Jesse Edwards "Tim" James (August 31, 1875 â€" March 26, 1951) was the
only surviving son of American outlaw Jesse Woodson James. He was born
in Nashville, Tennessee during the height of Jesse James' career as an
outlaw. His mother was Zerelda, Jesse James' wife and first
cousin.James was named after his father and American Outlaw Jesse
James. He went by the name of Tim Edwards in his youth to conceal his
relationship to his father. After his father's death, James and his
family lived in Kansas City and were taken under the wing of Thomas T.
Crittenden Jr., the son of Governor Thomas Theodore Crittenden, who
had signed what would become the death warrant of the outlaw Jesse
James. In 1898 James was arrested, and stood trial in 1899, for the
robbery of a Missouri Pacific train, but was acquitted.James married
Stella Frances McGowan (Feb 27, 1882 â€" Jan 1, 1951) on January 2,
1900 in the parlor of his mother's home, though she was too sick to
attend the wedding.
only surviving son of American outlaw Jesse Woodson James. He was born
in Nashville, Tennessee during the height of Jesse James' career as an
outlaw. His mother was Zerelda, Jesse James' wife and first
cousin.James was named after his father and American Outlaw Jesse
James. He went by the name of Tim Edwards in his youth to conceal his
relationship to his father. After his father's death, James and his
family lived in Kansas City and were taken under the wing of Thomas T.
Crittenden Jr., the son of Governor Thomas Theodore Crittenden, who
had signed what would become the death warrant of the outlaw Jesse
James. In 1898 James was arrested, and stood trial in 1899, for the
robbery of a Missouri Pacific train, but was acquitted.James married
Stella Frances McGowan (Feb 27, 1882 â€" Jan 1, 1951) on January 2,
1900 in the parlor of his mother's home, though she was too sick to
attend the wedding.
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