Jesse James Home Saint Joseph Missouri
Family legend says Jesse and Frank James were my uncles several generations back, from tracing my family history it is more likely that they are cousins, but either way I grew up hearing stories about them. A few years back when we lived on Fort Riley in Kansas we decided to take the short trip to Saint Joseph Missouri to see the home were Jesse James was shot and killed. The small white and green home that Jesse lived in with his wife and two young children under the assumed name of Tom Howard was originally located at 1318 Lafayette Street at the top of a hill overlooking Patee house. The home was later moved closer to the highway for a tourist attraction before being moved back two blocks from its original location. This house now sits on the grounds of Patee house and is operated by the Pony Express Historical Association. Patee house was a luxury hotel in Jesse James day and is now a museum. Jesse James was just 34 years old when he was sh...