Jeremiah James’ body was not the first to be dug up in hopes that the grave’s occupant was that of Jesse James. A crew attempted to exhume the body of J. Frank Dalton in Granbury, Texas, in ...

Jesse James has been mouldering in his grave for 111 years, but time has not diminished his legend, especially in this part of western Missouri he called home. America’s most celebrated outlaw ...

In the words of the popular 19th-century ballad “Jesse James, ” the infamous Missouri outlaw "was a man that was knowed through all the land. For Jesse, he was bold and bad and brave." And, to ...

Even though he died more than 140 years ago, American outlaw Jesse James has remained hugely famous. The story of his life and death - at the hands of 'coward' Robert Ford - has been told in print ...

Some historians believe it's possible the outlaw faked his own death in 1882, although others believe James was killed by a fellow bandit who wanted to collect a $10,000 reward.

James was born Jesse Woodson James on the 5th of September 1847, in Clay County, Missouri. He was the middle child in between his older brother, Frank, and his younger sister, Susan.