In a message dated 9/17/99 1:55:22 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [email protected] writes: << The James brothers had kin in Alabama, >> Some of his kin (distant) lived in Lauderdale and Franklin Counties. I have not heard any family stories of Jesse having visited with any of the family. I found his genealogy on familysearch.com Jesse Woodson James. He is a descendnt of Dr. John Woodson who came to Jamestown, VA in 1619. Betty.