Sidney Smith Mcmath

Murdered

On April 22, 1911, Sheriff Sidney Smith McMath of Columbia County, Arkansas, was fatally shot while attempting to arrest a man accused of selling whiskey to employees of a local sawmill. Despite being mortally wounded, Sheriff McMath managed to return fire, killing the suspect.

Sheriff McMath, aged 45 at the time of his death, was survived by his wife and 12 children. He was interred at Frazier Cemetery in Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas.

Notably, his grandson, Sidney Sa ...Read More

Sheriff Sidney Smith McMath - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)

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