Deaths of St. Louis Police Officers, 1861–1899

 

The St. Louis Board of Commissioners’ Record Book of Resignations, Reductions, Promotions, and Deaths 1861–1899 provides the names of police officers that died in that period. The deaths occurred from disease and while on duty. The original record book is available at Missouri Historical Society.

Dennis Northcott contributed this information for publication in the 1997 St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly, volume 30, number 2, pages 54–57.


Deaths of St. Louis Police Officers, 1861-1899



Name Death Date Cause of Death Notes
Alexander, Lee J. 1 Jan 1894 Consumption  
Alt, Chas. 23 Sep 1891 Congestion of lungs  
Anderson, John 29 Mar 1878 Shot and killed himself willfully  
Andrae, Ben F. 7 Jan 1892 La Grippe  
Ayers, Benjamin W. 4 Jan 1878 Accidentally shot  
Banning, R. P. 24 Jan 1865    
Barnes, Henry C. 11 Jul 1878 Hemorrhage of the lungs  
Barry, Richard 29 Jan 1864    
Bartly, J. H. 30 Sep 1878 Softening of the brain  
Belefield, Charles 4 Jan 1877 Accidentally killed on railroad  
Bernhardt, Geo. L. 19 Oct 1882 Scarlet fever  
Bohanon, John 14 Mar 1878 Consumption  
Bohland, August 13 Aug 1869    
Boone, L. A. 16 May 1893 Gun shot wound  
Boyle, Frank 22 Jun 1892 Paralysis of spine  
Brabazon, John 9 Dec 1876 Consumption  
Brady, James 6 Oct 1890 Murdered  
Brown, William 15 Aug 1880 Shot himself  
Burke, Bernd. 9 Dec 1891 Kidney  
Burke, John P. 28 Feb 1888 Consumption  
Busemyer, Henry 20 Nov 1863    
Byrne, John 26 Jan 1888    
Callahan, Wm. T. 18 Jan 1892 Erysipelas  
Carr, W. A. 29 Jul 1890 Kidney disease  
Condon, James 19 Oct 1890 Congestion of brain  
Connors, William 8 Feb 1878 Pneumonia  
Conway, Patrick 22 Oct 1875 Paralysis  
Coogle, Adam 30 Jun 1866    
Cosgrove, Patrick 18 May 1886 Suicide  
Coughlin, James 7 Dec 1877 Consumption  
Cowell, Edward 23 Dec 1872 Small pox  
Cummings, John 10 Sep 1875 Killed in discharge of duty  
Daley, Michl. 30 Apr 1882 Apoplexy  
Daley, P. W. 16 Jun 1879 Consumption  
Daly, Patrick 17 Apr 1884    
Donnelly, Ed. 7 Dec 1889    
Donohue, John 23 Jul 1884    
Doran, Chas. 7 Jan 1888 Asthma  
Doran, Patrick 7 Nov 1881 Shot & killed by a noted thief, Jno. Shea  
Doud, Thomas 4 Feb 1893 Asthma  
Downey, Jerome 28 Apr 1864    
Drinan, Thomas 31 May 1877 Consumption  
Duffy, Wm. 22 Oct 1891 Heart disease  
Egan, John 11 May 1885 Consumption  
Eggerman, Herman 20 Feb 1883 Consumption  
Faher, Hy. 31 Dec 1888 Hydrophobia  
Fahey, James R. 15 Jul 1878 Apoplexyy  
Finnegan, Owen 29 Jul 1878 Dysentery  
Fitzsimmons, Thos. J. 18 Jul 1889    
Flynn, Martin 27 May 1875 Consumption  
