Background
She was born in McMinnville, Tennessee, the daughter of judge Richard Marshall Fristoe and Mary L. Fristoe.
She was born in McMinnville, Tennessee, the daughter of judge Richard Marshall Fristoe and Mary L. Fristoe.
Throughout the 1860s she suffered many tragedies. In 1862 Henry was shot dead. He was brought home and buried in an unmarked grave.
Also the Younger boys were being targeted because of Cole"s involvement with the missouri guerillas.
By this time Bersheba had become quite ill, so they brought her back to Lee"s Summit, Missouri, to die. Some men recognized John and Bob Younger as Cole"s brothers, they knocked Bob unconscious and took John out back and hung him 4 times, hitting him until he was unconscious.
This ordeal was too much for Bersheba and she died on 6 June 1870, her 54th birthday.
James-Younger Gang.