Jesse James Rides Again! History books say Jesse Woodson James was killed on April 3, 1882, but others believe otherwise. (Hall) I believe Jesse James died in 1951 in Grandbury, Texas at the age of 103. Between 1882 and 1948 he had many different names, but mostly he was J. Frank Dalton. From the Civil War to the supposed death of Jesse James in 1882, Jesse was a great outlaw. After 1882 Jesse led a normal life and worked in many different professions. Jesse Woodson James was born September 5, 1847 in western Missouri. Jesse's father, a Baptist minister, Robert Salle James and his mother Zerelda Cole. Jesse had a full brother, Frank James, and other half and half-siblings. Jesse's father died when he was a young boy, and his mother remarried more than once. When Jesse was 17 he married a young girl, who was also his first cousin, named Zerelda Mimms. They had 2 children, Jesse Jr. and Mary. (O'Brien)When Jesse was 14, his brother Frank went to fight in the war and joined Quantrill's guerrillas. Quantrill's guerrillas were a group of men from Missouri who formed a company in the Confederate Army. These men would hide in the bushes and woods and then ambush the Union soldiers. The name bushwhackers comes from these men. One day, while Jesse was doing farm work, many Union soldiers came to Jesse's house. They tore his house apart and attempted to hang his stepfather, Dr. Samuels, to try to gain information on Quantrill's guerrillas. Jesse and his family didn't say where they were, so the soldiers left. This made Jesse very angry. He went to see Frank and the Guerrillas and convinced them to let him join at the age of 14. He led with the Guerrillas through many battles until they surrendered at the end of the Civil War. He was wounded more than once while riding with the guerrillas. Jesse rode with many different outlaws while with the Guerrillas, such as Bloody Bill Anderson, his cousins, the Lesser brothers, and many other men. (O'Brien) After the Civil War, Jesse was an Outlaw. He rode with Frank, his cousins, the Younger brothers, and many other men such as Bob and Charlie Ford, Jesse's alleged killers..