Rev. Robert Sallee James^{[1, 2]}

1818 - 1850  (31 years)

• Name	Robert Sallee James
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	17 Sep 1818	Lick Skillet, Logan County, Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Aug 1850	Placerville, El Dorado, California
  Buried	Maybe Hangtown Gold Camp (unmarked grave) Placerville, El Dorado County, California   [3]
  Person ID	I547451311	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2024

  
  

  Family	Zerelda Elizabeth Cole,   b. 29 Jan 1825, Kentucky ,   d. 10 Feb 1911, On a Friday at 3pm on a Frisco train enroute to Oklahoma  (Age 86 years)
  Married	Dec 1841
  Children	1. Alexander Franklin "Frank" James,   b. 10 Jan 1843, Clay County, Missouri ,   d. 18 Feb 1915, Clay County, Missouri  (Age 72 years) + 2. Jesse Woodson 'the outlaw' James,   b. 15 Sep 1847,   d. 3 Apr 1882, Saint Joseph, Missouri  (Age 34 years)   3. Susan Lavenia James,   b. 25 Nov 1849, Clay County, Missouri ,   d. 3 Mar 1889, Wichita Falls, Texas  (Age 39 years)
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2016
  Family ID	F518495451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Robert S. James robert sallee james.jpg

  
  

  Documents

  Zerelda Cole James Samuel-Obit Eugene Morning Register Aug 13, 1911

  
  

  Histories		History Descendants of John and Susanna Cole of Culpepper Co., Virginia history_of_the_descendants_of_john_and_susanna_cole_of_culpepper_county_virginia_verision_2.pdf
  		Zerelda Cole James Samuels-Bio St. Louis Post-Dispatch Apr 5, 1882

  
  

• Notes

  Robert James was a Baptist pastor. He died from food poisoning during his quest for gold in California.

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 127676458. Robert Sallee James Birth: 17 Sep 1818, Lickskillet, Logan Co., KY Death: 19 Aug1850, Placerville, El Dorado Co., CA Robert Sallee James, son of John and Mary Poore James, husband of Zerelda Cole James, was father of Frank and Jesse James, the famous bank robbers. Robert James graduated from Georgetown College, with a degree in Bachelor of Arts. He later returned, where he received his Masters Degree. He was an educator, gifted orator, and a successful farmer. After leaving KY, he settled in Clay Co., MO, where he became a pastor of a Baptist Church, acquired a farm and two slaves, and helped found William Jewell College. Robert joined the rush to CA, some say for the quest of gold and others say to preach God's Word and save the souls of the gold miners. Instead, he found illness and death. He is buried in an unmarked grave, at Hangtown Gold Camp. A letter written by friends to his wife Zerelda said he died of Cholera. Parents: John Martin James (1775 - 1827) Mary Poor James (1790 - 1827) Spouse: Zerelda Elizabeth Cole Samuel (1825 - 1911) Children: Frank James (1843 - 1915)* Robert James (1845 - 1845)* Jesse Woodson James (1847 - 1882)* Susan Lavenia James Parmer (1849 - 1889)* Siblings: Elizabeth James West (1816 - 1904)* Robert Sallee James (1818 - 1850) Nancy Gardner James (1821 - 1875)* Thomas Martin James (1823 - 1901)* Burial: Old Placerville City Cemetery, Placerville El Dorado County, California, USA Rev Robert Sallee James Birth 17 Sep 1818, Lickskillet, Logan Co., Ky Death: 19 Aug 1850 (aged 31) Placerville, El Dorado County, California, [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, http://reynoldspatova.org/histories/history_of_the_descendants_of_john_and_susanna_cole_of_culpepper_county_virginia_verision_2.pdf. History of John and Susannah Cole of Culpepper Co., VA [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127676458.