Jesse James: The Most Notorious Outlaw To Have Ever Lived | Wild West Documentary

[@LegendaryName]

They got nothing on the dutch van der linde gang

[@The.truth.19]

Thats right

[@Ralph-u6x]

Cause it only about jessie

[@danielgreen5335]

⁠@@Ralph-u6xyou understood that wrong he meant that the van der linde gang is better than Jesse James

[@dondamon4669]

The Dutch?😂😂 "Help us England the Germans are coming"

[@slimbrady6691]

​@@dondamon4669When he said "Dutch" he didn't mean that the gang is from the Netherlands. Dutch Van der Linde is the name of an outlaw in the Red Dead Redemption game series. Dutch is the leader of a famous gang of outlaws in the games known as the Van der Linde Gang.

[@MD-jd6ni]

Just amazing how many people in the comments say they are related to Jesse James.

[@PresJoshington]

Lol foreal Every other comment

[@endermassa]

Lots of people want to be related to slavers.

[@MD-jd6ni]

@@endermassa Does it hurt to be such a moron?

[@eggxecution]

reminds me of pokemon

[@brandonfaundez9962]

​@@endermassaHell ya!

[@hiddentruth1982]

interesting little fact. if you scaled up the population to fit modern times there would be less crime than we currently have despite the reputation of the wild west being violent. It is more dangerous to be alive today than it was in the 1800's crime wise.

[@aaronrodriguez1410]

Very true. But there were alot of outlaws back then

[@HashSlingerJesse]

Ide have to disagree, people in the 1800s never got caught unless it was getting caught red handed, they didn't have camera, gps locations on phones, DNA evidence, finger prints lol if you got caught commiting a crime back in 1800 you had a low IQ ngl

[@BigPapaX23]

Well this is extremely skewed because many more laws exist today than did back then. Today anything is considered a crime and there is police activity everywhere. but back then police were less formal and organized and had less jurisdiction to arrest people.

[@hiddentruth1982]

@@BigPapaX23 It isn't skewed. you are more likely to get killed today by someone than you were in the 1800s even if you scaled up the population. it has nothing to do with laws.

[@mrr_corleone]

It’s called the Wild West due to the lack of government and laws

[@travistino247]

Just because you shot Jesse James don’t make you Jesse James

[@trentondobbs9940]

Just discovered the channel. It provides excellent listening material while working. Thank you.

[@xrated179]

This was a well put together and informative documentary. I don’t understand how you don’t have 1m subs by now …

[@footprintsofthefrontier]

Thank you! We hope you stick around for the day it happens. We'll be here!

[@eduardogonzalez4807]

Just one thing. The civil war wasn’t about freeing slaves

[@wukket]

Uhh…yeah it was. The war began when seven Southern slave states seceded from the Union after Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election, which many believed would lead to the eventual extinction of slavery. The states formed the Confederacy, which seized federal assets and U.S. forts within their borders. The Confederacy's vice president, Alexander Stephens, said, "Our new government was founded on slavery". The central conflict of the war was whether slavery should be allowed to expand into the western territories, which would have created more slave states. Many believed that prohibiting slavery would eventually lead to its extinction. Sure, it involved lots of other things such as economic policies, cultural values, and the role of the federal government. Most of the people who fought in the war had the primary focus on either abolishing or keeping slavery.

[@OverlandOne]

Exactly right it was not. It was about states rights vs the feds.

[@dawnsearlylight784]

