James Glover Long
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Constable

James Glover Long

Accident
End of Watch September 12, 1935
Age 50
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Gender Male

Incident

Constable James Long was killed in an automobile accident when his vehicle collided head-on with a grocery truck on Highway 19, near Elkhart.

Constable Long was survived by his wife and four children.

Survivors

Constable Long was survived by his wife and four children.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-TX-F80E7050
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Long served with the Anderson County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Elkhart community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Long.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Elkhart, TX
Platform Identity accop2co.anderson.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 12, 1935
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Constable James Glover Long 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 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 Anderson County Constable's Office - Precinct 2, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Anderson County Constable's Office - Precinct 2
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
TX — Statewide
657
of 2,422 officers
27.1% 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. James Glover Long's cause is highlighted.

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

How James Glover Long Compares

Age at Death
50
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Glover Long is highlighted in Sep.

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

Others Who Wore This Badge

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