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...
Type of Officer: SheriffJurisdiction: Ellis CountyCounty: EllisDeath Date: 7/18/1871Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotA former deputy of Wild Bill Hickok, “Rattlesnake Pete” Lanihan (or Lanahan) defeated Hickok in the sheriff’s election of 1869....
Type of Officer: City MarshalJurisdiction: Baxter SpringsCounty: CherokeeDeath Date: 11/7/1870Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotA “fallen woman” by the name of Nellie Starr, who is listed in the Cherokee County census as operating a brothel, became...
