He was tried for only two of the robberies/murders – one in Gallatin, Missouri for the July 15, 1881 robbery of the Rock Island Line train at Winston, Missouri, in which the train engineer and a passenger were killed, and the other in Huntsville, Alabama for the March 11, 1881 robbery of a United States Army Corps of Engineers payroll at Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Jesse James moved his family to St. Joseph where he passed himself off as a cattle buyer. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Frank was the oldest of three children. Members of the town opened fire wounding Frank who escaped and went into hiding. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. In 1861, he joined the Confederate Home Guard unit of Centerville, Missouri. [6], In his final years, James returned to the James Farm, giving tours for the sum of 25 cents. Frank James Biography Alexander Franklin "Frank" James (January 10, 1843 - February 18, 1915) was an American outlaw and older brother of Jesse James. He soon switched to the more active command led by William Clarke Quantrill. As a child, he showed interest in his late father's sizable library, especially the works of William Shakespeare. If a new volunteer signs up in your requested photo location, they may see your existing request and take the photo. Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA, Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Missouri, USA. In 1863, Union soldiers roughed up his mother, and almost hanged her husband to death, and beat up Jesse for not giving them the location of Quantrill's guerrillas.

Frank James was an American soldier, guerrilla and outlaw and the older brother of the more famous outlaw, Jesse James. We have 2 volunteers within ten miles of your requested photo location.

In 1876, the gang attempted to rob the First National Bank in Northfield, Minnesota, and killed the cashier.

You have chosen this person to be their own family member. He returned to the North Texas area where he was a shoe salesman at Sanger Brothers in Dallas. He also turned the family farm into a museum and charged visitors 30 cents to see his brother’s grave. Add to your scrapbook. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Frank James was paroled July 27, 1865 in Nelson County, Kentucky. To suggest a change to a cemetery page, visit the Cemetery Corrections forum. I did find her headstone right along side of her husband, Frank, on Find A Grave, but when I went to look her up, I found no record. If and when I do, I'll add it here. His father died in 1851 and his mother remarried Benjamin Simms in 1852.