Some Important People Involved
There were five Younger boys, Dick, who was born first, was born in 1838. Then came Cole in 1844.Then Jim in 1848. Then John in 1851 and then Bob in 1853. Dick died in 1860, nobody knows how he died but some people think his appendix burst. John died when a detective shot him in the throat. Frank James is older than Jesse James. During the Civil War Frank stayed at home trying to live a peaceful life but eventually war caught up to him and he joined the army. When the other side won Frank and Jesse could not accept defeat. Jesse took out his anger of losing by robbing banks and trains. He committed one of the first robberies in daylight. Later in in life after the Northfield bank robbery, Frank was not there with his brother when he died of a bullet through his head in 1882. After Jesse died Frank had no interest in being an outlaw anymore so he surrendered to the state of Missouri. The state said if he laid low he could stay in Missouri. So Frank stayed and became a doorman.