Guard

James Walter Johnson

Accident
End of Watch June 16, 1908
Age 28
The Vigil Panel 22 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Guard James Johnson was accidentally shot and killed when his double-barreled shotgun discharged as he climbed into a wagon.

Guard Johnson was supervising the county chaingang that was working on the Houston Road, approximately 13 miles from the city, when the accident occurred. He was climbing into the wagon when the shotgun's trigger got caught in the spokes of the wagon's front wheel. The shotgun discharged and stuck him in the shoulder.

He succumbed to wound approximately one hour later shortly after a doctor arrived at the scene.

Guard Johnson was survived by his wife and one child.

Survivors

Guard Johnson was survived by his wife and one child.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Guard Johnson served with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Macon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Guard Johnson.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Macon, Bibb County, GA
Platform Identity bcso.bibb.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 16, 1908
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

James is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1908, 36 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 111th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

James was 28. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Bibb County Sheriff's Office has 12 officers remembered here, James among them.

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Where

Guard James Walter Johnson

Bibb County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch June 16, 1908

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 38-W

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