Type of Officer: Special PoliceJurisdiction: OswegoCounty: LabetteDeath Date: 10/3/1874Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: StabbingWilliam Hugest attempted to quiet a disturbance at the county fairgrounds between John Bagby and another man who were in an...
Type of Officer: SheriffJurisdiction: Ellsworth CountyCounty: EllsworthDeath Date: 8/15/1873Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotWhitney, well-known lawman and scout who had participated in the Battle of Beecher Island in 1868, became sheriff of...
Type of Officer: Deputy U.S. MarshalJurisdiction: SilverdaleCounty: CowleyDeath Date: 3/22/1873Added to Memorial: 2018Circumstances of Death: GunshotDeputy US Marshal Marcus L. Parker was shot and killed during a gun battle on March 22, 1873, as he and other law...
Type of Officer: City MarshalJurisdiction: Baxter SpringsCounty: CherokeeDeath Date: 6/29/1872Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotMayor J. R. Boyd of Baxter Springs was involved in a dispute with the lumberyard owner over the mayor’s debt. A fight...
Type of Officer: Policeman/Special DeputyJurisdiction: AbileneCounty: DickinsonDeath Date: 10/5/1871Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotCity Marshal James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok became involved with a group of men when he attempted to quell their...
Type of Officer: Deputy SheriffJurisdiction: Harvey CountyCounty: HarveyDeath Date: 9/23/1871Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotDeputy Sheriff Carlos King had disarmed one Thomas Edwards for disturbing the peace and had run him out of town. Edwards...