You are correct about the majority of your post. However, I’d argue while slavery was a major issue it was really the straw that broke the camels back and because of the genius political machine that was Abraham Lincoln’s mind, that’s what’s most remembered about it today. The northerners saw the south as a bunch of dumb farmers while the southerners saw Yankees as a bunch of city people who had no faith, couldn’t hunt, nor ride a horse (the southern cultural was very martial as well). The cultural separation in the states cannot be underestimated in the role it played in the war. A good metaphor, in regards to slavery, would be if you didn’t take care of your car, were always late on oil changes, didn’t do regular maintenance on it, etc and then one day you’re flooring it to try and see if you can hit 120mph and the engine blows… some might say the engine failed because you were driving it hard but really it was all the little things you didn’t do to maintain the engine that caused the failure and the hard driving was the straw that broke the camels back. There were plenty of soldiers, including generals, on the Union side who were staunch democrats, as well as confederates (Robert Lee, Patrick Clebourne) who suggested freeing the slaves. When a captured confederate was asked why he was fighting he responded “because you’re down here”. The vast majority of confederate were poor whites who didn’t own slaves and were only fighting because their state was being invaded by a northern army. It’s important to remember back then the states were much more independent and for the majority of the population, their home state is all they knew, so most chose loyalty to their state over their country. Robert Lee is a prime example of that when Lincoln offered him command of the Union army. Slavery was bound to die a natural death within a few decades anyway. The whole war should of been avoided and that would of saved the lives of a million soldiers and who knows how many civilians, not to mention we wouldn’t still be arguing about it today and still have this continued riff between north and south.

[@sdot124]

@@wukketlmao you don’t know history

[@macbeavers6938]

Very well done. Their take in some of those robberies was huge in today's dollars!

[@brapbrapson944]

The level of research and effort you put into these videos is clear and phenomenal! Just earned yourself another subscriber, wish you the best of luck in growing this channel and I'm very much looking forward to any future content you have to give us on these kind of topics

[@footprintsofthefrontier]

We really appreciate the kind words! A lot of hard work is poured into these projects so the support means more than words suffice.

[@daviddavis3389]

What year did "Brushy Bill" die??

[@Twinkie-hz2uc]

​@@footprintsofthefrontier can you please do a video of Jesse James stepfather "Mr sins" that was a time traveler who died in 1954 and managed to resurrect for a few moments to let his kinfolks know how when and where he died?

[@ronaldrvvanhook1437]

Jesse James was in fact fighting a corrupt system. No matter how much people try to rewrite history, he will remain a hero to the cause against tyranny and corporate/political corruption.

[@Indarow]

I struggle to understand how that’s what you took away from this… He ain’t exactly Billy the Kid, who actually *was* fighting a corrupt system. Sounds like he was more of a Lemoyne Raider than an Arthur Morgan. If anything a corrupt system helped him continue his bushwhacking and robbing far longer than otherwise possible.

[@CarterCunningham111]

you stupid rebel "corruption" all we did was ensure that the constitusion was followed you were corrupt you hipocryte ok i will say onething lincoln did put sympasizers with the csa in prison but thats way better then literaly making innocents whipped all day working from morning to night sith no pay little food and god knows what else you call the north corupt you should consult your nearest actualy smart person

[@daehr9399]

My family lives about 20 minutes away from the first site of a train robbery west of the Mississippi, committed by Jesse James in 1873. Pretty neat to stop by, as they preserved the rail Jesse broke to derail the train.

[@ForgoneConclusionInc]

Well, this just makes my day!

[@LastofusEllie]

DUTCH: OH BOY THE PINKERTONS OH HOW I HATE THEM

[@frankbalazs8816]

Jesse was my great X 6 cousin!!! God bless him!!!❤

[@danielblackburn1241]

And all the people he killed

[@MD-jd6ni]

He was a psychopath. Interesting character, but definitely nuttier than squirrel shit.

[@TheGuitarReb]

@@danielblackburn1241 You mean all the Yankees he killed.

[@GG-vq6ro]

Really? So?

[@goochI034]

No he wasnt.

[@jeffknowles1857]

Really enjoyed this story thank you 😊

[@cameronbehnke7017]

Great documentary: few things, I don't believe the Jesse was staying at the fords brother house when he was killed. I believe it was Jesse's home due to Jesse's wife Z and children being present at the assignation. Additionally, the home of Jesse's mother where the bomb was thrown through the window only exploded once thrown in the fireplace out of fear and confusion. The original home is displayed and did not burn down as mentioned in the documentary. Great video and narration regardless.

[@jessewellman]

Hearing this story is amazing because i,m related to Jesse James

[@ww1andww2history]

Me too!

[@GG-vq6ro]

Me too! Also Al Capone and Atilla the Hun and supposedly Cleopatra

[@ww1andww2history]

@@GG-vq6ro are you serious?

