Family records tell us that Jesse James‘ strongest features are his “soul-piercing crystal blue eyes.”
Rev. Robert Sallee James, father of Frank & Jesse James
The Eyes of Jesse & Frank James
ROW ONE: The eyes of Jesse James ROW TWO: The eyes of Frank James
Sensitive to light, Jesse was known to blink his eyes often. A granulated eyelid condition occasionally caused his eyes to swell shut, particularly when asleep. These conditions are genetic and are experienced by others among the James family.
The Eyes of Jesse’s Children
Susan Lavenia James-youth
Susan Lavenia James-adult
ROW ONE L-R: Jesse Edwards James Jr. Esq. in his youth; in middle age, and in old age
The Eyes of Jesse’s Grandchildren
Jo Frances James-Ross
ROW ONE L-R: Jessie Estelle James-Baumel; Ethel Rose James-Owens; Chester Arthur Barr
The Eyes of Jesse’s Great-Grandchildren
ROW ONE L-R: Elizabeth “Betty” Barr; Judge James Randall Ross; Donald James Baumel in youth ROW TWO L-R: Donald James Baumel in his old age; Diane June Baumel-Fairchild
She’s Got Them
Elizabeth Danielle Ross Esq., a second-generation great-granddaughter of Jesse Woodson JamesDanielle Brooke Suwczinsky is a third-generation great-granddaughter of Jesse Woodson James.
The Eyes of Frank James & His Son
Robert Franklin James
TOP ROW L-R: Alexander Franklin “Frank” James in old age and in youth; Robert Franklin James in his youth.
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Years later, yours truly still is quoted on my challenge to chopper celebrity Jesse Gregory James, aka Jesse James. I'm still waiting for his DNA profile. ... See MoreSee Less
THE FIRST IMMIGRANT TO AMERICA OF OUR JAMES FAMILY . . .
Stray Leaves, our website below, now reaches back into the 17th century to bring you the story of our first immigrant, John James, in narrative form.
John's story comes to us through original documents and seasoned source citations, which are also provided.
What John James Tells Us • He arrived at Jamestown. • He transported 10 indentured people. • He was rewarded with a land patent. • The location of his land can be visited today. • He and his neighbors comprised the important founding families of Virginia. • The location of origination of the James in the Old World, as Jesse James family historians say is Pembrokeshire, Wales is disputed and unproven. • The name identity of John's wife as formerly stated by traditional genealogists is disproved. • John James arrived as an oligarch and royalist with no pretensions to democracy or self-rule. • Early James family wealth was accrued in the tobacco culture and by land speculation. • John and his family were followers of the Church of England. • His children and grandchildren remained savvy and street-wise, relating well with common people. • Generations beyond the grandchildren of John James produced significant diversity in America's people and culture.
The first foothold of the James family in the New World was secured by John James, the Immigrant. John was born about 1623. Sometime before 1690, he died.