Zerelda James, An Unbelievable Case of Motherly Love
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Zerelda James
A crook only a mother could love, Jesse James was born in Clay County, Missouri, on September 5, 1847, to Robert and Zerelda James. Zerelda had her hands full with Jesse and his older brother Frank, among other siblings. This was a case of motherly love…taken to the grave!