sallee James 'Father of Jesse' was born in /VERSUS 07 JULY 1818; Lick Skillet, Logan County, Kentucky,USA in 1818, to John M James and Mary 'Polly' Poor. Later in life, Robert Sallee James 'Father of Jesse' married Zerelda Elzabeth Cole; among their children were Alexander Franklin "Frank" James alias Benjamin Woodson, Robert Reuben James, James Lafayette Courtney, Jeremiah James, JESSE WOODSON JAMES, Mary James and Susan Lavenia James PARMER (aka Palmer). Robert Sallee James 'Father of Jesse' died in California, 1850.

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Parents

John James
1775 – 1827
Birth Location: Hanover, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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Mary Poor
1790 – 1827
Birth Location: Goochland, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Zerelda Cole
1825 – 1911
Birth Location: Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Alexander Woodson
1843 – 1915
Birth Location: Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA
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Robert James
1845 – 1845
Birth Location: Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA
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James Courtney
1846 –
Birth Location: Russellville, Hamblen, Tennessee, United States
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Jeremiah James
1847 – 1935
Birth Location: Carter, Carter, Kentucky, United States
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JESSE JAMES
1847 – 1882
Birth Location: Centerville, Kearney, Clay, MO; BE AWARE OF JOHN FRANK DALTON'S ALTERED DEATH CERT: BIRTH 17 APRIL 1844, Louisville, Kentucky
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Mary James
1848 – 1866
Birth Location: Clay, Missouri, USA
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Susan Palmer)
1849 – 1889
Birth Location: /VERSUS CENSUS CLAIM OF MARCH 1856; Near: Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Sep 1818
    Event Place: /VERSUS 07 JULY 1818; Lick Skillet, Logan County, Kentucky,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 28 Dec 1841
    Event Place: Scott, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Aug 1850
    Event Place: California
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