John A. Reed
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Private

John A. Reed

Texas Rangers — Austin, TX
Accident
End of Watch January 1, 1850
Age 40
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Gender Male

Incident

Private John Reed drowned when he fell from a boat while crossing the San Antonio River with his unit near Goliad, Texas.

Private Reed was a widower and was also predeceased by his son.

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Permanent identifier
BO-US-TX-3BE6BAB0
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Last updated
September 9, 2026

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176 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Private Reed served with the Texas Rangers.
Thank you for your service to the Austin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Texas Rangers
Type Other
Location Austin, TX
Platform Identity tr.travis.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 1, 1850
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Private John A. Reed is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,787 officers honored here.

In TX, 657 of 2,422 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Texas Rangers, 11 of 122 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 9% of this agency's fallen.

Texas Rangers
11
of 122 officers
9% Accident
TX — Statewide
657
of 2,422 officers
27.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,787 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John A. Reed's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How John A. Reed Compares

Age at Death
40
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John A. Reed is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Where the Name Is Cut