Victims of the James-Younger Gang:

James Farm near Kearney, Missouri in 1877.

• Dan Askew (18??-1875) - A neighbor east of the James Farm near Kearney, Missouri, Askew was found dead April 12, 1875. Askew was believed to have harbored Pinkerton Spy Jack Ladd, and in the killing was thought to have been in revenge for the Pinkerton bombing of the James Farm in January, 1875. Afterwards, everyone in Clay County who did not think of the James boys as heroes grew too frightened to speak out against them.

• Alonzo E. Bunker (18??-1876) - The Assistant Cashier at the First National Bank in Northfield, Minnesota, he was shot in the shoulder during the attempted robbery on September 7, 1876. However, Bunker would recover.

• Edwin B. Daniels (18??-1874) - St. Clair County, Missouri Deputy Sheriff killed by Jim Younger near Roscoe, Missouri on March 17, 1874.

• Dennis Foley - On July 21, 1873, the James-Younger Gang made their first train robbery at Adair, Iowa. The gang hid along a bank after disconnecting two rails of the track and pulling out the spikes. Anticipating that the engineer would stop, the plan failed when Engineer John Rafferty instead slammed on the air brakes and the train derailed, killing Rafferty when the engine crushed him. Fireman Dennis Foley was also seriously injured. Though, things didn't go as the gang planned, they went on to rob the train and its passengers of some $6,000.

• B.G. Griffin (18??-1867) - On the afternoon of May 22, 1867, the James-Younger Gang appeared in Richmond, Missouri to rob the Hughes and Wasson Bank. During the robbery three men were killed, including B.G. Griffin, when he came to the aid of his dying son, Frank S. Griffin.

• Frank S. Griffin (18??-1867) - On the afternoon of May 22, 1867, the James-Younger Gang appeared in Richmond, Missouri to rob the Hughes and Wasson Bank. During the robbery three men were killed, including Frank Griffin who was shot in the head. Upon seeing this his father, B.G. Griffin raced to the aid of his dying son, and also received a shot in the head.  

The James-Younger Gang's plan to stop the train, instead derailed it in Adair, Iowa.

• John B. Shaw (18??-1867) - On the afternoon of May 22, 1867, the James-Younger Gang appeared in Richmond, Missouri to rob the Hughes and Wasson Bank. During the robbery three men were killed, including Mayor John B. Shaw, who was shot in the chest.

• John W. Sheets (18??-1869) - When the James-Younger Gang robbed the Davies County Savings Bank in Gallatin, Missouri on December 7, 1869, the shot Sheets in the head. Allegedly, the gang thought that he was Major S. P. Cox who killed William "Bloody Bill" Anderson.

• Unknown Girl - When the gang robbed the Kansas City Exposition on September 26, 1872, there was a dispute with the ticket seller and a stray bullet hit a young girl in the leg. She recovered.

• John W. Whicher (18??-1874) - A Pinkerton Detective who had been sent to investigate the James Brothers in Jackson County, Missouri. Unfortunately, upon his arrival he let one too many people know about his plans and was soon found found shot to death alongside a rural road on March 11, 1874.

• George Wymore (1849?-1866) - After making their first robbery on February 13, 1866 in Liberty, Missouri, shots were fired upon making their escape. unfortunately, a stray bullet hit innocent 17 year old Wymore who was standing in front of the Green Hotel. Later, the family would say that they received a letter of apology from Jesse James.

© Kathy Weiser/Legends of America, updated April, 2010.