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 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
The Eyes of Jesse’s Grandchildren
Jo Frances James-Ross
The Eyes of Jesse’s Great-Grandchildren
ROW TWO L-R: Donald James Baumel in his old age; Diane June Baumel-Fairchild
She’s Got Them
The Eyes of Frank James & His Son
Robert Franklin James
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The artist Lois Gibson has authenticated these eyes as being Jesse James. Gibson has sued Stray Leaves, The James Preservation Trust, and Stray Leaves’ publisher Eric F. James because we say she is wrong. If you believe this not Jesse James, as we do, please support us in this lawsuit against Jesse James identity theft. GO FUND JESSE JAMES.
Readers of Jesse James Soul Liberty are aware that Margaret Sanger was a friend of Vassie James and also her daughter-in-law Mary Van Etten-Ward. Despite the fact that Margaret Sanger aligned herself with whatever organizations or beliefs, such as eugenics, that would help advance Sanger's initiatives in support of women's health issues, no evidence exists that either Vassie James or Mary Van Etten-Ward subscribed, endorsed, or practiced eugenics' beliefs. A more comprehensive outline of the link between Margaret Sanger and Planned Parenthood can be found on PP's website by following the link provided in the Comments section below.
Planned Parenthood to remove Margaret Sanger’s name from N.Y. clinic over views on eugenics
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Margaret Sanger was a pioneer in the American birth control movement and founded what is now Planned Parenthood. But she also publicly supported the now-discredited eugenics movement.Comment on Facebook Margaret Sanger was ...
From Planned Parenthood - Our Founder Margaret Sanger.www.plannedparenthood.org/files/9214/7612/8734/Sanger_Fact_Sheet_Oct_2016.pdf
Eric F. James, I am stunned.... speechless. I feel as though, literally, we are in a 21st Century witch hunt.
More than anything, I am rattled to my core whenever entering the data about the suicide of a family member into our genealogy database.
The San Diego Union reported in 1988, "The body of a man who jumped off the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge last week was found floating in the bay Tuesday. David Stewart Bean, 30, of the 3600 block of Curlew Street had left a note taped to the dashboard of his pickup truck parked in the center of the bridge at 8:15 a.m. Oct. 6, police said. The California Highway Patrol officer who found the car also found Bean's wallet containing identification in the glove compartment."
David Bean is a 4th cousin of mine, somewhat distant, but kin regardless. He is not the only death by suicide our family has known. I am sure to reflect on him often, on his pain and on his legacy.
www.kpbs.org/news/2018/feb/19/while-suicides-coronado-bridge-add-lighting-projec/
While Suicides Off Coronado Bridge Add Up, Lighting Project Raises Concerns It Could Get Worse
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Prevention strategies remain elusive as lighting promises to boost bridge's profile. Last year, 18 people jumped to their deaths, the second-largest death toll ever.Just learned of the passing of John Broadus James. I met John and his son Anthony Neal "Tony" James in Texas about 20 years ago. He learned of my research trip there and insisted I make time to see him. John rearranged his schedule so he could bring Tony along to hear my stories about his great-grandfather John James "of Alvarado." We spent the evening over dinner exchanging stories. I learned about John's father, the preacher and poet Rev. Maurice Broadus James. Sometime after, Tony went into the military. John was very proud. Unfortunately, Tony was in a helicopter accident and was relieved from service, which must have been a great disappointment for Tony and John. I'm sorry we never got together again, as I am with many of the descendants of John James "of Alvarado."
Obituary for John B. James | Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral Home
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Share memories & support the familyNOTICE to reality TV producers...STOP CALLING! WE'RE NOT INTERESTED! Magilla Entertainment called two days ago wanting to enlist our participation in another Jesse James treasure hunting unscripted series for TV. We guessed that Ron Pastore is behind the move. After some discussion, the producer stated our idea of a scripted docu-series for Netflix based on the factual lives of Jesse James' family members might be the better way to go. The producer said our idea would be discussed in yesterday's production meeting, and he would get right back to me. I wasn't holding my breath. So far, no call from the Magilla.
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They only want to sensationalize the James Brothers story. Add and subtract information to attract newcomers.
Here's some colorful video history on George Morgan Chinn, a grandson of Frank James' cohort John Pendleton "Black Jack" Chinn. Whenever I drive from Danville to Midway or Lexington, Ky, I pass the ruins of Chinn's Cave House.
Here also are a couple of testimonials about George, also colorful, from the files of the James Preservation Trust.
#1- "I remember George very well. He was my late father's cousin and we do have his linage through the Morgan's, dating back to John Morgan in 1778. He was a really smart fellow and funny. His [Ed.: grand] father was Jack Chinn. I have a picture of him with William Jennings Bryan, Dicky Brant, and Frank James (Brother of Jesse) seated in a buggy hitched to the only grey horse that won the Kentucky Derby. Jack was fined five dollars for speeding in a horse-drawn vehicle. He paid ten dollars and told them to keep the change because he was going out of town (Harrodsburg, Ky) the same speed he came in. My dad had a lot of these old family tales."
And #2 - "hi I knew him personally. He has a lot of historical books at the Fort Harrod Museum. He also published one about Brooklyn or the Palisades area of Jessamine and Mercer Counties. His wife's nickname was Cotton because of her white hair. They were both feisty. I lived and grew up on five acres that attached to the Chinn land. It was at 5555 Lexington Rd in Mercer county. The Chinn mansion was in a hairpin curve...'Chinn curve.'
"We had hunters and trespassers that would go on the property and we would have to call the Chinns to have them removed.
"My grandfather grew up and ran with Jack Chinn. Jack had a moonshine still in a cave across the ky river from the mansion. He would take a boat across to the cave.
Mr. George Chinn was a historian and you can look for his books on google. Or contact the Fort Harrod in Harrodsburg or the local library. Sorry, that is all I have except I know George had a daughter."
George Morgan Chinn also was a director of the Kentucky Historical Society and editor of their publication "The Register." He authored several books, including "Kentucky: Settlement and Statehood, 1750-1800," still in print, "The Encyclopedia of Hand Arms," and the five-volume work "The Machine Gun."
