Robert Sallee James^[1]

1818 - 1850  (32 years)

• Name	Robert Sallee James
  Birth	7 Jul 1818	Bigwhipwill Creek, Logan, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Platte, Clay, Missouri, USA   [3]
  Death	19 Aug 1850	Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA   [2]
  Burial	Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I37217	Master
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	John Martin James,   b. 1775, , Hanover, Virginia, USA d. 11 Jan 1827, Bigwhipwill Creek, Logan, Kentucky, USA (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Mary G "Polly" Poor,   b. 1790, , Goochland, Virginia, USA d. 8 Feb 1827, Bigwhipwill Creek, Logan, Kentucky, USA (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	26 Mar 1807	, Goochland, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F8898	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Zerelda Elizabeth Cole,   b. 29 Jan 1825, Midway, Woodford, Kentucky, USA d. 10 Feb 1911, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	28 Dec 1841	Stamping Ground, Scott, Kentucky, USA   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Alexander Franklin James,   b. 10 Jan 1843, Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA d. 15 Feb 1915, Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Robert R James,   b. 19 Jul 1845, Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA d. 24 Jul 1845, Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural] + 3. Jesse Woodson James,   b. 5 Sep 1847, Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA d. 3 Apr 1882, Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, USA (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]   4. Mary James,   b. 3 Oct 1848, , , Missouri, USA d. 1850, , , Missouri, USA (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]   5. Susan Lavenia James,   b. 25 Nov 1849, Kearney, Clay, Missouri, USA d. 3 Mar 1889, Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, USA (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F8899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Jul 1818 - Bigwhipwill Creek, Logan, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 28 Dec 1841 - Stamping Ground, Scott, Kentucky, USA Residence - 1850 - Platte, Clay, Missouri, USA Death - 19 Aug 1850 - Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA Burial - - Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: Sep. 17, 1818 Lickskillet, Logan County Kentucky, USA Death: Aug. 19, 1850 Placerville, El Dorado County California, USA Robert Sallee James, son of John and Mary Poore James, husband of Zerelda Cole James, was father of Frank and Jesse James, the famous bank robbers. Robert James graduated from Georgetown College, with a degree in Bachelor of Arts. He later returned, where he received his Masters Degree. He was an educator, gifted orator, and a successful farmer. After leaving KY, he settled in Clay Co., MO, where he became a pastor of a Baptist Church, acquired a farm and two slaves, and helped found William Jewell College. Robert joined the rush to CA, some say for the quest of gold and others say to preach God's Word and save the souls of the gold miners. Instead, he found illness and death. He is buried in an unmarked grave, at Hangtown Gold Camp. A letter written by friends to his wife Zerelda said he died of Cholera. Burial: Old Placerville City Cemetery Placerville El Dorado County California, USA Plot: Unmarked

  
  

• Sources

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