Bersheba Fristoe Younger (born Bersheba Leighton Fristoe; June 6, 1816 – June 6, 1870) was an American woman who was the mother of the famed Younger Outlaws Cole, Jim, John and Bob.

(née Sullivan) She married Henry Washington Younger in about 1830 and bore 14 children from 1832 to 1857.

In addition, the entire family were targeted by Jayhawkers because of the involvement of Cole and other close relatives with the Missouri Confederate guerrillas led by William Quantrill.

On August 13, 1863, the Union Prison in Westport holding 17 Confederate woman and girls, and one boy, suddenly collapsed.

11 required all rural residents of Jackson and Cass Counties to prove their loyalty to the Union and move to settlements close to Union Army outposts, the Youngers - along with many Confederate-sympathizing residents of the area - left Missouri for Texas.