[@goochI034]

Haha we have yet another Jesse James “relative”!

[@cctoycc8114]

I'm from iraq I'm also related to him

[@Gordon47789]

Another never mentioned fact: (Not condoning sacking anyone/town) Quantrill & those pesky Missouri ruffians always get a nasty historical blight for the Lawrence raid, but it’s never mentioned that that was retaliation for Jayhawkers burning Osceola, Harrisonville, Butler and multiple other towns, prior to Lawrence… Doesn’t make anything “right,” but it does explain their actions and proves neither side were in the “right.” However, the victors write the history books? Just a little missing context….

[@petejones6827]

its the foundation of the missouri kansas rivalry we see to this day in sports

[@jaroddraycounty]

The Ford's were introduced by Ed Miller, not Wood Hite. The Ford's did not go with Jesse because of anything to do with their sister, Martha Bolton! Sources? Also, Bob Ford never turned himself in to Timberlake. You're confusing when Dick Liddil who turned himself in, and Bob helped setup the meeting. Nearly everything you said about the Ford's were incorrect. You probably shouldn't have just gone off of a movie.

[@TheGuitarReb]

I just saw a movie in witch Jesse was in a Saloon drinking Whiskey, playing cards and hugging prostitutes. It's a known FACT, the James family were Primitive Baptist's, his Momma was religious and his Dad was a preacher, and his step-dad was an honest man.

[@jaroddraycounty]

@TheGuitarReb So, because parents are religious, it means their murdering son was a Saint? Lol. The Ford's testified under Oath about Jesse coming to their house, staying up late, gambling and drinking. Also, the Ford's father was a preacher at a church as well.

[@TheGuitarReb]

@@jaroddraycounty So you believe "The Ford's" OK I don't care. I just happen to know of the James family and a guy known as Dingus. I know of his character, and where he hid out after the Northfield Raid. I also know about him and Frank as school children and all about their Lady school teacher. I know what kind of children they were. They rode with Quantrill's partisans, fought for the South and sought revenge for the murder of their little retard brother and Mother gettin her arm blown off by Pinkerton Yankees. I know about the suffering endured by the South during the Re-construction and the genocide perpetuated on the American Indian. . .

[@Laezerface]

@@jaroddraycounty Imagine trusting the word of a Ford l0l

[@scottgarmon4865]

Mr Simms died in 1954? Dang, he lived a long life.

[@robertmaddox7977]

I caught that too. Thought I would peek at the comments to see others.

[@GG-vq6ro]

Obviously 1854. Do you have a brain?

[@Bigpunz67]

Me realizing that Rdr2 is just about jeeie James

[@tylercraigg5383]

Which is badass cause I only live 15-20 from kearney his birthplace

[@MD-jd6ni]

Not even close.

[@blumobean]

How ironic, outlaws (the James Gang) being tracked by outlaws (Pinkertons).

[@1TruNub]

The difference between jesse james and the pinkerton's. The pinkertons were funded and Paid for by the government and government aligned interests

[@tylerbickford-xi6ry]

I enjoy these stories and I share the same birthdays as Jesse !🎉

[@patriciaarreguin7885]

Same here ! 🎉

[@Woody_Florida]

Great and fair video. Thanks.

[@jeffreycalderwood9893]

Oh I highly believe that the fact that there was less violence back in the 1800s is because everyone had a gun

[@YoutubeluvsGroomers]

Crime was so little that it was big news that lasted through history.

[@catherineaiello7136]

Very informative. Thanks.

[@markevans5648]

For those of us from this area who hear whispers from our elders about all of these stories and remember celebrating the James gang in local festivals this is our culture. Yes, we celebrated the James gang “cole younger days” in the 2000’s.

[@waltmooredanwilson8754]

Thanks for sharing your video. I enjoyed watching. Take care and God Bless.

[@esjaymac]

Nice documentary! Thanks for mentioning my great-grandad Arthur. But I'm not sure what is meant by "The Arthur McCoy outfit". I'll need to look into that.

