Family bits

I have eccentric antecedents. My grandfather used a divining rod to find water, unsuccessfully as far as I know. His grandfather and his uncle were friends of the James brothers. Jesse and Frank used to visit their farm in the summer. Granny Petty made them stay in the barn in case the law came calling. Manon Petty insisted that he saw Jesse on the street of a Texas town, years after his supposed demise. Manon said Jesse was living incognito as a banker. Makes perfect sense.