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Submitted: 5/20/20 • Approved: 5/21/20 • Last Updated: 5/24/20 • R825490-G0-S3
Oct 29, 1853 Jackson Co, Missouri
Sep 16, 1889 Minnesota Territorial Prison, Stillwater, Minnesota
Parents: Henry Washington Younger, Bersheba Leighton Fristoe
Bob was an American criminal and outlaw, the younger brother of Cole, Jim and John Younger. He was a member of the James–Younger Gang.
In September 1876 the gang attempted to rob the First National Bank in Northfield, Minnesota. The townspeople decided to fight back, and in the ensuing shootout all three of the Younger brothers were captured. Bob was wounded in the elbow and later in the chest. Two Northfield citizens were killed in the botched raid.
Bob was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. He died of tuberculosis in prison at Stillwater, Minnesota on September 16, 1889, at the age of 35 years. His body was shipped to Lee's Summit, Missouri where a funeral was held. He was buried in the Lee's Summit Cemetery.
Contributed on 5/20/20 by tomtodd
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