Jesse Louis was born on September 9th, 1877. Jesse Louis' father was William Barth and his mother was Rhoda Burrey. His maternal grandparents were Jacob Burry 2 and Mary Ann Carr. He had two brothers and two sisters, named William Elmer, David Allen, Sarah Laura and Mable. He was the third oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 76 on September 4th, 1954.