Ulysses Grant Holliday

Death by Force

In the rugged landscape of Breathitt County, Kentucky, a dedicated lawman met a tragic and untimely end. Ulysses Grant Holliday, a 37-year-old male, had only been a Deputy Sheriff for a few weeks before he was killed in the line of duty on December 10, 1905. His death unfolded on a day that began with the lawful attempt to serve a warrant on two brothers just outside the city limits of Jackson.

Accompanied by two deputized civilians, Deputy Holliday located the wanted siblings and duly in ...Read More

Deputy Sheriff Ulysses Grant Holliday

Ulysses Grant Holliday (1868-1905) - Memorials - Find a Grave

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