Foster, M. 28 Oct 1889    
Fraugel, Henry 29 Nov 1889    
Fruchte, John H. 31 Jan 1871    
Fruchte, Tho. L. 20 Jan 1892 Par[alysis] of heart  
Gaffney, Daniel 17 Aug 1866 Cholera  
Gallagher, Hugh J. 13 Oct 1880 Shot himself  
Garvin, Alex 2 Jun 1892 Consumption  
Geisler, John V. 16 Aug 1873 Accidentally shot himself  
Genail, Paschal 3 Sep 1881 Result of an accident; shot fired by officer Blue  
Godrey, Laurence 1 Sep 1863    
Gregory, Joseph 11 Oct 1866    
Grismore, Sam'l. 17 Feb 1882 Consumption  
Haggerty, John 30 Nov 1888 Accidental shooting  
Harper, R. S. 23 Jun 1878 Consumption  
Healy, John W. 22 Apr 1876 Consumption  
Heffernan, Thos. 1 Sep 1893 Pneumonia  
Helmkamp, Fred 31 Oct 1882 Chronic dysentery  
Hercules, Joseph 2 Sep 1890 Cancer of the lungs  
Hern, Fred. 31 Mar 1891 Typhoid fever  
Hildebrand, Aug. H. 13 Oct 1877 Drowned himself in the Mississippi river  
Hoerner, Conrad 24 May 1870 Sun stroke  
Hopkins, Pat J. 7 Dec 1891 Typhoid fever  
Jenks, P. M. 8 Oct 1883 Murdered  
Keefe, Dennis 20 Jan 1888 Consumption  
Kenneday, Michl. 10 May 1891 Pneumonia  
Kessler, John H. 11 Nov 1862    
Kohlhund, Christ. 18 Sep 1886 Disease of kidneys  
Krumwede, P. H. 28 Jan 1886 Consumption  
Kuss, Ferdinand 4 Jun 1875 Consumption  
Lamar, John S. 6 Dec 1881 Consumption  
Lasley, Leroy 4 Dec 1882 Complication of diseases  
Lawler, Pat 25 May 1893 Hepatitis  
Little, Matthew 19 May 1877 Pneumonia  
Long, William 26 Sep 1882 Accident on streetcar  
Lunebrink, Wm. 3 Jul 1884    
Maloney, M. 2 Aug 1888 Sun stroke  
Manning, John W. 28 Feb 1865    
Martin, John W. 7 Dec 1880 Shot himself  
Mathias, Philip 8 Jun 1873 Consumption  
McCormack, Dan'l. 22 Jul 1883 Inflammation of bowels  
McGrew, Michael 30 Mar 1874 Pneumonia  
McGuire, D. C. 29 Jan 1893 Pneumonia  
Meyers, W. B. 23 Sep 1885 Suicide  
Miller, Adam 6 Apr 1881 Dropsy  
Miller, J. O. 16 Dec 1891 Dropsy  
Mills, A. G. 21 Feb 1894 Paralysis  
Murphy, M. 18 Jan 1889 Cancer of stomach  
Myers, John H. 30 Dec 1864    
Nahman, Jos., V. 14 Jul 1882 Consumption  
Nash, Richard 25 Sep 1872 Consumption  
O'Brien, John T. 2 Oct 1893 Consumption  
O'Brien, Thos. 30 Dec 1891 Pneumonia  
O'Brien, Tim 5 Nov 1891 Pneumonia  
O'Connell, Dan'l. 28 Jul 1885 Consumption  
O'Connor, Jas. J. 11 Dec 1891 Consumption  
O'Donnell, Pat. 5 Sep 1879 Suicide by shooting himself  
O'Hara, [unk] 28 Aug 1891 Dropsy  
Ohearn, David 16 Oct 1887 Consumption  
O'Kane, Pat. 8 Jan 1890    
O'Leary, Patrick 24 Feb 1880 Paralysis  
O'Malley, Thomas 20 Feb 1884 Inflammatory rheumatism  
O'Meara, Daniel 25 Apr 1864    
Pepper, Nathaniel 6 Feb 1873 Lung fever  
