Archie Samuel
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Archie Peyton Samuel was the half brother of American
outlaw
s Frank James
and Jesse James
.
Born in 1866, he was the last child born to Zeralda James Samuel and her third husband Dr. Reuben Samuel
. He had three siblings from the same parents, Sarah Ellen (born 1858), John Thomas (born 1861) and Fanny Quantrill (born 1863).
He also had 5 half-siblings, from his father's side, and possibly a sixth one Perry Samuel
born of a slave, and on his mothers side Frank James
(born 1841), Robert B. James (born and died in 1845), Jesse James
(born 1847) and Susan Lavenia James (born 1849).
Archie had a hard time growing up, his elder half-brothers Frank and Jesse were always in trouble with the law, so the Samuel farm was often ransacked. Archie may also have suffered from mental retardation.
On January 26, 1875 detectives hoping to track down Frank and Jesse surrounded the farm, they threw a bomb through the window, Archie believed the bomb was a log, so he threw it into the fire, it exploded, killing him instantly and wounding his mother.
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Outlaw
In historical legal systems, an outlaw is declared as outside the protection of the law. In pre-modern societies, this takes the burden of active prosecution of a criminal from the authorities. Instead, the criminal is withdrawn all legal protection, so that anyone is legally empowered to persecute...
s Frank James
Frank James
Alexander Franklin "Frank" James was a famous American outlaw. He was the older brother of outlaw Jesse James.-Childhood:...
and Jesse James
Jesse James
Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. He also faked his own death and was known as J.M James. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary...
.
Born in 1866, he was the last child born to Zeralda James Samuel and her third husband Dr. Reuben Samuel
Reuben Samuel
Dr. Reuben Samuel was the stepfather of the American outlaws Frank and Jesse James.The third husband of Frank and Jesse's mother, Zerelda Reuben, was the son of Fielding and Louisa Samuel, and was 27 years old when he married Zerelda on September 25, 1855. He was described as a "quiet, passive...
. He had three siblings from the same parents, Sarah Ellen (born 1858), John Thomas (born 1861) and Fanny Quantrill (born 1863).
He also had 5 half-siblings, from his father's side, and possibly a sixth one Perry Samuel
Perry Samuel
Perry Samuel , was born on the farm of Doctor Reuben Samuel in Clay County, Missouri . He is widely believed to have been the illegitimate son of Dr. Samuel by a former slave. Reuben Samuel's wife Zerelda, whose sons by a former marriage were outlaws Frank and Jesse James, would later state that...
born of a slave, and on his mothers side Frank James
Frank James
Alexander Franklin "Frank" James was a famous American outlaw. He was the older brother of outlaw Jesse James.-Childhood:...
(born 1841), Robert B. James (born and died in 1845), Jesse James
Jesse James
Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. He also faked his own death and was known as J.M James. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary...
(born 1847) and Susan Lavenia James (born 1849).
Archie had a hard time growing up, his elder half-brothers Frank and Jesse were always in trouble with the law, so the Samuel farm was often ransacked. Archie may also have suffered from mental retardation.
On January 26, 1875 detectives hoping to track down Frank and Jesse surrounded the farm, they threw a bomb through the window, Archie believed the bomb was a log, so he threw it into the fire, it exploded, killing him instantly and wounding his mother.