Special Deputy Sheriff John Wheat Parsons

Special Deputy Sheriff John Wheat Parsons | Tyler County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Tyler County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Special Deputy Sheriff John Wheat Parsons

Tyler County Sheriff's Office, Texas

End of Watch Saturday, January 23, 1904

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John Wheat Parsons

Tyler County Special Deputy Sheriff John W. Parsons’ pistol fell from his pocket, discharging, and fatally wounding him. He died at 3:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 23, 1904.

Parsons was buried in the Segrest Cemetery in Tyler County. He was survived by his wife, Amanda Goode Parsons, and son, E. Thurston Parsons.

Bio

  • Age 54
  • Tour Not available
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire (Inadvertent)
  • Incident Date Friday, January 22, 1904
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