She had a piano and knew how to play. Many suspects were named, however, no one was ever charged nor convicted. Belle lived up to her new name and quickly took several lovers, Jim Starr, Blue Duck, Jack Spaniard and Jim French.

Many suspects were named, however, no one was ever charged nor convicted. The wanted and pursued outlaws from Missouri, Cole, Jim, Bob and John Younger and Jesse James used the Shirley home as a hideout. The grave back in 1998 was still in good shape - the fence was …

On February 3, 1889, while Starr was living in the Choctaw Nation, near the Canadian River, an …

a story of her supposed exploits. While living in the Choctaw Nation, near the Canadian River, an unknown assassin shot her from ambush with a shotgun.

Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? This time to Bruce Younger in a one month affair. Belle's life is an odyssey of many marriage's and affairs with felons, petty criminals and unsavory characters.

By paying a small fee, one can visit both the school and her grave located on private property. She survived all but two of the men she lived with. The women in the area dressed her in her finest black velvet riding attire with boots and adorned her with her expensive jewelry. She was born Myra Maybelle Shirley (parents called her Belle) on a farm near Carthage, Missouri one of six children but the only daughter of dirt farmer parents, John and Elizabeth (Hatfield) Shirley.

I have searched the web for it recently. Her parents moved into Carthage and her father became a prosperous innkeeper and slave holder. By paying a small fee, one can visit both the school and her grave located on private property. She survived all but two of these men. A paper flood resulted: embellished books, in the form of bibliography, biographies, many dime novels as well as featured magazine articles and then the ultimate in fiction, Hollywood movies. When the path becomes faint use a compass until you reach the grave surrounded by a chain link fence. There are no records that she was ever involved in murder, the robbery of trains, banks, stagecoaches or cattle rustling.

The grieving widow remarried. Belle and Sam were charged with horse stealing and she received two six-month terms which was served at a correction center in Detroit, Michigan. She married outlaw Jim Reed and lived in the Oklahoma Indian Territory at the home of outlaw Tom Star, a Cherokee. Here is the map to Belle Starr's grave that I promised in an earlier note.

However, the nearby Younger Bend School stands today near Porum, Oklahoma and was constructed by Bell to ensure that her daughter and the Indians received an education. "Everything that I have heard and read indicates that the folks that live in the house are friendly and pleasant - and will charge you a small fee to take the path to her grave.This map was on the internet in 2007. Please try again later.Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code.If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the mapPlease check your email and click on the link to activate your account.Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. At the time of her death, Belle was virtually unknown outside of the Oklahoma Indian Territory.

During her incarceration, Sam Starr was killed by an Indian policeman on the Reservation.

Folk Figure.

The wanted and pursued outlaws from Missouri, Cole, Jim, Bob and John Younger and Jesse James used the Shirley home as a hideout. Here is the map to Belle Starr's grave that I promised in an earlier note. Belle and Sam were charged with horse stealing and she received two six-month terms which was served at a correction center in Detroit, Michigan. The many maple trees gracing the area were all planted by Belle Starr.Folk Figure. Newspapers reporting on the story dubbed her "The Bandit Queen." There are no records that she was ever involved in murder, the robbery of trains, banks, stagecoaches or cattle rustling. To add a flower, click the “Leave a Flower” button.Family members linked to this person will appear here.Use the links under “See more…” to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc.Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5737284/belle-starr-short.htm RESTORING THE BELLE STARR SITE AT YOUNGER'S BEND Granddaughter Flossie apparently wrote in 1933 that Belle was buried in front of her cabin at the Bend, and through the years, her grave has stood almost alone, and later on the cabin was torn down and the place became almost deserted.

Then, The National Police Gazette published "Bella Starr, the Bandit Queen." An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their requestYou are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial.The email does not appear to be a valid email address. The grieving widow remarried. The Belle Star cabin where she lived and died consisted of three rooms.