Tyler County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch: Saturday, January 23, 1904
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: January 22, 1904
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Special Deputy Sheriff John W. Parsons succumbed to a gunshot wound when his pistol fell from his pocket, discharging and fatally wounding him at the Griffith Hotel.
He was survived by his wife and son.
Special Deputy Parsons was buried in the Segrest Cemetery in Tyler County.