Jesse James Lived in Texas - Brown County, Texas

[huntd]

Okie I agree with you on that point but I do not think it was taken in 1888 as Bettys detractors claim. I would give an early 1880's date, and it is obviously someones wedding though as all the women are wearing cortages. Whos? I don't know. Dons Jacksons family consistently claims that his great-grandfather J.Z. who appears in the photo never left Blevins after he settled in about 1870, he never went as far as Waco, so it could not have been taken in Missouri and the house and porch do not match the James Farm. Betty has sent me some unpublished images of James Courtneys porch and they exactly match the eBay photos porch!

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[Floridian]

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[Rollie Taylor]

Do you think that ignoring or denying overwhelming documentation to the contrary strengthens your silly claims?

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Captain,

Mr. Hunt speaks before he reads. Had he taken time to view information found at http://www.ericjames.org/JesseJamesinTexas/letters.html, he would have seen this record:

"James L. Courtney was a real pack rat, and many letters that he had received and family photographs were found in his trunk after his death. I won't quote the letters in their entirety here, I will just give the dates, salutations and signatures:

1. March 29th, 1872 - Dear Brother and Sister - (lots of family news) signed T N Haun to J L Courtney (this would be his brother Theodore Napolean).

2. August l0th, 1872 - Dear Brother and Sister - (again describing family activities) signed Your Brother Theodore."

Mr. Hunt, upon seeing a reference to cousin Theodore in JLC's diary, immediately jumps to the erroneous conclusion that Theodore was in fact a cousin of JLC, a typical response of a novice researcher. Mr. Hunt, upon seeing a man with thick lenses in a blurry picture of the 1921 Quantrill guerrilla's reunion immediately jumped to the conclusion that it was Harry S. Truman. Mr. Hunt seems to believe that he is somewhat of a fashion expert on men's clothing.

The research and opinions of Mr. Hunt, Mrs. Duke, and Mr. Ellison lack credibility.

[huntd]

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[huntd]

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[alec]

Am I missing something here? You are talking about photos that you and some others say show JL Courtney in them. Wouldn't that mean that that was JL Courtney and not JJ? As far as I can tell there is nothing definitive that says the man you are identifying as Courtney is JJ except in a postcard photo where you even make special note that one of the copies is listed with names one way and the other copy is listed with the names a different way. Which is correct? And why is it that because a man is pictured with the James family that he has to be JJ?

It doesn't sound like anything has been proven other than JL Courtney may be in some photos. That doesn't make him JJ. It might not even be JL Courtney.

[Capt_Gregg]

It doesn't sound like anything has been proven other than JL Courtney may be in some photos. That doesn't make him JJ. It might not even be JL Courtney.

In some peoples' minds, any man with a mustache who appears in an old photograph is J. L. Courtney. Wishful thinking facilitates their identifications.

[killer_squirrel]

Fun topic After doing my own research an following link after links that seem to go back for years this is one hot debate. I will not get into details but after following the debate for a while now i feel that Texas Jay is barking up the wrong tree. I think Dalton or Henry Ford was not Jesse James. I don't think Bill Anderson lived in Brownwood Texas. I do think James L Courtney was the alias Jesse James used when he lived in Texas. I read her book and Misses Duke has more backing her up than any of the other books I read. The pictures she has say alot. You can grill me for that i don't care but if she went to profesionals and they say it matches instead of going to a guy who looks at pictures then whos word are you going to take a expert or some guy off the street?

In the post above I read Rollie Taylor say "The research and opinions of Mr. Hunt, Mrs. Duke, and Mr. Ellison lack credibility." I guess that is not breaking forum rules by offending someone so I feel I am safe by saying this.
I have seen Rollie Taylor on other forums asking the same questions over again and being answered but he or she ignores the answer and goes to other forums asking the same question. That is strange to me. That makes me think he has an agenda other than finding answers. I feel the group that sides with the tradition story is feeling like they lost a grip on something they thought the had control over. Just sayin