The following is a list of officers in the State of KY who died in the line of duty from 1792-1930. Further references will be shown at the end of the series. I have a deep respect for our law officers having worked for many years with the IL State Police and later, the Garland, TX Police Department. If your ancestors served and lost their lives in the line of duty, you should be greatly proud of them!. The date shown is the date of death. 1. ARVIN, Jessie, Deputy Sheriff, Estill Co Sheriff's Dept, 22 Mar 1857, unknown. 2. BALDWIN, Michael, Louisville, KY PD, 11 Aug 1911, gunshots. 3. BALL, W. Floyd, Sheriff Harlan Co KY, 6 July 1928, unknown. 4. BARKER, Lee, Owensboro PD, 14 Feb 1912, unknown. 5. BEAGLE, Rufus A, Cynthiana PD, 12 Nov 1915, gunshots. 6. BEARD, Joseph, City Marshall, Lexington PD, 10 July 1858, stabbed 7. BROOKSHIRE, Arthur J, Estill Co Sheriff's Dept, 8 May 1928, unknown. 8. BYRNES, Edward, Louisville PD, 4 July 1895, gunfire. 9. CANNON, Simon R, Patrolman, Louisville PD, 13 Dec 1907, gunshot. 10. CASTLE, Lon, Ashland PD, 9 May 1925, gunshot. 11. COLLINS, Harry, Glasgow Town Marshall, Glasgow PD, 01 Jan 1929, unknown (shot). 12. CONNER, H C, Patrolman, Jefferson Co PD, 22 May 1909, gunshot. 13. COOVERT, George, Asst. Chief of Police, Pineville PD, 9 Sept 1890, unknown. 14. CROXTON, Ralph L, Louisville PD, 01 Apr 1924, gunshot. 15. CRUM, John T, Danville PD, 10 Apr 1901, gunshot. 16. CUNNINGHAM, Hodge, KY State Penitentiary, 3 Oct 1923, unknown. 17. DAILY, Charles Oglesby, Patrolman, Louisville PD, 12 Sept 1923, gunshots. 18. DAWSON, J Coleman, Owensboro PD, 1 June 1912, unknown. 19. DIUGUID, Guthrie, Murray PD, 9 Dec 1916, unknown. 20. DONLON, Thomas, Lexington PD, 12 May 1888, gunfire. 21. DUNCAN, Frank, Patrolman, Covington PD, 19 June 1908, unknown. 22. DUNN, Marshal Caleb, Jackson P D, 1 July 1933, unknown 23. ELDER, James E, Patrolman, Louisville PD, 28 July 1921, unknown 24. ENGLAND, James M, Corporal, Louisville PD, 1 Sept 1926, auto accident. 25. ESTES, J J, Lieutenant, Lexington KY PD, 19 Jan 1927, gunshots. 26. FITZGIBBON, Thomas L, Patrolman, Louisville PD, 9 Apr 1918, gunshots. 27. FOW, John, Patrolman, Louisville PD, 17 Feb 1917, gunshots 28. GANNON, William, Boyd Co PD, 26 Oct 1926, unknown. 29. GILBERT, William, KY State Penitentiary, 3 Oct 1923, unknown. 30. GILTNER, Thomas M, Patrolman, Louisville PD, 2 June 1919, gunshots. 31. GRUBER, John, Patrolman, Louisville PD, 27 Jan 1930, auto accident. 32. HEFFERMAN, Joseph J, Patrolman, Louisville PD, 12 Aug 1898, gunshots. 33. HENDRICKS, C N, Captain, Lexington PD, 1 Aug 1881, gunshots. 34. HOLTON, John, Constable, Augusta PD, 24 Nov 1845, stabbing. 35. HOWARD, Jacob Montgomery, Constable, Elliot Co Sheriff's Dept, 29 Jan 1885, unknown. 36. JONES, James W, Patrolman, Louisville PD, 16 Aug 1888, stabbing. 37. LAND, James M, Estill Co Sheriff's Dept, 22 Mar 1857, unknown. 38. LANE, Richard Dobbyns, Augusta Town Marshall, 25 Jan 1882, gunshots. 39. LAW, Benjamin F, Covington PD, 5 Jan 1925, unknown. 40. LAYNE, Henry, Officer, Hopkinsville PD, 13 Mar 1897, unknown. 41. LOEFFLER, Doc, Patrolman, Ashland PD, 4 July 1921, gunshots. 42. LUCAS, William J, Daviess Co Detention Center, 13 July 1884, unknown. 43. MARTIN, Bee, Deputy Sheriff, Floyd Co Sheriff's Dept, 31 Jan 1930, gunshots. 44. MATTINGLY, V B, KY State Penitentiary, 3 Oct 1923, unknown. 