When Thomas Carlton Smith and his twin sister Mary Emma were born on September 27, 1846, in Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas, their father, Thomas, was 38 and their mother, Mary, was 32. He had two brothers and one sister. He died on November 3, 1892, in Red River County, Texas, at the age of 46, and was buried in Taylor,Williamson County, Texas.
U.S. MARSHALS
Thomas Calton Smith, Deputy U.S. Marshal
On Friday, November 4, 1892, Deputy Marshals Tom Smith, Dave Booker and another deputy named Tucker took a northbound train from Gainsville, Texas into the Chickasaw Nation of the Indian Territory to perform certain duties assigned to them. Sometime during the trip north, and when the train was nearing Thackerville, just inside Indian Territory, the deputies had gone into the “Jim Crow” passenger car normally reserved for blacks. One of the blacks took offense and asked what whites were doing in their car. Deputy Smith replied that whites could go where they wanted and got up to leave the car. The black man pulled a pistol and shot Deputy Smith through the heart, killing him instantly. Deputies Booker and Tucker both pulled their weapons and killed the black man. The body of Deputy Smith was returned to his home in Taylor, Texas. Deputy Smith was survived by his wife and five sons. Of their fives sons, four would enter public service. William would become a Houston policeman. Tom C. Junior would become a Deputy Sheriff for Harris County. Megathan would be killed in the line of duty as a Houston fireman. The eldest son, Frank S. Smith joined the Houston Police Department and then the Dallas Police Department. He later became an agent for the FBI and was credited with solving the Osage Hills murders in northeastern Oklahoma in the mid-1920’s. He was the only surviving lawman to escape the carnage of the Kansas City Massacre in 1933 unharmed. Frank Smith later served as the Chief of the Oklahoma City Police Department from 1939-1943. Deputy Smith’s father, Thomas Jefferson Smith, was also a lawman.
Provided by Mike Casey on August 30, 2017.
Deputy, line of duty, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 4 Nov 1892, shot and killed. Thanks, well done brother, RIP
Left by Anonymous on 30 Aug 2017
U.S. MARSHALS
Thomas Calton Smith, Deputy U.S. Marshal
On Friday, November 4, 1892, Deputy Marshals Tom Smith, Dave Booker and another deputy named Tucker took a northbound train from Gainsville, Texas into the Chickasaw Nation of the Indian Territory to perform certain duties assigned to them. Sometime during the trip north, and when the train was nearing Thackerville, just inside Indian Territory, the deputies had gone into the “Jim Crow” passenger car normally reserved for blacks. One of the blacks took offense and asked what whites were doing in their car. Deputy Smith replied that whites could go where they wanted and got up to leave the car. The black man pulled a pistol and shot Deputy Smith through the heart, killing him instantly. Deputies Booker and Tucker both pulled their weapons and killed the black man. The body of Deputy Smith was returned to his home in Taylor, Texas. Deputy Smith was survived by his wife and five sons. Of their fives sons, four would enter public service. William would become a Houston policeman. Tom C. Junior would become a Deputy Sheriff for Harris County. Megathan would be killed in the line of duty as a Houston fireman. The eldest son, Frank S. Smith joined the Houston Police Department and then the Dallas Police Department. He later became an agent for the FBI and was credited with solving the Osage Hills murders in northeastern Oklahoma in the mid-1920’s. He was the only surviving lawman to escape the carnage of the Kansas City Massacre in 1933 unharmed. Frank Smith later served as the Chief of the Oklahoma City Police Department from 1939-1943. Deputy Smith’s father, Thomas Jefferson Smith, was also a lawman.
Provided by Mike Casey on August 30, 2017.
Deputy, line of duty, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 4 Nov 1892, shot and killed. Thanks, well done brother, RIP
Left by Anonymous on 30 Aug 2017
When Thomas Carlton Smith and his twin sister Mary Emma were born on September 27, 1846, in Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas, their father, Thomas, was 38 and their mother, Mary, was 32. He had two brothers and one sister. He died on November 3, 1892, in Red River County, Texas, at the age of 46, and was buried in Taylor,Williamson County, Texas.
U.S. MARSHALS
Thomas Calton Smith, Deputy U.S. Marshal
On Friday, November 4, 1892, Deputy Marshals Tom Smith, Dave Booker and another deputy named Tucker took a northbound train from Gainsville, Texas into the Chickasaw Nation of the Indian Territory to perform certain duties assigned to them. Sometime during the trip north, and when the train was nearing Thackerville, just inside Indian Territory, the deputies had gone into the “Jim Crow” passenger car normally reserved for blacks. One of the blacks took offense and asked what whites were doing in their car. Deputy Smith replied that whites could go where they wanted and got up to leave the car. The black man pulled a pistol and shot Deputy Smith through the heart, killing him instantly. Deputies Booker and Tucker both pulled their weapons and killed the black man. The body of Deputy Smith was returned to his home in Taylor, Texas. Deputy Smith was survived by his wife and five sons. Of their fives sons, four would enter public service. William would become a Houston policeman. Tom C. Junior would become a Deputy Sheriff for Harris County. Megathan would be killed in the line of duty as a Houston fireman. The eldest son, Frank S. Smith joined the Houston Police Department and then the Dallas Police Department. He later became an agent for the FBI and was credited with solving the Osage Hills murders in northeastern Oklahoma in the mid-1920’s. He was the only surviving lawman to escape the carnage of the Kansas City Massacre in 1933 unharmed. Frank Smith later served as the Chief of the Oklahoma City Police Department from 1939-1943. Deputy Smith’s father, Thomas Jefferson Smith, was also a lawman.
Provided by Mike Casey on August 30, 2017.
Deputy, line of duty, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 4 Nov 1892, shot and killed. Thanks, well done brother, RIP
Left by Anonymous on 30 Aug 2017
U.S. MARSHALS
Thomas Calton Smith, Deputy U.S. Marshal
On Friday, November 4, 1892, Deputy Marshals Tom Smith, Dave Booker and another deputy named Tucker took a northbound train from Gainsville, Texas into the Chickasaw Nation of the Indian Territory to perform certain duties assigned to them. Sometime during the trip north, and when the train was nearing Thackerville, just inside Indian Territory, the deputies had gone into the “Jim Crow” passenger car normally reserved for blacks. One of the blacks took offense and asked what whites were doing in their car. Deputy Smith replied that whites could go where they wanted and got up to leave the car. The black man pulled a pistol and shot Deputy Smith through the heart, killing him instantly. Deputies Booker and Tucker both pulled their weapons and killed the black man. The body of Deputy Smith was returned to his home in Taylor, Texas. Deputy Smith was survived by his wife and five sons. Of their fives sons, four would enter public service. William would become a Houston policeman. Tom C. Junior would become a Deputy Sheriff for Harris County. Megathan would be killed in the line of duty as a Houston fireman. The eldest son, Frank S. Smith joined the Houston Police Department and then the Dallas Police Department. He later became an agent for the FBI and was credited with solving the Osage Hills murders in northeastern Oklahoma in the mid-1920’s. He was the only surviving lawman to escape the carnage of the Kansas City Massacre in 1933 unharmed. Frank Smith later served as the Chief of the Oklahoma City Police Department from 1939-1943. Deputy Smith’s father, Thomas Jefferson Smith, was also a lawman.
Provided by Mike Casey on August 30, 2017.
Deputy, line of duty, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 4 Nov 1892, shot and killed. Thanks, well done brother, RIP
Left by Anonymous on 30 Aug 2017
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