Deputy Sheriff

George V. Vise

Accident
End of Watch June 5, 1878
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Vise drowned in a creek following a posse ride.

At about 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, 5 June 1878, Deputy Vise was returning to Hutchins after searching for an escaped horse thief. While crossing Cottonwood Creek, his horse bucked him off and he was caught in some foliage and drowned.

He was survived by his wife and two sons.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two sons.

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Deputy Sheriff Vise served with the Dallas County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Dallas, Dallas County, TX
Platform Identity dcso.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 5, 1878
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

George is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1878, 10 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 137th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

George was 37. 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.

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When

June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

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How

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

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His people

Dallas County Sheriff's Department has 20 officers remembered here, George among them.

Deputy Sheriff George V. Vise

Dallas County Sheriff's Department · End of Watch June 5, 1878

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 55-E

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