Confederate Veterans’ Reunion 1901

Many times over the years I have come across newspaper articles about the 1901 Confederate Veteran’s Reunion held in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. My 2nd great-grandfather Jerome E Richards was the chief of police in Memphis during that time, which is why I’ve read about it so much.

Back in May of 2015 my mother and I went to visit Richards cousins in Tennessee. Surprisingly, they had a photograph of some of the detectives that were there. I had started to work on a list of the others, however, I lost in in the genealogy pit in my house. I recently came across it again and realized I have never finished because some of the men I was unable to find.

I hope by posting what I have I can not only share, but maybe others will have more information on those pictured!

Img112DETECTIVES ON DUTY

DURING

CONFEDERATE VETERANS' REUNION, MEMPHIS, MAY 28-30, 1901.

  1. PW McGuire
  2. PJ Donovan
  3. E Buttinghaus - Emil Buttinghaus, detective
  4. JE Richards, Jr – Jerome E "Eddie" Richards, Jr, son of Chief Jerome E Richards
  5. WJ Hendricks – or Hendrick. I found him listed as a patrolman
  6. Martin Kelly - http://historic-memphis.com/memphis-historic/portraits/portraits.html#K
  7. PE Horan – Patrick E Horan, special police
  8. CL Sanderson
  9. AL Chamblin – detective in East St Louis 1905, justice of the peace in Ferguson, Missouri in 1912
  10. JF Alexander – was found as a deputy in Memphis in 1900 in a newspaper article
  11. WE Irwin – detective from Nashville, Tennessee
  12. Ed Flynn
  13. JP Mahon – James P Mahon, patrolman
  14. Ike Wolf – Isaac Wolff, detective, I believe he was born in France
  15. MF Crawley – Matt F Crawley, I found him as a detective at Palace Hotel in San Francisco in 1917
  16. WS Lawless – Walter S Lawless, detective
  17. Al Ray – Alton G Ray, Fort Worth, Texas detective, San Antonio Express
  18. CW McCarthy – detective from Chicago, Illinois
  19. RH Kirwin
  20. John Sexton – detective from Louisville, Kentucky
  21. SB Humble – detective from Columbus, Ohio
  22. Ed Kehoe – I believe he was born in Ireland
  23. GW Bryant
  24. RB Stubbs – Robert B Stubbs, detective, New Orleans, Louisiana
  25. JT Barry
  26. Chief Richards – Jerome E Richards, my 2nd great-grandfather
  27. JD McGrath
  28. MJ Conway – in 1899 I was able to find him listed as a Pinkerton Detective
  29. JF Fogerty - Nashville, Tennessee detective

Author: Digging Up Your Family

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