Hello List: Someone asked about the name Boley being connected to the James Gang,,,and I have not found it so far. Texas was a favorite place for the Civil War Guerrillas and later after the war, for the James Gang. I have found several references to Bonham, Texas as a winter quarters for the Guerrillas. The men that rode with Quantrill were probably born before 1850, as he started in 1861 and was killed in early 1865. Frank James was with him most of the time, and was there in Kentucky when the war ended and Quantrill died. Jesse James, just 16 when he joined the raiders, had left them and went with a group to Texas. After the War is when the James Gang was started. Jesse learned his trade from the best, or worst, the likes of Quantrill, "Bloody Bill" Anderson, and George Todd, who was probably the best and smartest of the Raiders. Todd was probably the bravest, and was the best with a hand gun. He took over the raiders and drove Quantrill away at gunpoint, this is when he took a small group and went to Kentucky. Jesse's gang started about 1866-67, and lasted over 15 years. He had many different members, and was in contact with hundreds of people in this length of time,,,guess that's the reason there are so many Jesse James stories. With the common surname , White, there were surly many who met Jesse. I hope our list owner doesn't get tired of the James Gang. LOL Red Anthony ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com