Robert Woodson "Wood" Hite was an outlaw and cousin of Frank and Jesse James.
10 Facts About Wood Hite
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Wood Hite was a member of the James-Younger gang, participating in a number of robberies and other crimes.
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The death of Hite precipitated the series of events that culminated in the killing of Jesse James by Ford.
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Wood Hite was born in 1850 in Logan, Kentucky, to Major George Burns and Nancy Gardner Hite.
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Wood Hite's mother was the sister of Robert Sallee James, the father of Frank and Jesse James of the James-Younger Gang, making Wood a first cousin to the James brothers.
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Wood Hite was described as being between 5'8" and 5'10" with dark sandy hair, light complexion, a prominent Roman nose, and stooped shoulders that made him appear slouched.
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In 1881 Wood Hite was arrested after shooting and killing John Tabor, a black man who had made Wood Hite angry.
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Wood Hite escaped from jail after bribing one of his guards.
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Liddil was hit once in the leg, and Wood Hite was hit in the arm.
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Wood Hite's death is portrayed as the result of a gun battle between Hite and Liddil in a bedroom after Hite appears to have been attempting to take them by surprise.