When William Smith was born in 1894 in Ashers Fork, Kentucky, his father, Millard, was 23 and his mother, Jennie
, was 22. He married Sallie Smith on July 30, 1921, in Straight Creek, Kentucky. They had four children during their marriage. ,Deputy Sheriff William Smith was shot and killed in a shootout with a suspect on Christmas Eve in Pineville, Kentucky, on December the 24th 1930 at the age of 36, and was buried there.∼Deputy Sheriff William Smith
Perry County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky
End of Watch: Monday, December 24, 1923
Age: 46
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 12/24/1923
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Deputy William Smith was shot and killed in a shootout with a suspect on Christmas Eve.
After murdering Deputy Smith, the suspect fled into the nearby mountains. A posse that was assembled to pursue him reached the town of Glomawr and were searching for him when someone in a store threw a fire cracker at them.
Thinking they were being fired upon by the suspect, the posse opened fire towards the store, killing several occupants.
Deputy Smith was survived by his wife and seven children.
William Smith who is buried in the Pineville Cemetery in Bell County, Kentucky.)
This William Smith was the son of Jenny Asher Smith and Millard Smith
, was 22. He married Sallie Smith on July 30, 1921, in Straight Creek, Kentucky. They had four children during their marriage. ,Deputy Sheriff William Smith was shot and killed in a shootout with a suspect on Christmas Eve in Pineville, Kentucky, on December the 24th 1930 at the age of 36, and was buried there.∼Deputy Sheriff William Smith
Perry County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky
End of Watch: Monday, December 24, 1923
Age: 46
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 12/24/1923
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Deputy William Smith was shot and killed in a shootout with a suspect on Christmas Eve.
After murdering Deputy Smith, the suspect fled into the nearby mountains. A posse that was assembled to pursue him reached the town of Glomawr and were searching for him when someone in a store threw a fire cracker at them.
Thinking they were being fired upon by the suspect, the posse opened fire towards the store, killing several occupants.
Deputy Smith was survived by his wife and seven children.
William Smith who is buried in the Pineville Cemetery in Bell County, Kentucky.)
This William Smith was the son of Jenny Asher Smith and Millard Smith
When William Smith was born in 1894 in Ashers Fork, Kentucky, his father, Millard, was 23 and his mother, Jennie
, was 22. He married Sallie Smith on July 30, 1921, in Straight Creek, Kentucky. They had four children during their marriage. ,Deputy Sheriff William Smith was shot and killed in a shootout with a suspect on Christmas Eve in Pineville, Kentucky, on December the 24th 1930 at the age of 36, and was buried there.∼Deputy Sheriff William Smith
Perry County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky
End of Watch: Monday, December 24, 1923
Age: 46
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 12/24/1923
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Deputy William Smith was shot and killed in a shootout with a suspect on Christmas Eve.
After murdering Deputy Smith, the suspect fled into the nearby mountains. A posse that was assembled to pursue him reached the town of Glomawr and were searching for him when someone in a store threw a fire cracker at them.
Thinking they were being fired upon by the suspect, the posse opened fire towards the store, killing several occupants.
Deputy Smith was survived by his wife and seven children.
William Smith who is buried in the Pineville Cemetery in Bell County, Kentucky.)
This William Smith was the son of Jenny Asher Smith and Millard Smith
, was 22. He married Sallie Smith on July 30, 1921, in Straight Creek, Kentucky. They had four children during their marriage. ,Deputy Sheriff William Smith was shot and killed in a shootout with a suspect on Christmas Eve in Pineville, Kentucky, on December the 24th 1930 at the age of 36, and was buried there.∼Deputy Sheriff William Smith
Perry County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky
End of Watch: Monday, December 24, 1923
Age: 46
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 12/24/1923
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Deputy William Smith was shot and killed in a shootout with a suspect on Christmas Eve.
After murdering Deputy Smith, the suspect fled into the nearby mountains. A posse that was assembled to pursue him reached the town of Glomawr and were searching for him when someone in a store threw a fire cracker at them.
Thinking they were being fired upon by the suspect, the posse opened fire towards the store, killing several occupants.
Deputy Smith was survived by his wife and seven children.
William Smith who is buried in the Pineville Cemetery in Bell County, Kentucky.)
This William Smith was the son of Jenny Asher Smith and Millard Smith
Bio by: Pat Lacy
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When William Smith was born in 1894 in Ashers Fork, Kentucky, his father, Millard, was 23 and his mother, Jane, was 22. He married Sallie Smith on July 30, 1921, in Straight Creek, Kentucky. They had four children during their marriage. ,Deputy Sheriff William Smith was shot and killed in a shootout with a suspect on Christmas Eve in Pineville, Kentucky, on December the 24th 1930 at the age of 36, and was buried there.
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