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From: Patricia Foster <>
Subject: Re: [OUTLAWS] Van Buren Argus-February 26, 1915
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 11:59:22 -0500
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Here..read about some of your kinfolk. The James boys were descent from
our Dr. John Woodson, of Virginia, line. Dr. Woodson was one of our 9th
great grandfathers.

James boys were distant, distant cousins, but were related to us. Their
mother was a Woodson.

We sure came from a lot of famous people, some bad one too. I have
found I seem to like the bad one best. pf

Fran Warren wrote:

>Van Buren Argus,
>February 26, 1915
>Frank James of outlaw fame, died at his home near Excelsior Springs, Mo., yesterday afternoon, aged 70 years. James had been in ill health for the past four or five years, but his death was due to apoplexy. Cole Younger, who now resides at Lees Summit, Mo., is the only member of the famous James-Younger band of outlaws that is left.
>
>Frank James, shortly after his brother, Jesse, was shot and killed by Bob Ford in his home in St. Joseph, Mo., in 1882, walked into the office of Governor Marmaduke at Jefferson City, Mo., handed the governor his two pistols and surrendered, thus ending the 18 years' chase the Pinkerton detectives, federal marshals and civil officers had indulged in after these noted and well known band robbers and murderer.
>
>Frank James, after his surrender, was taken to Kearney, Mo., where he was held in jail for fully a year, charged with bank robbery and murder. he was finally acquitted and then began his successful fight against being extradited to Michigan, where the Younger brothers had been convicted of murder and were serving life sentences.
>
>After the last charge against Frank James had been dismissed in the Missouri courts, he, with his family, located in Nevada, Mo., where Colonel Bronaugh, of Henry County, Missouri, had purchased and furnished a handsome five room cottage and deed it to Frank James. After a few years residence there, James moved to Texas, later to Oklahoma and finally to St. Louis, where for years he was employed as ticket taker in a cheap theater.
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