Jesse Woodson James: Villain Or Hero?

Zerelda Cole was sixteen when she decided to marry a baptist minister named Robert James(“Jesse James Biography.Com” 4). He contributed to founding the William Jewell College in Liberty. The two soon moved to Clay County, Missouri from Kentucky to run a small farm(“Jesse James Biography.Com” 4). Jesse James was born on September 5, 1847(“Jesse James” 2). His older brother Alexander Franklin James was born on January 10, 1843. Jesse also had a sister named Susan born on November 25, 1849 and another half sister named Fannie Quantrill Samuel born on October 18, 1863(“Jesse James (1847 - 1882)” 1). The family had a 100 acre farm where they raised sheep and hemp(Carlynn Trout 3). Robert James left the family to join the Gold Rush but unfortunately died at the age of 26. Jesse was 3 at the time and never saw his father again(“Jesse James” 1). Zerelda remarried but quickly divorced Benjamin

This story takes you deep into the heart of Kearney, Missouri where we find the most well known bank and train robber, Jesse James. If I had one word to round up Jessie James it would be, a rebel. There was never a man I ever knew that was as outgoing and as much of a rebel and Jesse James. There was never one thing Jesse James would back down from. Jesse James was always best known as being part of the James Younger gang of outlaws. He walked around like he was ten feet tall and nothing would stop him from reaching something he set out to do in the first place. As a lot of people know Jesse James was born in Kearney Missouri on september 5 1847. Jesse lived with his brother Frank, father Robert james and Zerelda Cole James. Both the James brothers were educated and hailed from a prestigious family of farmers, where they were punished and raised right. It didn't take long for Jesse's family

Jesse James Lipford was born March 4, 1933, to Mrs. Mariah Lipford and the late Mr. James Lipford in Coldwater, Mississippi. There he grew up as a farmer. He began his formal education at Coldwater Elementary School. During these years he was stricken with polio, which prolonged his primary school days. Some said he would not walk, but he said, “I’m going to run,” and run he did.

Jesse decided that it was time to settle down so he moved back home and married his first cousin, Zerelda. This union brought them two children, Jesse and Mary James. Zerelda wanted Jesse to pursue a more normal life, but with a $10,000 reward on his head, Jesse and his family had to move to St. Louis where they lived in a house for $14 a month and Jesse went by the name Tom Howard.

Andrew Jackson was born to Andrew Jackson and Elizabeth Jackson on March 15th, 1767, in Waxhaw, South Carolina. His mother and father were poor immigrants from Ireland and his father died before Andrew was born. His brothers were in the Revolutionary War. When Andrew turned 13 he, too, joined the war as a messenger. His brothers both died in the war. Andrew was captured and the British officer gave him a scar from his sword.

Andrew Jackson was born to Andrew and Elizabeth on March 15, 1767 around the area of North Carolina, though the specific location is unknown. His father died less than a month before his son’s birth. As an early teen, Andrew joined a local militia as a patriotic courier (http://www.biography.com/people/andrew-jackson-9350991#synopsis). During the Revolutionary war he was taken prisoner by the British with his brother, Robert, but they both were released. Robert died of a sickness he caught during his time of capture, and Elizabeth Jackson also died of a cholera, which was received from other soldiers. In 1781 Andrew was left without parents and sent to live with uncles. He showed an interest in law and studied in Salisbury,

Jesse Woodson James, is considered to be one of the greatest Outlaws in American history. Born in Kearney, Missouri, on September 5, 1847, James was the son of Zerelda Cole James and Reverend Robert James, a Baptist minister. The James’s were prominent hemp farmers that owned six slaves. In 1842, before Jesse’s birth, the family moved from Kentucky, Zerelda’s home, to Missouri. During that time, James father assisted in founding the William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, and then traveled to California to preach in the gold mining camps but became sick and died not long after arriving. Zerelda and her children, Jesse, his older brother Frank, and younger sister Susan, were consequently thrown into financial distress. In 1852, Zerelda married an older, wealthy man and moved in with him. The children were made to live with another family as her

     Andrew Jackson was born on March 5,1767 in south Carolina. When Jacksons father died they moved into the home of James Crawford. He went to frontier schools and got a reputation on being fiery tempered and willing to fight.("Jackson, Andrew," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2005

He was born on January 21, 1824. Born in Clarksburg, Virginia. This is now known as West Virginia. Jackson was only two years old when his six year old sister passed away due to a disease called typhoid fever. After that, a short time later his father Jonathan Jackson passed on as well due to the same disease. All he had for a family was his mom Julia Neale Jackson (his father’s wife). The family had also taken on a major amount of debt. Then Julia remarried to a man that was said not to like his stepchildren. The kids of Julia were sent to live with relatives, which probably had a lot to do with her new husband not being very fond of his step children. So then Thomas Jackson, a future war hero, a man that wrote his legend in history, was raised by his Uncle in the town of Jackson’s mill. This town was also located in what is known now as

His family moved west to Missouri where all but James died. When James turned 13 years old he became a black-smith apprentice and could handle a lot of weapons. Later on he started his frontier life by joining a trapping group in St. Louis. He then started a career of being a guide, while in his career he had lead a group of soldiers to there fighting positions. Later on he would also guide several parties over a river trail. Around 1868 he would retire to his farm and would then die in 1881. Throughout his life he did a lot of things, and owned a lot of titles such as: trapper, trader, guide, merchant, ECT. He also was the first white man to see the Great

Jesse Owens was born on September 12, 1913, in Oakville, Alabama. Jesse’s father was a sharecropper which meant he was paid to farm other peoples’ land. Jesse had six siblings who picked cotton with him on a rich man’s farm in Alabama when they were young. At age nine the Owens family moved to Cleveland, Ohio. Jesse

Jesse James, a man who has been viewed for decades as an outlaw, lived during the Civil War. During the Civil War, many forms of combat existed. One of the most common forms for the South, otherwise known as the Confederate States of America, were groups of guerrilla bands. A guerrilla band is a group of armed civilians that use military tactics such as raids, sabotages, ambushes, hit-and-run, petty warfare, and mobility to fight a usually larger, less-mobile and traditional military unit. These guerillas had forever changed the course of what is known as the bloodiest war in American history. One of the most common types of guerillas during this time was what was known as bushwhackers. Bushwhackers were Southern supporters that were uniformed and had no affiliation with the Confederate army. These groups were useful because Union soldiers had no way of distinguishing the difference between a bushwhacker and a southern resident who posed no threat to them. Jesse James and his older brother Frank James were two of the most successful bushwhackers in Civil War history. (Guerrilla Warfare; Kozikowski)

Jesse helped create some church organizations and he lead civic meetings. Grievously, in 1980 he passed of lung cancer. James Cleveland Owens, also known as Jesse Owens, will always be known for his determination and success as a world record setter in track and

If Robin Hood was an outlaw who did not obey the law, then why was he viewed as a heroic character? The answer was that he stood for the common man. He was a people’s hero and a champion of the poor. Anthony Pollard reveals Robin Hood’s reasoning for robbing the rich and giving to the poor is his book Imagining Robin Hood. He explains that “He does not rob the rich to give to the poor. He robs from the undeserving and helps the deserving” (4). Robin Hood is considered a fictional character but the impact his legends had on our society is very real, and will influence generations form many years to come.

Robin Hood was the Hero of Nottingham. He stole money from the rich and the greedy and gave it to the