I agreed with your post all but this little bit because when a man has something that is new, unknown, and foreign to all known research, the same thing can be said. One should always keep an open mind to unique information and take it as a grain of salt until you want to know if it is true. At that point, you will have to do your own research to find the truth. If it is true, there will be proof.
L.C.
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Might want ta throw in your Cred's after your name, jest ta make it 'Official'
And I agree regarding newspaper interviews, as far as content.
But official printed dates time-stamping newspaper photographs are invaluable in establishing connections between people within a specific timeline.
I believe we are saying the same thing here, LC. The same thing would apply to something entirely new and unknown.
" Historians frequently include Anecdotal Evidence in their research, but always cite it as such. If corroborating evidence is found in Historical Records, it lends the Anecdotal Evidence more weight. If not, then it remains Anecdotal only, until such time as corroborating evidence may become available at a later date. Failure ta do so amounts ta publishing Supposition as Fact. "
I was not saying ye should discard anything that can't be corroborated elsewhere. Jest don't state Anecdotal evidence/Supposition as FACT until ye find the proof/Corroborating evidence yer alluding to. I'm all fer working theories.
Dalton/JJ and Howk/Jesse III's self proclaimed lineage.
The Patriarch being one George James from Scott Co., KY., alleged brother of the Rev. Robert Sallee James.
George fathered Jesse Woodson James (Dalton) and Sylvester Franklin (Frank) James.
Jesse Woodson James (Dalton) then had a son named Jesse Barnhill James....
... who in turn fathered Jesse Lee James III (Howk).
A nice package, if it weren't fiction. There is no record of this George James family in Scott Co., Kentucky, or anywhere else in Kentucky.
O'course Howk/Jesse III was kind enough ta set up his alibi right from the git go by stating tha reason you won't find George listed in tha Census was because " as the oldest son, he was off working and was not at home when the Census was taken ". Perhaps this was a family trait, not being home, as none of tha members of this George James family were EVER enumerated in ANY Census, ANYWHERE, ta my knowledge.
I still haven't figgered out how he managed ta justify the III in Jesse James III. In order fer that ta be true he woulda had ta have been tha son of Jesse,Jr. and Stella James, who never had a son.
Add ta that Howk/Jesse III's own explanation fer using tha name Orvus Lee Howk. After his grandfather, Jesse James (Dalton) returned from South America and became so wealthy, " young Jesse III was kidnapped at age 4 and held fer a large ransom ". Jesse (Dalton) paid tha ransom o'course, and ta prevent future attempts, then sent him ta live with relatives Mr. and Mrs. Obediah Howk of St. Louis, where he took tha name Orvus Howk.
Sounds legit ta me.
I was not surprised ta find exactly ZIP on Dr. Jesse Howard James either. I reckon he goes inta my Bigelow Effect file along with tha rest of 'em.
Maybe Y'all have had better luck?
Edit- I DID find something interestin in Missouri regarding the Houck name....but I'll save it fer the Speculation later.
