Younger, James 'Jim' b. January 15, 1848 d. October 19, 1902 Western Outlaw. He was the brother of Cole, John and Bob Younger, and a member of the James-Younger Gang which was former by his brother Cole with Frank and Jesse James. Jim Younger joined the Confederate Army during the Civil War and served with Quantrill's Raiders. In 1864, he was captured by Union troops and was imprisoned until the end of the war. After the war, he worked on various ranches until he joined the James-Younger Gang in 1873. He participated in the group's banditry until his...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery, Lees Summit, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Plot: Stone is there, but interrment is currently unknown. Stone mistakenly placed.
Younger, Robert 'Bob' b. October 29, 1853 d. September 16, 1889 Western Outlaw. Born in Lee's Summit, Missouri, he was the brother of Cole, John and Jim Younger, and a member of the James-Younger Gang which was former by his brother Cole with Frank and Jesse James. After serving in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, he tried his hand at ranching before turning to a life of banditry. For the next years to come, he robbed banks, trains and stage coaches across Missouri, Kansas, and other nearby states before he joined his brother Cole as a member of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery, Lees Summit, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Plot: Stone is there, but interrment is currently unknown. Stone mistakenly placed.
Younger, Thomas Coleman 'Cole' b. January 15, 1844 d. March 21, 1916 Post Civil War Outlaw. Today, Cole Younger's days of outlawry evokes romance and even chivalry in American folklore. However, the romantic, loveable character portrayed is far from the truth. Cole was instead a heartless cold blooded murderer of not only peace officers and bank tellers but women and children. Cole first killed at 17, was wanted dead or alive at 18 and is credited with killing dozens including innocent bystanders. He was born near Lee's Summit as Thomas Coleman Younger, the son...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield) Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery, Lees Summit, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Plot: Intersection of Langsford and Hwy 291
b. September 1, 1860 d. June 20, 1915