 1878 - 1915 (36 years)
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| Name |
Nimrod Showalter |
| Born |
16 Sep 1878 |
Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
 Occupation |
14 Jun 1915 |
Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky [1, 3] |
| city marshal / chief of police |
| Died |
14 Jun 1915 |
Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky [1, 2, 4] |
| Cause: internal hemorrhage due to shotgun wound to chest |
| Buried |
Bracken Memorial Cemetery, Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky [1, 2] |
| Person ID |
I6969 |
Our_Family |
| Last Modified |
29 Nov 2019 |
| Father |
Charles Wesley Showalter, b. 1826, Bourbon County, Kentucky , d. 12 May 1900, Bracken County, Kentucky (Age 74 years) |
| Mother |
Martha Jane Buckley, b. 1843, Bracken County, Kentucky , d. 1914 (Age 71 years) |
| Family ID |
F2701 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Josephine King, b. 6 Oct 1880, Falmouth, Pendleton County, Kentucky , d. 18 Dec 1951, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky (Age 71 years) |
| Children |
| + | 1. Elva Morford Showalter, b. 9 Dec 1903, Bracken County, Kentucky , d. 15 Feb 1984, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky (Age 80 years) |
| + | 2. George Edward Showalter, b. 6 May 1905, Bracken County, Kentucky , d. 15 Jun 1978, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky (Age 73 years) |
| | 3. Thelma Corinne Showalter, b. 1910, Bracken County, Kentucky |
| | 4. Kerby Showalter, b. 12 Sep 1912, Bracken County, Kentucky , d. 12 Sep 1912, Bracken County, Kentucky (Age 0 years) |
| | 5. Aileen G. Showalter, b. 30 Jul 1913, Bracken County, Kentucky , d. 10 May 2007 (Age 93 years) |
| | 6. Nimrod Showalter, b. 13 Oct 1915, Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky , d. 19 Mar 1973, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky (Age 57 years) |
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| Last Modified |
9 Dec 2019 |
| Family ID |
F2702 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S315] Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: Nimrod Showalter
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 36
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1878
Birth Place: Bracken
Death Date: 14 Jun 1915
Death Place: Bracken, Kentucky, USA
Father: Wesley Showalter
Mother: Martha Buckley
- [S25] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com).
- [S334] United States, Officer Down Memorials, 1791-2014, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: Chief of Police Nimrod Showalter
Date of Incident: 14 Jun 1915
Death Location: Kentucky
Department: Brooksville Police Department
Department State: Kentucky
End of Watch Date: 14 Jun 1915
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Weapon: Shotgun
Notes: Chief Nimrod Showalter was shot and killed by a man he had arrested the previous day. The suspect was released on bail, found Chief Showalter near the courthouse, and shot him. After shooting the chief, the man drove his horse and buggy around the courthouse square and fired his weapon two more times as he passed Chief Showalter's body. Chief Showalter was survived by his wife and five children, the youngest born after Chief Showalter's death.
- [S334] United States, Officer Down Memorials, 1791-2014, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: Chief of Police Nimrod Showalter
Date of Incident: 14 Jun 1915
Death Location: Kentucky
Department: Brooksville Police Department
Department State: Kentucky
End of Watch Date: 14 Jun 1915
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Weapon: Shotgun
Notes: Chief Nimrod Showalter was shot and killed by a man he had arrested the previous day. The suspect was released on bail, found Chief Showalter near the courthouse, and shot him. After shooting the chief, the man drove his horse and buggy around the courthouse square and fired his weapon two more times as he passed Chief Showalter's body.
Four months later the 19-year-old suspect surrendered to the Bracken County Sheriff. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to two to 21 years in prison. He was released after serving 18 months. On June 27th, 1923, he was shot and killed in Bracken County.
Chief Showalter was survived by his wife and five children, the youngest born after Chief Showalter's death.
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