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

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BO-US-TX-F80E7050
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Last updated
July 23, 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

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 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%.

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
653
of 2,421 officers
27% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% 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
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How James Glover Long Compares

Age at End of Watch
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
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Others Who Wore This Badge

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