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Charles Henry Oglesby
6 Jul 1866 – 5 Oct 1907
| Birth | 6 Jul 1866 |
| Death | 5 Oct 1907 |
| Cemetery | Osborne Cemetery Rensselaer , Jasper County , Indiana , USA |
| Added by | Bonnie Fortney- Wichita, Kansas on 02 Sep 2009 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41492392 |
Bio
Charles Oglesby was the Sheriff for Pulaski County, in Indiana. He died in the line of duty at age 41. Sheriff Oglesby was requested by a Train Engineer on a Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Train, to assist removing three hobo's from his train. The Engineer found them on a stop in Star City, Indiana, and ordered them off, but they refused to leave. Unknown to the Sheriff at the time the three men were not hobo's, they were a gang of safe-crackers who had recently burglarized the Marsh Store in Burnettsville, Indiana. As Sheriff Oglesby approached the men, one of the suspects ran from the train, up the railroad tracks, heading north. The other two suspects held their ground. Both men pulled weapons, firing shots at Sheriff Oglesby, Sheriff Oglesby returned gunfire. The second suspect attempted to run from the scene, as a bullet hits below his left shoulder by Sheriff Oglesby, as he tries climbing a fence to escape. The third suspect then managed to shoot Sheriff Oglesby in the chest, but before he could escape, Sheriff shot him in the stomach. Sheriff Oglesby was taken to his home, where he died several hours later from his wounds, surrounded by family and friends. A posse was quickly organized, to seek out the three suspects. Two suspects were found hiding in a nearby cornfield. Both were tired and wounded. They surrendered without incident. The third suspect was captured wandering aimlessly among the railroad tracks, north of Winamac. The suspect wounded by Sheriff Oglesby later died of his wounds. The other two were sentenced to Prison. Sheriff Oglesby had been with the Pulaski County Sheriffs Department for just 10 months. He was survived by his wife and three children. His wife, Mary J. Oglesby, born May of 1876, was 31 at the time. And his 3 daughters, Emma M. Oglesby, born in November of 1895, she was 11 at the time, and Lessie L. Oglesby, born in February of 1898, she was 9 at the time, and a third one born after the 1900 Census.
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- Dayton C Oglesby 1861–1937 FaG
- Joseph William Brown 1861–1863
- Margaret Lou Oglesby Querry 1870–1945
- Benjamin G "B. G." Oglesby 1873–1962
- George Washington Oglesby 1878–1956
- Maude J Oglesby Quick 1880–1960
- Sarah E. "Sadie" Oglesby Jackson 1882–1962
Children
- Emma M. Oglesby 1895–1904 FaG
- Lessie Lavern Oglesby McKinsey 1898–1976 FaG
- George W. Oglesby 1901–1966 FaG
- Maurice Charles Oglesby 1907–1980 FaG
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