The Story of James Simeon "Sim" Whitsett, Missouri Civil War Guerilla With Quantrill's Raiders and Friend of Frank and Jessie James, Cole, Jim and Bob Younger

The Story of James Simeon "Sim" Whitsett

Biographical Sketch of James Simeon Whitsett, 1896

Photos - Sim Whitsett and Quantrill's Raiders

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This document has been updated with page numbers, a table of contents and an index, May 30, 2007

Sim Whitsett Family Tree

Sim Whitsett Sources

James Simeon Whitsett in 1925 at the age of 80. His picture appeared in a Deaf Smith County, Texas history in an article written by Sim's granddaughter Gladys Murphy. Helen Eller of Texas, Sim's great-great granddaughter, sent it to me along with a few other photos.   To see those photos, go to:

Sim Whitsett Photo Gallery

Pennington's Rooster of Quantrill's Guerillas

This photo which has been misidentified as Sim Whitsett, is actually John W. Williams, a Civil War Confederate veteran but not a Quantrill Raider. After it was published as a photo of Sim Whitsett it was identified by the family of Williams. Supporting this is the fact it was taken at a Raiders reunion that Sim Whitsett did not attend.

Ronald N. Wall

Modified: 27 July 2022