Is your boss weird? Jesse James and his wife were first cousins. Which means your boss may very well literally be inbred. There are a LOT of people that lie about being descendants of James ... they should've read up first.
From the Wikipedia article on Jesse James:
Jesse recovered from his chest wound at his uncle's Missouri boardinghouse, where he was tended to by his first cousin, Zerelda "Zee" Mimms, named after Jesse's mother.[12] Jesse and his cousin began a nine-year courtship, culminating in marriage.
From the Wikipedia article on Zerelda Mimms:
Zerelda Mimms James (born Zerelda Amanda Mimms on July 21, 1845–November 13, 1900) was the first cousin and wife of Jesse James.
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