Knew Cousin Jesse would make the list.
One old family story is Frank James would come at night to visit with great grandpa. Great grandma wouldn’t allow him in her house so they’d have to visit outside.
Cool story. I had a Great uncle (Sylvester “Ves” Akers) who served under Quantrill during the civil war. Another who served with Ves under Quantrill was Frank James (Jesse came along a few years into the war as he was just a teenager). Uncle Ves and Frank were very close during the war and both were with Quantrill in Kentucky when Quantrill was killed at the end of the war. I could write a book on Ves and his adventures as he was one of the main Post-war sources for historians concerning the war time exploits of William Quantrill. Unlike a few liberal shitheads in my family, I am 100% proud of all of these men and will forever be grateful for Clint Eastwood's accurate portrayal of the Missouri-Kansas Border War in The Outlaw Josey Wales.