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Ron Hansen Revealed


Ron Hansen’s novel The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford was published in 1983. In 2009, actor Brad Pitt turned the novel into a stunning film that sadly flopped at the box office. Both Hansen’s book and Pitt’s movie are fictional depictions. Yet both survive as the most representative of their genres regarding the accuracy of their… (more…)

In-Laws of Our James Know More Than Us Sometimes


Was it not for Ruby Tidwell-Johnson, few of our James family would know about the descendants of John James of Alvarado, his story, & the story of his line. Ruby is the wife of Dennis Lee Johnson, a James family descendant. For years, Ruby meticulously compiled a history of her husband’s family. Ruby not only collected the required genealogy of… (more…)

Randall James attends the Pioneers & Old Settlers Reunion


Randall James is attending the Pioneers & Old Settlers Reunion in Alvarado, Texas this weekend, and shares some pictures with us. Here Randy stands beside the plaque commemorating the Reunion, co-founded by John James of Alvarado. The commemorative plaque tells the story of the founding of the Reunion. From the Facebook page for Alvarado, we obtained this year’s schedule of… (more…)

1st Preview – Jesse James Soul Liberty book jacket


Who doesn’t like getting some new clothes? Here’s the new jacket for Jesse James Soul Liberty. I think the fittings with the tailor went well. Can’t wait to get all dressed up and take my new jacket out in public. linkscolor = “993300″; highlightscolor = “339900″; backgroundcolor = “FFFFFF”; channel = “none”;

Nuptuals for Rosemary Ross


Thanks to the Pony Express that still sporadically delivers U.S. Postal mail to our offices, only recently did we learn of the recent wedding of Rosemary Ross to Melvin R. Havill. The wedding announcement that was sent in December 2011 announcing their wedding at Christmas finally was delivered to us in June. Unlike everyone else, we’re celebrating Rosemary as a… (more…)

Jesse James, Lost Treasure, & the Golden Circle – Where’s the Beef?


BOOK REVIEW by Nancy Samuelson JESSE JAMES AND LOST TREASURES OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE by Dr. Roy W. Roush, Ph.D., (Front Line Press: 2010, 81 pp., soft cover, $24.90.) The author claims he has a BA in Journalism, and a Ph. D in Biblical Archaeology. He also claims to have been a Professor at UCLA and Los… (more…)

Jesse James Family & Friends in the War of 1812


Today, June 18, 2012, is the 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812. Here are some of the patriots among the James family, our cousins, and close family & friends who fought the second war of the American Revolution… Capt. Henry “Harry” James, Rev. Joseph Martin James, Rev. Daniel Field James, Thomas Hite, Robert Gilmore, High Griffin, James McKinzie, William… (more…)

How to Fake a Jesse James Photo


Despite the proliferation & debunking of countless fake Jesse James photos, we still receive images from people asking if their Jesse James photo is authentic. This video shows just how easy it is to fake a Jesse James photo. Recently Bill Koch, one of the infamous Koch brothers who pump $millions into political promotions, paid $2.3 million for an authentic… (more…)

Free Download – Sissy Spacek’s 20,000 Cousins


  One unavoidable thing about dying is, you never know who’s going to come along later and become your cousin. Consider Frank & Jesse James. The Academy Awards weren’t invented yet when the outlaw brothers were alive. They wouldn’t have a clue about how important and celebrated you could be once you owned  a coveted gold plated statuette. So Frank… (more…)

The Physical Art of Rebecca Busselle… plus a side order of bread


The latest video from Rebecca Busselle will make you hungry for bread. Click here and now to view and listen to Becky’s story “For the Love of Bread.” Then read on to learn more about Becky. She’s one of our James family’s most accomplished authors. When I first met Becky, she gave me this description of her girlhood years in… (more…)

ASA CASTLE, Tattoo Artist in the James Family


The most amazing thing about Asa Castle is not the fact that Asa is a tattoo artist. It’s the fact that Asa is a single dad, who is raising his son Kannon Van Castle while making a living as an artist. Being both artist and single dad has its challenges.       Asa’s not the only artist in his… (more…)

BELLE STARR appears in JESSE JAMES SOUL LIBERTY


Here are some people you’ll meet when you read Chapter Four of JESSE JAMES SOUL LIBERTY by Eric James. Chapter Four is about John James of Alvarado, Texas… The top row is Myra Belle Shirley, more famously known as Belle Starr. While John James of Alvarado was teaching his school on the Texas prairie in July of 1872, John was… (more…)

Marion and Daniel Ephriam James Chose a Guardian


  In August of 1860, Francis Marion James Sr. and his brother Daniel Ephriam James entered open court at Boyle County Courthouse in Kentucky, to either declare their father Joseph McAlsiter James as their guardian or to declare themselves as independent of their family. They chose to remain with their father. The boys’ mother, Elizabeth Vardeman James had died sometime… (more…)

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