[@footprintsofthefrontier]

Hey, Steve! Thanks so much for your viewership and feedback! The "Arthur McCoy outfit" was referring to the collection of outlaws that were said to have branched out from the larger James-Younger Gang, led by your great-grandad. It was rumored the Gads Hill robbery was led by the Arthur McCoy gang due to a reporting error in various local newspapers, until Jesse James and co. personally gave details to the St. Louis Dispatch for their publication on 02/02/1874. Here's a link to the edition! stltoday.newspapers.com/image/137648147/

[@AnnaMontanaa]

My baby sister has been working on our family tree and come to find out he's a distant relative. I couldn't believe it 😭

[@ItIsAllgood1219]

Hey Fam

[@AnnaMontanaa]

@@ItIsAllgood1219that’s crazy 😭😭😭😂

[@ww1andww2history]

My relative too

[@SWIM-02354]

​@@ItIsAllgood1219that's like your 3rd "hey fam" you're NOT related to him you losers 😂

[@ThomasHronbrook]

Is there anything more to the lineage of the younger family as I'm curious about the fact my great grandmother was realated not sure how but she was a younger and grew up with stories about all this but I'm vary thankful for this as it a far more accurate description of what happened to the farm house bye the Pinkertons and is something meny people leave out why they where driven to this life

[@TheGuitarReb]

It was called "Reconstruction" It was "I've got my boot on your neck."

[@dailyfb5481]

Apparently according to my grandma Jesse James was my distant cousin

[@ItIsAllgood1219]

Hey Fam

[@plymouthduster225]

Interesting documentary about Jesse James. I decided to watch because I was thinking about purchasing the book Shot All To Hell, Jesse James The Northfield Raid And The Wild West Greatest Escape by Mark Lee Gardner. Supposedly I have some ancestors that rode with the James Gang and served with Cole and Frank in the Civil War.

[@joncasey8077]

That Shot All To Hell book is damn good! I owned a 72 Plymouth Duster waaaaaayyyy back in the day!😂

[@tiedyehobo]

Jessie James is a hero. The railroad took his land. The railroad killed off the buffalo to starve the Indians.

[@hotpiegravy2347]

Good documentary!

[@Gordon47789]

A couple corrections, sorry… But, Northfield was a secondary plan, the initial plans was a bank in Mankato, which they didn’t feel good about and they changed to Northfield. And you said Jesse was shot in the thigh… that was Frank. Jesse was the only member not wounded. Good show though.

[@daviddavis3389]

True! That Bonehead plan to Rob 2 Banks simultaneously came from Cell Miller...He consisted the Swedish people/ " jarhead" farmers ignorant & unsofisticated...but they actually smarter the the Jame gang..( Sept, 1876)

[@TheGuitarReb]

"Reconstruction" was a horrible lawless time in the Southland. Jesse was 15 not 16 when he joined his older brother Frank in the War effort. The family were devout Baptist's and Jesse was known never to swear, curse, or drink alcohol. Jesse James was a true Southern Patriot. War can do horrible things to a young person who is still partly an adultescent and not yet a grown person. Jesse James and family were victim's of their era, infused with the vile hatred and violence of War. The victorious write the history and the vanquished are vilified.

[@JermaineWV]

Can’t be victims if you owned human bodies

[@TheGuitarReb]

@@JermaineWV Anyone can be a victim. Read your Holy Bible!

[@JermaineWV]

@@TheGuitarReb Yes anyone can be a victim. But Jesse James family definitely wasn’t.

[@TheGuitarReb]

@@JermaineWV I saw on the news this morning a guy opened his front door and a trigger happy cop emptied his 9mm pistol into him killing. I would say that was a victim.

[@byazura9824]

Placerville, that's where I'm from. That old village is still there.

[@Baruch-c3e]

👑JESUS IS LORD👑🙏 AND ♥LOVES♥ YOU ↩REPENT↩ AND BELIEVE IN THE ✝GOSPEL✝I LOVE YOU

[@jamesdeen3011]

I've never heard or read that the gang burned 14 mills after the Minnesota bank robbery. This doesn't sound plausible giving how bad they were shot up. If this is documented where can I find it? Thank you for all your hard work in producing these videos. Always entertaining and sometimes I even learn something. Enjoyed.

