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• Ford, Bob (Robert)    b. December 8, 1861  d. June 8, 1892
  Folk Figure. Born Robert Newton Ford, one of seven children of James Thomas Ford and Mary Ann Bruin of Missouri. At about age 18, he and his older brother, Charlie, became a peripheral member of the band of outlaws headed by the notorious James brothers. In January 1882, two gang members began an argument that escalated to gunplay. Ford, a friend of Dick Liddell, one of the combatants, calmly shot his opponent, Wood Hite through the head. The gang then began preparations for a robbery of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
  Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Ray County, Missouri, USA
   
• Ford, Charlie    b. July 9, 1857  d. May 4, 1884
  Western Outlaw. Born Charles Wilson Ford, together with his brother Bob Ford, he was a member of Jesse James' gang. Although he was not a noted figure in James' Gang, he did participate in the Blue Cut, Missouri, train robbery in September 1881. With brother Robert, he was involved in the conspiracy to kill Jesse James and witnessed Bob shooting James on April 3, 1882. Charged with first degree murder, Charlie was sentenced to hang but was pardoned by Missouri Governor Tom Crittenden...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Ray County, Missouri, USA
  Plot: unmarked [unmarked]
   
• James, Frank (Alexander)    b. January 10, 1843  d. February 18, 1915
  Western Outlaw. He was born Alexander Franklin James in Kearney, Missouri to a Baptist minister. Frank was the first of four children. His father heeding a calling left for California with the intent of preaching to gold miners but contracted cholera and died. Frank's mother Zerelda would remarry two more times before her death resulting in four more children. Frank was self-taught after developing an interest in his late father's sizeable library. He had thoughts of pursuing a higher...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
  Hill Park Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
   
• James, Jesse Woodson [original burial site]    b. September 5, 1847  d. April 3, 1882
  Western Outlaw. He was born Jesse Woodson James in Kearney, Missouri to Baptist minister Reverend Robert and Zerelda James and the younger brother of James. His father heeding a calling left for California with the intent of preaching to gold miners but contracted cholera and died. He is buried in an unmarked lost grave in Placerville. By the time Jesse was eight, his mother had remarried twice more. From the third marriage, he gained two stepbrothers and two stepsisters. As a youth, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
  Jesse James Farm, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri, USA
   
• James, Jesse Woodson    b. September 5, 1847  d. April 3, 1882
  Western Outlaw. He was born Jesse Woodson James in Kearney, Missouri to Baptist minister Reverend Robert and Zerelda James and the younger brother of James. His father heeding a calling left for California with the intent of preaching to gold miners but contracted cholera and died. He is buried in an unmarked lost grave in Placerville. By the time Jesse was eight, his mother had remarried twice more. From the third marriage, he gained two stepbrothers and two stepsisters. As a youth, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield (inactive))
  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri, USA
   
• Miller, Clell    b. December 15, 1849  d. September 7, 1876
  Western Outlaw. Born Clelland Miller in Kearney, Missouri, he was a teenager when he joined Quantrill's Raiders and was a member of Bloody Bill Anderson's guerillas for a short period during the Civil War. On October 26, 1864, he was captured by Union soldiers during a skirmish in which Anderson was killed. Sent to a Federal prison in St. Louis, Missouri, he was released in April 1865. Going west, he joined up with the Jesse James-Cole Younger gang around 1870. Together with this pack of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Muddy Fork Cemetery, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri, USA
   
• 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
   

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