Joseph Louis McCamant1

b. 4 September 1901, d. 25 April 1924
FatherJohn Hood McCamant2 b. 8 Apr 1876, d. 16 Nov 1939
MotherClara Pearl Lewis2 b. Jan 1881, d. 1918
Birth4 Sep 1901 Joseph Louis McCamant was born on 4 Sep 1901 in Grant County, New Mexico.1 
  Joseph, who appears to have gone by Lewis, worked for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police. 
Death25 Apr 1924 Joseph died on 25 Apr 1924 near Wall, New Mexico. He was on duty riding aboard a freight train when it stopped at Wall to take on coal. As the train left the station 3 men jumped aboard the coal car. Walking across the tops of the cars, Louis approached the men. One of them threw an iron bolt at him, causing Louis to lose his balance and fall under the wheels of the train. He was 23.3,1 
Burial27 Apr 1924 He was buried on 27 Apr 1924 in Gallup, McKinley County, New Mexico.1 
ChartsDescendants of Jeremiah Gardner and Margaret Edmiston
Last Edited21 Feb 2013

Citations

  1. [S2828] "New Mexico Statewide Death Records, 1889-1945", database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Feb. 2013); Joseph Louis McCamant entry, d. 25 April, 1924.
  2. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  3. [S3094] "Special Agent Louis McCamant", Officer Down Memorial Page (http://www.odmp.org/officer/… : accessed Feb. 2013).