[@footprintsofthefrontier]

Hi James! We agreed it was a bit far fetched, and should note the burning of the mills is a belief based on the change in the bank inventory as recorded here. www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00861.xml Feel free to take a look and make a judgement yourself! To us, it's in the eye of the beholder if one thought that was factual explanation or simply an assumption. Thanks for your viewership, we hope you stick around.

[@jamesdeen3011]

@@footprintsofthefrontier l've been a subscriber for a few months now, can't remember if I've commented or not but definitely enjoy your videos. I enjoy all things history. My favorite era is the bronze age in all regions. I will look up the above for sure. As you said subjective, so I'm a little bit skeptical already but maybe I will learn something new. It just doesn't seem plausible as they are wounded with a posse on their tail leaving a smoke signal for all to see. Maybe 1 but 14 ! As for sticking around I definitely will, thanks for the information and the invite.

[@BlueBird-vi8vo]

He was a brutal murderer, but just like all things, if one is not actually present and living in that time, with all it's unknowable nuances, it's impossible for modern day minds to adequately understand Jesse James.

[@BlueBird-vi8vo]

He appears to be wearing eye makeup in the photo with his Raiders cap - which is actually my favorite photo of him.

[@jamesdeen3011]

@@BlueBird-vi8vo are you responding to one of my comments or to Jesse Hutchins ? If you are responding to me I don't understand your comment in relation to mine. You have 2 comments like that. See Jesse J Hutchins comment obove mine I think your response maybe to him.

[@backwithabang5842]

Jesse James was a real rebel soldier. 🙌🏻

[@jessepanders1407]

WOW, did anyone catch he said Mr. Sims died from a horsing accident in "1954?" That's hilarious. 😂

[@tnt-hv6qw]

i know u don’t have time to cover every detail but i would like to add to anyone who reads this that the raid on kansas was because union troops famously k own as red legs who raided and murdered had many of the raiders sisters cousins wives girlfriends in a old two story make shift prison. it collapsed killing many. when the raiders got word they wanted revenge. when they approached the town that morning yankee soldiers were in camped outside around the town. they went after them. most fleeing on foot into the town.

[@wheresmymoneyat2482]

@7:11...1954? did you mean to say "1854"?

[@jessepanders1407]

I caught that too! 😂

[@kidfox3971]

As a Tennessean i am very pleased to hear that Jesse James was a fellow Dixie, his brother really gave it to those Yanks.

[@14varricchio]

Appreciate the video and learned quite a bit, overall very informative. Had to laugh, though, at the mention of the Civil War era Battle of Lexington in Missouri, there was a painting of the Revolutionary War Battle of Lexington and Concord. It looks as if the editor just Googled "Battle of Lexington" and took the first image that popped up! 😂

[@chrisingram4559]

Very pro union “facts” in the video also.

[@RobertBlackmon-wo8mp]

Not all of us were slavers!!!!! Only 8 percent of south was slavers!!!slavery!!!! We fought for our family and friends .we root hogged be. or died!!!!!!!

[@tyhosier5513]

Fun fact he was actually buried in neodasha, kansas

[@samkohen4589]

Everyone should see the movie Jesse James vs Frankenstein's daughter. TERRIFIC!

[@petejones6827]

sometimes when im in the woods where i live i sit back and think jesse james and many legends of great and bad men walked on this same dirt through some of these same trees. shot and killed men in this area.

[@paulmc3457]

When I worked in Wyoming, I often heard about the gang hiding out in a desolate little town called Baggs, which is in the high red desert. Anyone who knows whether it's a true historical part of this story?

[@arwynevans6068]

His grandparents came from Pembrokeshire Wales .If somebody has a named Christian name with an s on the end are usually Welsh or Welsh descent Jones ,Davies ,Williams Evans ,James ect even said St Patrick was Welsh.

