Monthly Archives: March 2010

John M. James Speaks of Jeremiah Vardeman


Eric James portrays John M. James, as John speaks of his family, their early life on the Kentucky frontier, and also of his son-in-law, Rev. Jeremiah Vardeman, who gave the father of Frank & Jesse James, Rev. Robert Sallee James, $20,000 to become a founder of William Jewell College in Missouri. Vardeman himself founded the Schools of Theology at both… (more…)

Lula James


Hi I am looking for any information about Lula James DOB:1869 in Alabama.  In researching my family tree I have discovered that my grandmother’s, grandmother was born Lula James DOB: 1860′s in Alabama.  It shows that she was married to a James E. Brown 1852-1915.  If anyone has any information about Lula James and who her parents were or who… (more…)

Jesse James Family Challenges Newman University’s Presentation of Bogus History


Eric James, president of The James Preservation Trust which represents the historical interests of the Jesse James family, objects to the bogus history Newman University of Wichita will present shortly to its students. He has said so to Newman University president, Dr. Noreen Carrooci. “You’d think a university would be a reputable bastion for learning factual history. Apparently, not so… (more…)

Charles Columbus Whitaker III has died


Charles Columbus Whitaker Jr., 77, of Ferguson, Ky., departed this life on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. He was born on Oct. 11, 1932, in the Shopville community of Pulaski County, Ky., the son of Lum and Alma Herrin Whitaker. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War and a graduate of… (more…)

Techniques of Jesse James Con Artists


If Jesse James didn’t die, neither did Michael Jackson . Here’s some techniques used by faux historians and con artists to deny the existence of factual history. The techniques are as good today as they were back then. linkscolor = “993300″; highlightscolor = “339900″; backgroundcolor = “FFFFFF”; channel = “none”;

NOW KENNEDY ADDED TOO


IN RESPONCE TO ANOTHER HISTORY PROGRAM DEVISED FOR SOME QUICK BUCKS OR SMEAR TO THE LIVING.  NOT ONLY IS IT BEYOND COMMON SENCE BUT IT REALLY IRKS ME SERIOULSLY. MY GRANDCHILDEREN USED TO BELIEVE MOST OF THE PROGROGRAMS ON THE HISTORY CHANNAL BUT OF COURSE WE DO’NT LET THEM WATCH SUCH RUBISH AS IS SHOWN NOW.  HOW CAN THE FEDERAL… (more…)

Newman University Promotes Bogus Jesse James Historian Ron Pastore


Ron Pastore is a con man who attended Newman University in Wichita, Kansas. Now, Newman University wants Ron Pastore to teach the bogus history he connives about Jesse James to Newman University students. Responding to a public announcement that appeared on Newman University’s web site, The James Preservation Trust, representing the historical interests of the Jesse James family, filed an… (more…)

Susan Prudence James, Granddaughter of John M. James & Mary “Polly” Poor


The most recent accession to The James Preservation Trust has been the contribution of an important historical photo of the family of Susan Prudence James and her spouse John Wesley Smith. Sue James, as she was called, is the daughter of Dr. John R. James, a brother of Frank & Jesse’s father Rev. Robert Sallee James. The full image displays… (more…)

First Baptist Church of Somerset, Ky., formerly Sinking Creek


  Gwen Smith Gershwin has contributed the photo archive of Sheridan Owens to the James Preservation Trust. Gwen is a 3rd great granddaughter of Rev. Joseph Martin James & Rhoda May, through their daughter Mary Harriet James & her husband Daniel J. Owens. Sheridan Owens, born in 1883, was the last of ten children born to Mary Harriet James. Help… (more…)

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