Robert Newton Ford

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Robert Newton Ford was an American outlaw best known for killing Jesse James, an act that made him infamous in the history of the Old West.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Old West figure
human
outlaw
burialPlace Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Missouri NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1862-01-31
dateOfDeath 1892-06-08
dateOfDeathOfVictim 1882-04-03
era 19th century
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Ford NERFINISHED
givenName Robert
hasAlias Bob Ford NERFINISHED
hasReputation coward
traitor to Jesse James
killed Jesse James NERFINISHED
killedBy Edward O’Kelley NERFINISHED
legalStatusAfterKilling convicted of murder
pardoned
mannerOfDeath homicide
mannerOfKilling shooting
memberOf James–Younger Gang NERFINISHED
middleName Newton NERFINISHED
notableEvent assassination of Jesse James
notableFor killing Jesse James
notableWork killing of Jesse James
occupation outlaw
saloonkeeper
participantIn American Old West NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Ray County, Missouri NERFINISHED
United States of America
placeOfDeath Creede, Colorado NERFINISHED
United States of America
placeOfKilling St. Joseph, Missouri NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Casey Affleck NERFINISHED
portrayedIn The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford NERFINISHED
religion Christianity (probable)
residence Colorado NERFINISHED
Missouri NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
shotInTheBackOfTheHead Jesse James NERFINISHED
sibling Charles Wilson Ford NERFINISHED
subjectOf ballads about the killing of Jesse James
books about the James–Younger Gang
films about Jesse James

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Bob Ford fullName Robert Newton Ford