***The story that has been passed down through the family was that Clarissa was a friend of Belle Starr (Myra Belle Shirley). Her parents, the John Shirleys, owned a nearby farm. Clarissa went with Belle Starr when she delivered food to members of the "gang" of horse thieves that hid out in the area. Frank and Jesse James and Cole and James Younger frequented the Shirley farm for fresh horses.
***The story that has been passed down through the family was that Clarissa was a friend of Belle Starr (Myra Belle Shirley). Her parents, the John Shirleys, owned a nearby farm. Clarissa went with Belle Starr when she delivered food to members of the "gang" of horse thieves that hid out in the area. Frank and Jesse James and Cole and James Younger frequented the Shirley farm for fresh horses.
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