JAMES ROBERT GODLEY

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Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 53-E: 26
Department: Anderson County, Texas, S.O.
End of Watch: December 13, 1874
Cause: SHOT
Age: 31
Years of Service: 1
Description: Deputy Godley was shot as he attempted to arrest a suspect wanted on a charge of bigamy. As Deputies Godley and J. Henderson attempted to arrest the suspect, the suspect shot Deputy Godley in the head. Deputy Godley died of his injuries the next day.
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