1881 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 63
Total Deaths by Month
- January 1
- February 2
- March 2
- April 6
- May 6
- June 5
- July 11
- August 8
- September 7
- October 5
- November 2
- December 8
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 2
- Arkansas 3
- California 1
- Colorado 2
- Connecticut 1
- Florida 1
- Georgia 2
- Illinois 7
- Kansas 2
- Kentucky 3
- Louisiana 1
- Michigan 2
- Missouri 3
- Nebraska 1
- New Jersey 1
- New Mexico 1
- New York 2
- North Carolina 1
- Ohio 3
- Pennsylvania 2
- Texas 12
- Tribal Police 1
- U.S. Government 4
- Virginia 1
- Washington 1
- West Virginia 1
- Wisconsin 2
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 63
- Female 0
Statistics
- Average age 37
- Average tour of duty 5 years, 3 months
Deputy Sheriff George W. Gillis
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, January 12, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Hart County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Wednesday, February 23, 1881
Cause: Assault
Grand Tower Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, February 26, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Holt County Sheriff's Office, NE
EOW: Monday, March 28, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy U.S. Marshal Henry Seagraves
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Friday, April 8, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
El Paso County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, TX
EOW: Thursday, April 14, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Sheriff William Fountain Beattie
Crittenden County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Thursday, April 21, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Olinger
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Thursday, April 28, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Thursday, April 28, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Grayson County Constable's Office - Precinct 7, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 5, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Chaffee County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Thursday, May 12, 1881
Cause: Duty related illness
Deputy Sheriff Richard "Texas" McCoy
Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, May 16, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff M. M. "Meek" Knight
Cooke County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Monday, May 30, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Sheriff Samuel J. "Sam" Meredith
Cooke County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Monday, May 30, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Sheriff Charles "Charley" Meredith
Cooke County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Monday, May 30, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Special Policeman Augustus Henry Emery, Jr.
Chesaning Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, June 6, 1881
Cause: Assault
Stokes County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, June 8, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
City Marshal John Donald McElrath
Greenfield Police Department, MO
EOW: Monday, June 20, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John Isham Mount
Washington County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
City Marshal William D. Patton
Fayetteville Police Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA
EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1881
Cause: Stabbed
Norwich Police Department, CT
EOW: Thursday, July 7, 1881
Cause: Assault
Deputy Sheriff Reuben D. Coleman
Grayson County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, July 8, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Undersheriff Milton A. Coleman
Dunn County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Sunday, July 10, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Charles G. Coleman
Pepin County Sheriff's Office, WI
EOW: Sunday, July 10, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, US
EOW: Wednesday, July 20, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Collector Thomas L. Brayton
United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue, US
EOW: Wednesday, July 20, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
High Constable John Minetree, Jr.
Petersburg High Constable's Office, VA
EOW: Wednesday, July 20, 1881
Cause: Fall
Police Officer William Henry Neinburg
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, July 30, 1881
Cause: Heart attack
Captain Cornelius N. Hendricks
Lexington Police Department, KY
EOW: Monday, August 1, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Constable James Simpson Harrison
Jefferson County Constable's Office, KY
EOW: Tuesday, August 2, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Tamaroa Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, August 4, 1881
Cause: Stabbed
Deputy Sheriff James A. Spillman
Lyon County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Thursday, August 4, 1881
Cause: Stabbed
Jacksonville Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, August 16, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Silverton Police Department, CO
EOW: Wednesday, August 24, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Burnet County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, September 1, 1881
Cause: Assault
Town Marshal William E. Maddox
Shelbyville Police Department, KY
EOW: Thursday, September 8, 1881
Cause: Train accident
Choctaw Nation Public Safety Department, TR
EOW: Thursday, September 22, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Jacob Friedrich Harr
New Orleans Harbor Protection Police, LA
EOW: Saturday, September 24, 1881
Cause: Drowned
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Sunday, September 25, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy City Marshal William E. Patterson
Beaumont Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, September 25, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Village Marshal Edward F. Shuee
Kenton Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, September 30, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Henry "Teddy" Frank
McLean County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Saturday, October 1, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Jourden Alexander Morris
Smith County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, October 8, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Special Police Officer David M. Sires
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Sunday, October 16, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Savannah Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, October 20, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Lansingburgh Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, October 23, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Monday, November 7, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Malden Marshal's Office, WV
EOW: Tuesday, November 15, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Starr County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, December 1, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy City Marshal Albertus Sweet
Belton Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, December 9, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Special Policeman Michael Meagher
Caldwell Police Department, KS
EOW: Saturday, December 17, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Roscommon County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: Saturday, December 17, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Jersey City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, December 18, 1881
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
New York Municipal Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, December 19, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Abram S. Johnson
Baldwin County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Monday, December 26, 1881
Cause: Gunfire
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Friday, December 30, 1881
Cause: Gunfire