Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Jeff Davis Barnes of the Fowler precinct, accidentally shot himself while cleaning his pistol, and died instantly.
J. D. Barnes was elected constable for Precinct 5 in Bosque County on November 8, 1910 and qualified on December 5, 1910. The 1900 census reported Barnes had a wife and five children. Barnes is buried in the Kopperl Cemetery in Bosque County next to his wife and a son.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Barnes served with the Bosque County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Meridian community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Barnes.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Constable Jeff Davis Barnes is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jeff Davis Barnes's cause is highlighted.
How Jeff Davis Barnes Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jeff Davis Barnes is highlighted in Jul.