Wade Hamilton Kelley

Trinity County Sheriff's Dept. — Groveton, TX

Felonious

End of Watch April 24, 1911

Age 39

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Wade Hamilton Kelley was asked by a man living near the lumber mill to come to his residence and check on illegal activity. As Deputy Kelley was approaching the residence, he was shot and killed. Four men were arrested for the murder. No disposition on the cases is known at this time.

Deputy Hamilton was married and had three chidlren. He was buried in the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Trinity, Texas.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Kelley served with the Trinity County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Groveton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Kelley.

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

Agency

Department Trinity County Sheriff's Dept.

Location Groveton, TX

Platform Identity tcso.trinity.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 24, 1911

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Unknown weapon

Offender four men arrested

Deputy Sheriff Wade Hamilton Kelley is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Trinity County Sheriff's Dept., 2 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Trinity County Sheriff's Dept.

of 5 officers

40% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious