For those seeking a link between Jesse James' mother, Zerelda Cole and the Cole family -- page 83 of the book "Jesse James Soul Liberty" by Eric F. James "...Woodford County where Frank and Jesse's mother, Zerelda Cole, was born." "The boy's mother had witnessed her uncle Amos Cole killed there."

Richard James Cole and Ann Hubbard had sons named Amos and James. The Frankfurt Argus issue of Thurs May 16, 1827 reported the murder of Amos Cole at the Black Horse Inn.