Re: jacob B's observation (three years ago!)

Yes, several great traditional singers in North Carolina and Virginia identified the page as "little Robert Ford." Cas Wallin paused after singing the character's name and muttered "he got around, didn't he?" indicating that he was fully aware of the character's appearance in Jesse James. Dillard Chandler also sang of "little Robert Ford." I think he was Cas' Uncle, but he may have been a cousin.