Zerelda Mimms

Zerelda Amanda Mimms James (July 21, 1845 – November 13, 1900) was the wife and first cousin of Jesse James. Personal life Zerelda Amanda Mimms was the daughter of Pastor John Wilson Mimms and Mary Elizabeth James. Her mother was sister to Jesse James' father, Robert S. James. She and Jesse James married on April 24, 1874, while the James-Younger Gang was still in full force. Of the Jameses and Youngers, Jesse was the first to marry. Zerelda and Jesse had four children, two of whom died in infancy: Jesse Edward "Tim" James (August 31, 1875 – March 26, 1951) Twins Gould and Montgomery James (born February 28, 1878 and died in infancy) Mary Susan James (July 17, 1879–October 11, 1935)