1885 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 66
Total Deaths by Month
- January 4
- February 6
- March 4
- April 2
- May 13
- June 6
- July 4
- August 8
- September 4
- October 3
- November 4
- December 8
Total Deaths by State
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 66
- Female 0
Statistics
- Average age 38
- Average tour of duty 4 years, 5 months
Cedar Rapids Police Department, IA
EOW: Wednesday, January 7, 1885
Cause: Struck by train
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Constable Jacob Montgomery Howard
Elliott County Constable's Office, KY
EOW: Thursday, January 29, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Private Benjamin Goodin "Ben" Warren
Texas Rangers, TX
EOW: Tuesday, February 10, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Nashville City Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, February 12, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Cooke County Constable's Office - Precinct 5, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 14, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Marshal Harrington Lee "Hal" Gosling
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Saturday, February 21, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Mount Sterling Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, February 24, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Marquette County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: Monday, March 9, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Town Marshal James Franklin Harrington
Jewel Marshal's Office, KS
EOW: Saturday, March 14, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Lighthorsemen Police, TR
EOW: Sunday, March 29, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Lighthorsemen Police, TR
EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Warsaw Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Marshal William "Bill" Kirksey
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Friday, May 1, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Friday, May 1, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Marshal Andy Roff
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Friday, May 1, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Marshal James Roff
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Friday, May 1, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Fannin County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, May 11, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Joseph R. Buchanan
Fannin County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, May 12, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy City Marshal Levin P. Smith, Jr
Bryan Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, May 15, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
New Straitsville Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff James A. Greenlee
Shasta County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, May 27, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy City Marshal W.B. "Black" Hardeman
Colorado City Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Dubois County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Monday, June 1, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Butler County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Tuesday, June 2, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William A. Daniels
Cochise County Sheriff's Department, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, June 9, 1885
Cause: Stabbed
Caldwell Police Department, KS
EOW: Friday, June 19, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Comanche County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, June 25, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Andrew T. Peterson
Wilmington Police Department, DE
EOW: Saturday, June 27, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Texas Rangers, TX
EOW: Thursday, July 2, 1885
Cause: Duty related illness
Deputy U.S. Marshal William Lee Miller
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Monday, July 6, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Jack County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Friday, July 17, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA
EOW: Thursday, August 6, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Hastings Police Department, NE
EOW: Friday, August 7, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
New York Municipal Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, August 21, 1885
Cause: Stabbed
Springfield Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, August 25, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Springfield Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, August 27, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Constable Charles Hoskins
Bastrop County Constable's Office - Precinct 6, TX
EOW: Wednesday, September 16, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Evanston Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, September 22, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Culpeper County Constable's Office, VA
EOW: Thursday, September 24, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Orange County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, September 25, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy U.S. Marshal Miller Hurst
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Sunday, October 11, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Levi L. Drinkard
Limestone County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, October 26, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Mitchell County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, October 29, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Rapid City Police Department, SD
EOW: Friday, November 6, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Sheriff Edward Alexander Stevens
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, November 7, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, November 11, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Cochise County Sheriff's Department, AZ
EOW: Thursday, November 26, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, December 6, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy U.S. Marshal W. D. Kellett
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Monday, December 7, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Sunday, December 20, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Hillsboro Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Sheriff George Washington Epperson
Bradford County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Friday, December 25, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Lamar County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, December 27, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Constable Joseph Andrew Campion
Lavaca County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, TX
EOW: Sunday, December 27, 1885
Cause: Gunfire
Little Rock Police Department, AR
EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1885
Cause: Assault