Emery Conald Farmer
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Patrolman

Emery Conald Farmer

Accident
End of Watch November 8, 1922
Age 24
Tour of Duty 8 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Emery Farmer was killed in a motorcycle crash while on patrol on Dixie Highway in Fairfield. His body was found by a passerby near his wrecked motorcycle. He was taken to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. It is theorized that Patrolman Farmer was run off the road by bootleggers, as it was discovered that his motorcycle was going over 75 miles per hour and his pistol was missing. Patrolman Farmer had served with the Fairfield Township Police Department for only eight months. He was survived by his wife and three children. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton Butler County, Ohio.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Farmer served with the Fairfield Township Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hamilton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Farmer.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Hamilton, Butler County, OH
Platform Identity ftpd.butler.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 8, 1922
Tour of Duty 8 mo
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Emery Conald Farmer is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 32.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Fairfield Township Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
OH — Statewide
318
of 991 officers
32.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Emery Conald Farmer's cause is highlighted.

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

How Emery Conald Farmer Compares

Age at Death
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Emery Conald Farmer is highlighted in Nov.

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

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