Someone asked me where the idea came from that the James brothers were in Skullbone. I forwarded the question to Jere Cox and here is his answer...... Vicki ----- Original Message ----- From: Jere Cox <jerercox@usit.net> To: Vicki Shaffer <tngibson@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 10:16 PM Subject: Re: can u tell me where u got the info about the James gang in skullbone? I am doing a > Clipper Dowland collected information for a history of Skullbone for years > and got near publishing and died. Ernest Ray Pounds took the information and > condensed it into the History of Skullbone. > The story goes: Frank James taught school in Skullbone (Flippin School) one > winter. He had very little trouble with the overgrown students.. Near the > end of the school year, one male student came up to him and stated "I know > who you are" and frank told him he would kill his family if he told. A > picture of Frank is in the history. > Jesse Woodson james was at Eagle Creek near Camden on the Tn. River that > winter. They and been shot up in Minnisota and most of the gang was killed > by the Pinkerton Detective Agency. So, they came back here and hid out. > Jesse raced old Red Eye, his horse while Frank taught school. Story goes > frank showed up one morning on Elijah C.Greer's doorstep(Adam McCartney's > ancestor) > Why did he choose Poplar Springs area? Jesse Woodson James was the grandson > of Elizabeth Woodson, sister of my Capt. James Woodson and Governor Gordon > browning' Lt. Robert Woodson. Both Woodson boys knew Jesse/Frank' parents. > James and Robert Woodson were from Union Co. SC as was Elijah C.Greer and > his wife Hannah Bryant. > You asked for this. Jere >