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1878 - 1915 (36 years) Submit Photo / Document
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George Frank Coffey |
Born |
16 Jul 1878 |
Denton Co., TX |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
26 Jun 1915 |
Cause: In line of duty |
Buried |
Mt Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX |
Notes |
- G. Frank Coffey
Age:
36
Length of Service:
2 Years
Location of Incident:
NW 25th at N. Main
Date of Injury:
June 26, 1915
Date of Death:
June 26, 1915
Burial:
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Summary:
June 26, 1915. Captain Coffey had gone to the saloon of Buck Cooper & Son to arrest Ed Cooper. Cooper and Ed Spears, a stockyards cattleman had staged a fistfight earlier in the day.
Ed Cooper offered to pay a fine, but refused to go to the police station. Captain Coffey insisted that Cooper accompany him to the police station. When Cooper began resisting, Captain Coffey drew his pistol and pointed it at Cooper. At this time, Captain Coffey and Ed Cooper were surrounded by a group of packinghouse men that had been in the saloon. Ed Cooper's brother, Tom Cooper, came up and shot Coffey four times, with the last shot going into Coffey's face. Coffey fell dead on the street.
Tom Cooper was later charged with the murder of Captain Coffey, though he was never convicted of the crime.
http://www.cfwfallenheroes.org/hero_George_Frank_Coffey-12 [1]
- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15093272 [2]
- Name: G. Frank Coffey
Death Date: 26 Jun 1915
Death Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas
Gender: Male
Race: w
Death Age: 38 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1877
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Film Number: 2051304
Digital Film Number: 4165734
Image Number: 282
Reference Number: cn 13777
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Person ID |
I11347 |
Extended Families of Childress |
Last Modified |
8 Jun 2020 |
Family |
Fannie Card, b. 4 Mar 1885, Denton Co., Texas, USA , d. 16 Apr 1957, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX (Age 72 years) |
Married |
1903 |
Denton Co., TX |
Children |
| 1. Jewell Frances Coffey, b. 4 Jul 1906, d. 30 Jul 1956, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX (Age 50 years) |
| 2. Marvin Card Coffey, b. 1905, d. 8 Jan 1974, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX (Age 69 years) |
| 3. Charles Milton Coffey, b. 1914, d. 20 Sep 1973 (Age 59 years) |
| 4. Hallie Coffey, b. 27 Jul 1910, d. 8 Jan 1996, OK (Age 85 years) |
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Last Modified |
8 Jun 2020 |
Family ID |
F4066 |
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Sources |
- [S646] http://www.cfwfallenheroes.org.
- [S524] Findagrave.com.
- [S171] Texas Death Index 1890-1976.
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