Jim Broker was born in 1939 in a farmhouse about middle of Holt County, Missouri. He was born into a “gun family” and taught to shoot firearms fast and accurately, beginning at the...view moreJim Broker was born in 1939 in a farmhouse about middle of Holt County, Missouri. He was born into a “gun family” and taught to shoot firearms fast and accurately, beginning at the age of four or five years. His grandfather deemed it a necessary skill for a Missouri boy to have.On one branch of his family tree was a Methodist circuit rider and on another branch was a gunfighter who must go un-named here. Jim took after both and became both a marshal and an ordained minister, preaching in little country churches in various parts of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa when called to fill a pulpit for a Sunday or for a week’s revival. He knew his Bible and was not afraid of stepping on toes. Sometimes it’s gotta hurt to help.view less