[@hellatubbies882yt]

not sure as to the validity of the claim, but i remember more than once as a child, being told that somewhere along the line, Jesse James was in our family tree, but again, not sure how valid the claim was, or where/how he was related

[@LarrySmithart]

He is my great great uncle.n I was born in Liberty Mo

[@garynewis8293]

Jesse was such a colourful personality.His life was so fascinating,his life story was unsurpassed

[@jameslipke354]

I'm assuming that the narrator meant Simms died in 1854 - not 1954 - in a horseriding accident before Zerelda James Simms application for divorce could be granted. ~ APRIL LIPKE

[@daviddavis3389]

How bout the Dalton gang boys?

[@petejones6827]

damn i never knew thats where litt;e dixie came from a great damn fishing hole called little dixie too, i also didnt know there was hemp farms in the area thats why there is ditch weed growing all over the place

[@Atrenu]

I wonder if Rockstar got inspiration for Red Dead Redemption 2 from James and his exploits (specifically the Northfield Bank Robbery - it feels like the Saint Denis bank robbery paralleled that to some degree)

[@footprintsofthefrontier]

While Jesse James most certainly inspired bits of RDR2, Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch is actually the more influential frontier gang on the game's development and plot! If I remember correctly, they were pushing fans to watch the 1969 classic "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" as a companion piece to their RDR2 play. However you might be right in regards to the Saint Denis/Northfield connection. We hadn't thought of that before!

[@RobertBlackmon-wo8mp]

Hail Jessie James!!!!!!

[@DrKrall1302]

Very proud to say I was also born September 5

[@T-3.]

Jesse James Great grandfather, William James was from Wales, his grandmother was from Devon. Not sure about your Scottish link?

[@TheGuitarReb]

Only Scot's DNA would be mean and hard headed enough to become a Jesse James. I know because Grand daddy was Scots/Irish.

[@NotgoingToohappen]

I do believe this generation is the only time in human history that men have been this big of do nothing cowards. The times we are living in right now inside of this fake internet matrix world instead of the real world is sickening. But, here we are. I guess we did it to ourselves.

[@stevenbrann4672]

J James is My Great Great Great Uncle on my Dads Moms side. Falmouth Ky

[@charlesrabas7001]

As one who has studied the subject for over four decades, and have personally known some of the most respected James historians and two of Jesse's grandchildren, i'; give this video a C-. It contains enough truth, but its many misrepresentations and omissions to spoil it. The frequent use of photographs well-known to be misidentified, as well as many that are hotly debated further hinder its credibility.

[@Jesusistheonlyway549]

Did he actually give to the poor? I was told that was true but you know how they try to twist history today so I still believe it despite being told otherwise

[@charlesrabas7001]

@@Jesusistheonlyway549 The short answer is a resounding NO!!! He spent it all. There are no known contemporary accounts to support the myth that he was a Robin Hood. Jesse is suspected of having participated in a total of about thirty robberies between February 13, 1866 to Sept. 7, 1876 (while a member of the James-Younger gang, which was led by Frank James and Cole Younger) and Oct. 8, 1879 to December 7, 1881 (when, after a three-year hiatus, he finally led his own gang), for an average of about two per year. While a few were very profitable, some yielded little more than pocket change. The proceeds had to be split between all the participants, who usually numbered around five but as many as nine on occasion. Jesse was very fond of horse racing, both owning and betting on them, and was a frequent loser. He had a wife and two children to support, and his occupation necessitated their frequent moves on top of his own extensive travels. At the time of his death, he was virtually penniless, and his wife had to sell the family's goods (even his son's dog) at auction.

[@Mysticfiles72]

seems you know a lot about this, are you related?

[@charlesrabas7001]

@@Mysticfiles72 No, I'm not related. However, as I stated, I've studied the subject for over four decades, including extensive research into primary sources and have personally known some of Jesse's direct descendants.. I've talked with a number of the most respected James historians, some of whom were/are friends of mine. (Some of them such as Ted Yeatman, Dr. Robert Settle, and Jack Koblas, are now deceased.) While working at the Excelsior Springs, Missouri hospital, I was friends with the physician of Frank James' son (Robert James) and Robert's wife (Mae). He relayed to me many of the family stories they had told him. (For what it's worth, Mae was one of my patients.) I'm currently working on a book that focuses on Jesse's gang from its formation in the spring of 1879 to his death in 1882, with an epilogue dealing with the eventual fate of his immediate family and the survivors of his gang. In the process, I've discovered some very relevant information that has previously been overlooked or ignored.

