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A year before the Jesse James family reunion, Judge James R. Ross and myself made a trip to Paso Robles to meet with Tom Martin, then current owner of the Paso Robles Inn. I had visited there in 2000 when the remnant of the old hotel was undergoing preservation and restoration. I was anxious to see what had been done since. Both I and Judge Ross also hoped Tom Martin would agree to host our Jesse James family reunion at the historic hotel, first founded by Drury Woodson James.
I had already posted a lengthy feature story about Uncle Drury and his famous hotel on our website Stray Leaves. When Meeting Tom Martin, we also met his sister Anne Martin-Bowler. She informed us she was writing a book about Drury Woodson James and the founding of the hotel. The book was planned as a promotion for the hotel. The History of the Paso Robles Inn, More Than a Century of Pride has been published since. Anne did an excellent job.
Needless to say, the Martins were thrilled to be our host. We were equally thrilled to be holding the family reunion on Uncle Drury’s old hotel property. We were especially excited about having a family banquet in Uncle Drury’s ballroom, which the Martins had preserved and restored. Until Tom Wallace
Until Tom Wallace, who supervised the reconstruction, told us his story of working on the formerly condemned property as he does in this video, the only information I had about it was gleaned from George Jackson. a heating contractor, employed to install a heating plant for the old ruin. I was particularly tickled by Jackson’s story of discovering a petrified cat when he opened up sealed portions of the original brick basement. You can find Jackson’s story on Stray Leaves.
After 10 years, our webpage for the Flat Lick Baptist Church & its founder John M. James has been updated. New additions include a video about the rebel preachers and their Traveling Church, the "talented, but erratic" pastor Joe Martin James, photos of the 100th & 200th anniversaries, slaves in the congregation, collapsing stone walls, Flat Lick on YouTube today – all waiting for a new pastor to take the reins in the 21st century. ericjames.org/wordpress/2011/05/13/flat-lick-baptist-church/
Flat Lick Baptist Church Founded by John M. James
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Estimated reading time: 9 minutes John M. James, the grandfather of Frank & Jesse James, arrived on the Kentucky frontier in 1782 in the company ofFor Drury Woodson James, founder of Paso Robles, CA., and all his descendants, PASO ROBLES FOUNDERS’ DAY 2021.
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BREAKING NEWS . . . This news was announced in Texas today. The surprising retirement occurs just as the court case she brought against Stray Leaves and publisher Eric F. James goes to the Texas Court of Appeals.
www.wsaw.com/2021/09/27/worlds-most-successful-forensic-artist-retiring-after-nearly-40-years-job/
World’s most successful forensic artist retiring after nearly 40 years on the job
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For a short period of time she listens, asks questions and takes on a crime victim’s pain to create an image police can give out to the public to generate leads.Can you share any info about the lawsuits? A link?
Our good friend & author William "Bill" Penn in Midway, Ky. has been looking at 14 boxes of historical documents, related to Henry Lewis Martin Sr. 1848-1938. Martin is a 2nd cousin of Frank & Jesse James and certainly was personally known by the boy’s Cole family relatives in Midway and Woodford County, Ky. Martin also fought under John Hunt Morgan.
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When this happens, it’s usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it’s been deleted.How interesting! It’s been fun to learn more about this family and I can’t wait to know more. Jesse Martin was my Grandmother Paulina’s brother.