45. MIALBACH, Lawrence, Detective Sergeant, Louisville PD, 12 Oct 1927, gunshots. 46. MORGAN, Joe, Sheriff, Leslie Co Sheriff's Office, 1 Jan 1925, unknown. 47. MURPHY, Michael, Officer, Lexington PD, 6 Nov 1907, gunshots 48. MURPHY, William, Patrolman, Louisville PD, 19 Nov 1909, gunshots. 49. McGALIN, Robert E, Patrolman, Louisville PD, 25 Aug 1929, gunshots. 50. McKINLEY, Massengale, Somerset PD, 1 Nov 1929, gunshots. 51. McMURTRY, Robert Terry, Hardin Co Sheriff's Dept, 13 Dec 1914, unknown. 52. McNICHOLS, Thomas D, Patrolman, Louisville PD, 5 May 1928, auto accident. 53. McQUERRY, William, Patrolman, Covington PD, 12 June 1900. 54. NEWCOMB, William F, Patrolman, Louisville PD, 14 Aug 2929, auto accident. 55. O'CONNELL, John, Officer, Louisville PD, 8 July 1869, accidental gunshots 56. PFEIFER, George G, Sergeant, Louisville PD, 8 July 1923, auto accident 57. PHILPOT, Robert, Irvine PD, 20 Aug 1920, unknown. 58. POWELL, Edward H, Chief of Police, Jefferson Co PD, 16 May 1916, gunshots. 59. PURDON, James, Patrolman, Louisville PD, 27 July 1901, fire. 60. REAMS, William Harrison, Deputy Sheriff, Laurel Co Sheriff's Office, 24 Nov 1854, unknown. 61. ROBERTSON, Joe E, Sheriff, Carroll Co Sheriff's Office, 3 Sept 1916, gunshots. 62. ROGERS, David B, Covington PD, 13 May 1923, unknown. 63. ROSENBERG, Joseph, Patrolman, 16 Aug 1888, stabbing. 64. RUGGLESS, John, Deputy Sheriff, Lewis Co Sheriff's Dept, 7 Jan 1878, gunshots. 65. SCHOO, August, Officer, Newport PD, 14 June 1930, unknown. 66. SHOWALTER, Nimrod, Chief of Police, Brooksville PD, 14 June 1915, unknown. 67. STANLEY, Fred E, Floyd Co Sheriff's Dept, 7 Nov 1928, unknown. 68. STOUT, Peerless F, Patrolman, Jefferson Co PD, 3 May 1925, in pursuit of a vehicle. 69. SUBE, William C, Patrolman, Louisville PD, 5 Jan 1910, illness caused by duty. 70. THOMPSON, John T, Covington City Marshall, 28 Feb 1869, unknown. 71. THORNSBERRY, A J, Prestonburg PD, 28 Nov 1928, gunshots. 72. THORNSBERRY, Will, Prestonburg PD, 22 Nov 1928, gunshots. 73. TRESSLER, William, Ft. Thomas PD, 20 Sept 1928, unknown. 74. TYLER, John G, Patrolman, Louisville PD, 3 Aug 1920, motorcycle accident. WEATHERED, William W, Officer, Lexington PD, 29 July 1894, gunshots. WEBB, Edward Perry, Lawrence Co Sheriff's Office, 16 July 1920, unknown. WEBER, Frank, Patrolman, Louisville PD, 23 May 1910, gunshots. WELDON, O J, Office, Cumberland KY PD, 1 Jan 1930, unknown. WEST, R H, Officer, Hopkinsville PD, 6 Sept 1893, unknown. WEST, Silas, Somerset PD, 26 Jan 1928, unknown. WHITE, Aquilla, Patrolman, Owensboro PD, 3 Nov 1896, unknown. WILKE, Frank H, Patrolman, Louisville, PD, 24 Mar 1928, gunshots. WOOTON, John, Deputy Sheriff, Leslie Co Sheriff's Office, 1 Jan 1920, unknown. For more information, you should check the following website: http://odmp.org/info/sitemap.html.This is the site of the Officer's Down Memorial Page and contains names and information from 1792 upward for every state in the union. I give them full credit for these names. (c) Copyright 10 Oct 2002, Sandra K.Gorin, All Rights Reserved for presentation. Col. Sandi Gorin Publishing: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ GORIN worldconnect website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~sgorin SCKY resource links: http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/Gorin.html