[@Mysticfiles72]

@@charlesrabas7001 interesting information. Curious about you're book

[@patrickforget5088]

(Who you calling rebel you blue scum belly)what movie is that from

[@travishendrix7026]

Outlaw Josie Wales ol son! Great movie!!

[@marcboblee1863]

Sir, a great narrative, and piece of history. Thank you for posting this video.....

[@Jesusistheonlyway549]

I don’t believe that he didn’t give to the poor. I think it’s a lie to say he didn’t because they can’t have him or what he represents as a hero.

[@brapbrapson944]

@bloobabboon ditto. the delusion so many southerners have about Jessie and his gang are just sad. The guy was a vile, murderous, thieving psychopath. As were most of the bushwhackers he rode with. to twist the truth into some kind of antihero robin hood stereotype does an immense disservice to many of the innocent victims who suffered and died at his and his allies' hands.

[@bobpuslkr5025]

Its alleged im a decendant of jesse james, ive heard it my whole life, my fathers side are the james' . ive done ancestory, but cant seem to find my way backwards, any advice to legitamize this? Im from north carolina.

[@footprintsofthefrontier]

A lot of folks wonder about this! We use MyHeritage to research old family trees and potential descendants of frontier legends. The service requires a subscription, but if you are serious about tracing your family's roots, it's a great place to start!

[@bobpuslkr5025]

@@footprintsofthefrontier thank you! I have used ancestory but i actually lack a couple dates, the closest i had found was a grandchild that died in 51, i did not get Any closer, and am starting to believe it may be a myth! But i will definitely try that app instead!

[@josephshultz6659]

My grandparents were Mormon and did a genealogy search. And apparently I'm distantly related to jesse

[@bobpuslkr5025]

@@josephshultz6659 where do you happen to be from

[@zakblh2009]

'And that cowardly coward That laid mr miller has laid old otis in his grave'

[@tonyanthony824]

Dutch van der linde could never..

[@Showtime231]

Dang he fell in love with his cousin 😳😳

[@llq4ever309]

Old family story is I’m supposedly related to Jesse James. I highly highly doubt it but I like to believe it sometimes and feel cool all by myself for a couple seconds lol

[@DiniOmr]

Racist.

[@llq4ever309]

@@DiniOmr Lol can you explain further how you came up with this assessment

[@markcourtney1088]

It wasn't platte County that he lived and died in.. It was st joseph mo Buchanan county

[@jasonashley4579]

Buried not far from me.

[@garettpotts1247]

This is amazing and fun fact about my self I’m actually related to Jesse James but obviously by marriage and all of that.

[@babayaga1767]

I'm actually a cousin on my great grandmothers side

[@alyssainwond3r652]

I am also💕

[@ItIsAllgood1219]

Hey Fam

[@jessehutchings]

It's shocking how beautiful of a man he was. His eyes look like they were a light glacial blue or green color and his face almost had a feminine charm. If he hadn't been a brutal outlaw he could have easily been a stage performer or charismatic political figure. Truly a fascinating historic character. (I was named after him)

[@footprintsofthefrontier]

How fascinating! We agree, there is definitely a deeper meaning why Brat Pitt was cast as Jesse James. He could have been the 19th century version of Pitt!

[@carywest9256]

@@footprintsofthefrontier Read my comments, and read more books. Don't depend on the internet for information. It's biased to say the least. Where are you from? I can tell by your voice, you are young. If you produce anymore videos, do as much research as possible and be neutral narrating. I'm at my last minute. I only watched because l was born 80 years after Mr. Howard was murdered in his home. DEO VINDICE

[@VanishedPNW]

​@@carywest9256Oh god. Sit down.

[@stevewheatley243]

​@@VanishedPNW Lmfao!🤣

[@notapplicable761]

@@VanishedPNW From the sounds of it he might be laying down… in his coffin 🤷

[@tritchie6272]

This seems more of a hit piece than history.

