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John Sidney “Sid” Dugan

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John Sidney “Sid” Dugan

Birth
Death
29 Nov 1905 (aged 48)
Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, USA
Burial
Kellyville, Marion County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.7873001, Longitude: -94.4094696
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Killed in the line of duty when he was accidentally shot by another law enforcement officer in the heat of a gun battle with a man they were going to arrest. Even though the shooting was clearly accidental, the laws of the time meant that Deputy John W. Wilson was charged with murder. He posted bond and was released. The domino effect of tragedy continued on Saturday, March 24, 1906, Wilson was attacked, shot and beaten to death in his own home by his ex-son-in-law.

The son of John William Dugan and Mary Ann Walden, Sid was born in Kentucky. He married Alice P. Thacker around 1874 in Kentucky. Deputy Dugan was a beloved law enforcement officer in Marion County. Prisoners wrote cards of thanks to be published in the local papers thanking him for his treatment.

Sid and Alice had the following children:
Laura Dugan
Maggie Dugan
Willie Dugan
Albert Dugan
Lorrine Dugan
John R. Dugan
Annie May Dugan Barnwell
Frank Dugan
Sidney Fay Dugan Bramlett, born after her father's death
Killed in the line of duty when he was accidentally shot by another law enforcement officer in the heat of a gun battle with a man they were going to arrest. Even though the shooting was clearly accidental, the laws of the time meant that Deputy John W. Wilson was charged with murder. He posted bond and was released. The domino effect of tragedy continued on Saturday, March 24, 1906, Wilson was attacked, shot and beaten to death in his own home by his ex-son-in-law.

The son of John William Dugan and Mary Ann Walden, Sid was born in Kentucky. He married Alice P. Thacker around 1874 in Kentucky. Deputy Dugan was a beloved law enforcement officer in Marion County. Prisoners wrote cards of thanks to be published in the local papers thanking him for his treatment.

Sid and Alice had the following children:
Laura Dugan
Maggie Dugan
Willie Dugan
Albert Dugan
Lorrine Dugan
John R. Dugan
Annie May Dugan Barnwell
Frank Dugan
Sidney Fay Dugan Bramlett, born after her father's death


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