He married Cordelia "Cordy" Watson on 22 Jul 1896 in Brown County Texas. Family lore says they eloped.
They had two children:
Roy David Chitwood 1898 – 1971
Rosebud Chitwood Slaughter 1907 – 1990.
In 1912 Gus became a police office with the El Paso Police Department. At the age of 40 he was killed in the line of duty after being shot by a .41 Caliber handgun.
On February 13th, 1915, Officer Gus Chitwood was sent with other officers to the alley west of Florence Street, between 3rd and 4th streets regarding a subject firing a gun. While searching the alley, the suspect emerged from a doorway and shot Officer Chitwood in the chest. He died within a few minutes of being shot. After being fired upon by other officers, the suspect escaped, only to be captured within an hour. The newspaper reports the suspect confessed to the crime during the interrogation. While in custody, the suspected attempted to grab another officer’s gun. The suspect was shot to death in the office of the Chief of Detectives. Officer Chitwood was the fourth El Paso Officer to die in the line of duty. Source: El Paso Times
He married Cordelia "Cordy" Watson on 22 Jul 1896 in Brown County Texas. Family lore says they eloped.
They had two children:
Roy David Chitwood 1898 – 1971
Rosebud Chitwood Slaughter 1907 – 1990.
In 1912 Gus became a police office with the El Paso Police Department. At the age of 40 he was killed in the line of duty after being shot by a .41 Caliber handgun.
On February 13th, 1915, Officer Gus Chitwood was sent with other officers to the alley west of Florence Street, between 3rd and 4th streets regarding a subject firing a gun. While searching the alley, the suspect emerged from a doorway and shot Officer Chitwood in the chest. He died within a few minutes of being shot. After being fired upon by other officers, the suspect escaped, only to be captured within an hour. The newspaper reports the suspect confessed to the crime during the interrogation. While in custody, the suspected attempted to grab another officer’s gun. The suspect was shot to death in the office of the Chief of Detectives. Officer Chitwood was the fourth El Paso Officer to die in the line of duty. Source: El Paso Times
Family Members
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Sallie Ann Chitwood Willborn
1879–1964
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May Bell Chitwood Peer
1881–1923
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May Belle Peer
1882–1923
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Ida Belle Chitwood Ford
1884–1953
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Clay B M Chitwood
1889–1949
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Fannie Manion Chitwood Walls
1891–1960
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Maggie Lucretia Chitwood Chitwood
1893–1957
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Marion Newton Chitwood
1899–1930
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David C Chitwood
1901–1956
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