Frank died at his family home in Kearney following a heart attack. At the James family farm, Frank gave 25-cent tours and sold souvenir pebbles to folks who stopped by to visit the grave of Jesse James and his childhood If Frank and Jesse had been home and killed in that attack, the Pinkertons probably would have been heralded for ridding America of these criminal robbers. An error has occured while loading the map. He then gave a brief tour of a hotel room in New Jersey. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each persons profile. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Frank James (1887 Unknown) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days How do we create a persons profile? Allan Pinkerton admitted the agencys involvement in the raid on Castle James, as the detectives called the James family farm, writing, I hear that the Jameses and Youngers are desperate men and that when we meet it must be the death of one or both of us. That momentous meeting in 1866, though, is where Cole and Frank first hatched the plot to rob a bank, in the name of the Confederate cause, Croy reported, writing, The idea was breathtaking. The Chicago-based Pinkerton Detective Agency, hired by railroad companies, had been pursuing Frank and Jesses gang since 1874. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Wilbur Zink passed on to the great beyond before he could finish his Frank James book, but you can learn more about the researcher in the magazines profile of him, published on TWMag.com, Collecting American Outlaws., What did outlaws like Frank and Jesse James do with all the loot they stole?, Jesse James had his own publicity agentJohn Newman Edwards. This outlaw was celebrated in many movies - the earliest being, Jesse James, in 1939 in which Henry Fonda portrayed Frank and also in the sequel, The Return of Frank James, the following year. On September 7, 1876, the James gang was nearly destroyed while trying to rob the First National Bank at Northfield, Minnesota. Find A Grave: St. Louis Co., Mo. Frank James (1887-1963) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree We encourage you to research and examine these Social Security: Claims - Helen Gould James --- Female --- White --- Born 11 July 1915, Round Knob, Massac Co., IL. Bandit, burglar, crook, privateer. Are you sure that you want to delete this flower? WebResearch genealogy for Frank Edwin James Watts of 47 Alfred St, Gloucestershire, England, as well as other members of the Watts family, on Ancestry.