Pernot, Henry 28 Jun 1874 Congestion of the brain from heat  
Price, L. D. 19 Apr 1893 Consumption  
Printz, Charles 1 Jun 1879 Shot by Chas. Sanders  
Rahill, Tim'y. 15 Nov 1881 Consumption  
Reiley, John 1 Jul 1877 Typhoid fever  
Reilly, Joseph 14 Aug 1866 Cholera  
Reilly, Pat 30 Oct 1892 Pneumonia  
Remmers, Martin 26 Mar 1890 Pneumonia  
Retterath, Rudolph 31 Mar 1891 Pneumonia  
Riley, W. H. 29 Jan 1889 Pneumonia  
Riordon, Patrick 12 Sep 1883 Injury  
Rittenhouse, Edwd. 18 Nov 1873 Hemorrhage of the lungs  
Robertson, J. M. 16 Apr 1893 Consumption  
Roehl, John E. 24 Jun 1890 Accident  
Rogers, Michael 30 Apr 1873 Consumption  
Ruble, Henry 7 Jan 1870 Small pox  
Ruidemeyer, Henry 25 Sep 1890 Rheumatism of heart Spelling of surname unclear
Russell, Jas. A. 3 May 1880 Consumption  
Sappington, M. 21 Oct 1888 Insanity  
Schimmell, Chas. 26 Jun 1871 Consumption  
Schmidt, Fred'k. 19 May 1882 Typhoid fever  
Schmittgens, F. L. 17 Mar 1894 Typhoid pneumonia  
Schrier, August 15 Apr 1872 Heart disease  
Schubert, Joseph 20 Aug 1866 Cholera  
Schulte, Joseph H. 26 Sep 1887 Abscess  
Seamans, A. J. 30 Jun 1888 Consumption  
Shaw, Wm. 6 Aug 1885 Suicide by gun shot  
Sheehan, Wm. 9 Sep 1882 Inflammation of the bowels  
Sheridan, James 2 Apr 1885 Liver disease  
Sheridan, Terrence 13 Aug 1874 Consumption  
Skinner, John W. 15 Jun 1868 Killed  
Slattery, John L. 17 Jun 1876 Consumption  
Smith, Thomas 19 Oct 1883 Kidney disease  
Stewart, Hugh 29 Jul 1885 Sun stroke  
Sturdy, John 10 Apr 1863    
Sweeney, Michael 5 Sep 1887 Consumption  
Tebeau, Adolph 18 Mar 1889 Heart disease  
Tobin, A. J. 16 Aug 1893 Typhoid fever  
Todt, Conrad 21 Jul 1893 Consumption  
Toone, William 4 Apr 1885 Consumption  
Traumiller, M. 28 Feb 1891 Kidney  
Vanbeck, Wynand 15 Feb 1875 Consumption  
Vaught, J. C. 21 Dec 1873 Consumption  
Voepel, Daniel 30 Oct 1865    
Waddel, C. B. 10 Jul 1888    
Walmfechtel, Joseph 4 Apr 1864    
Walsh, John 1 Oct 1873 Kicked by a horse  
Walsh, Michael 5 Dec 1880 Shot by some unknown person  
Walsh, Michael 18 Dec 1880 Pneumonia  
Walsh, Pat. 27 Apr 1891 La grippe  
Warren, Harris 13 May 1891 Paralysis  
Weeks, Asa S. 20 Dec 1878 Injuries from falling off a wagon  
Weithorn, William 28 Dec 1869    
Weldon, Patrick 14 Nov 1887 Consumption  
White, Chester B. 30 Aug 1866 Cholera  
White, John S. 18 Nov 1877 Shot by Frank Raudo  
Williams, Robert 29 Nov 1864    
Wilmers, Louis H. 4 Sep 1890 Murdered  
Wilson, Geo. W. 11 Nov 1872 Small pox  
Worthington, Golden 19 Feb 1890    
Young, Levi 31 Oct 1886 Heart disease  
Young, Lulius 2 Feb 1893 Suicide by gun