[@brapbrapson944]

That’s funny, because I thought he actually went a little too light on showcasing just how utterly vile and psychopathic Jessie and his gang of bushwhackers were. It boggles my mind how someone can delude themselves into thinking he was anything more than a murderous scumbag who took more from this world and his community than he could’ve ever hoped to give back

[@daviddavis3389]

​@@brapbrapson944 AKA Robin Hood Sir.

[@brickstreetsprockets]

He paid a woman's rent in Kentucky he gave her the money over to get a receipt and then on the way out the guy got robbed by and he got his money back that was in Kentucky after he robbed the Federal credit Union in Huntington West Virginia it's still stands

[@MD-jd6ni]

That has been mostly debunked as legend.

[@kosv8081]

Dick Liddell looks like a teenager!

[@Whatdafruc]

Charlie and Robert Ford 41:09

[@kimionesco223]

The illustrations and photographs are...oddly placed. Like a photograph of elderly Frank James while the narrator is speaking about his early adulthood. And...um...wagon wheels on a concrete road. I just can't.

[@davidobrien9362]

So the new dad Mr Sim died In a horse riding accident in 1954. ? HE Had a long life then .

[@kyleroissing930]

The reason the crime rate is so high is because we have to many laws

[@whatonearth11]

Is he the one George strait mentions in his song troubadour?

[@jonathanrowan8977]

Yes

[@jonathanrowan8977]

Yes

[@launiesoult3248]

You know this all maybe true but he was also a Part of the golden circle Which if you study about the golden circle you'll see that it was a Ring a people that were looking back to confederate seas in a way was taking care of the people

[@squeguinquack2570]

He died because he didn’t have any goddamn faith

[@richardnicholson4101]

I grew up 5 miles from the James farm and I have read every book I could find about him my entire life. This account is not fully factual and more than one of the photos are not Frank and Jesse. There are only 9 authenticated photos of Jesse known to exist. He had a straight diagonal line on his left cheek which was a birthmark. He also had two semi circles on the inside of each eyebrow.

[@susanmccormick6022]

Richard Nicholson:You have my grandmother's maiden name.Wonder if u could b family.I have read all I can get hold of about the James & Younger boys.Always interesting to learn more.There used to be a tv show too,many years ago.Thanks for the new info.May they all RIP.Especially Jim.What the James & Younger families went thru was an endless nightmare.And so many other Border Families.I wish hoomans would grow up & banish war to the history books.But some hope with the likes of Wrong Un,Putrid & so many other power hungry jerks in the world.Thats the real God of homo sapiens.Power,Power,Power.Poor Gaia.

[@ChristopherMartin-hv9hl]

You should ask yourself who is that man with the mountain man beard in that casket because it isn't the guy this photo

[@rebeccabeyer5114]

in regards of believes, politics and propaganda; history repeats itself :(

[@dirt2968]

Lmfao no way his name was Dick Little 😂

[@mickeyt3389]

Union did it too!!

[@Dgriffis-u9d]

Cannabis was used to make hemp, which was spun into rope.

[@lasandrenstormewalker5432]

You seem to just be repeating the popular fiction of Jesse James you tell nothing about Jesse and Frank tried to apply for amnesty and were nearly killed.

[@goulzefps6097]

He’s my great uncle

[@michellebrooks3512]

My wife's family is the James family. Last name James. Jesse was an absolute psycho. Not his fault probably but don't make a hero out of him.

[@matthewjobe3098]

Didn't you mean 1854? Not 1954...

[@sarzib3246]

If it’s beating booming music I’m out… Ok I will try xx

[@dawnsearlylight784]

Half the photographs shown aren’t even of the actual people. Shoddy research or misleading at the least. Also, Jesse was never a regular in the Confederate Army. So not “a soldier turned guerrilla” but just guerrilla. His brother Frank, however, did briefly serve in the Confederate Army before getting sick then being captured and paroled. Frank was a soldier turned guerrilla.

[@jeannietollison2211]

Wow ! So Mr. Sims died in 1954???🤣

[@ChuckBame]

10:27 illustration of revolutionary war, not civil war. Otherwise great documentary.