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Webb Sellman Hersperger

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Birth	:	1 Mar 1902 Seneca, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Death	:	18 Jun 1933 Darnestown, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Burial	:	Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.1800003, -77.4163971
Plot	:	Row F North, Lot 6, Site 3
Description	:	Parents: - Elmer Clayton Hersperger [1866-1941] - Anna Poole (Sellman) Hersperger [1878-1923] Married Etta Virginia Gartrell on December 22, 1925 in Saint John's Episcopal Church, Olney, MD. Child: - Webb Sellman Hersperger, Jr. Hersperger was born in 1902 on the family farm on River Road. He was the son of Elmer and Anna Poole Sellman Hersperger. He attended the Poolesville schools and graduated from Poolesville High School about 1920. Webb was an accomplished baseball player and may have played for the Poolesville town team. After high school, he worked at a variety of jobs before taking a job with the Peoples Life Insurance Company. Webb developed... Read More	Parents: - Elmer Clayton Hersperger [1866-1941] - Anna Poole (Sellman) Hersperger [1878-1923] Married Etta Virginia Gartrell on December 22, 1925 in Saint John's Episcopal Church, Olney, MD. Child: - Webb Sellman Hersperger, Jr. Hersperger was born in 1902 on the family farm on River Road. He was the son of Elmer and Anna Poole Sellman Hersperger. He attended the Poolesville schools and graduated from Poolesville High School about 1920. Webb was an accomplished baseball player and may have played for the Poolesville town team. After high school, he worked at a variety of jobs before taking a job with the Peoples Life Insurance Company. Webb developed a knack for talking to people and putting them at ease. His travels around the county put him in touch with his clients, and someone suggested that his easygoing demeanor and intelligence might make him a good candidate for the newly-formed Montgomery County Police Department. He also had aspirations of a future in politics and thought that by becoming a police officer he would meet many people who would later support his candidacy for county commissioner. Webb married Virginia Gartrell in 1925 and they moved into a house on the Dr. White property on what is now Elgin Road in Poolesville. Webb joined the police department about 1930. He immediately became a respected and aggressive police officer. The fatal accident which took the life of Patrolman Webb Hersperger occurred on a Sunday morning, about 7:30 a.m., June 18, 1933, on the Rockville-Darnestown Road near Quince Orchard. The 31-year-old Montgomery County Police officer had left his home in Poolesville operating his police motorcycle and was enroute to work at the Bethesda substation when he was confronted by a passing vehicle coming towards him, and he collided head-on with the automobile. Hersperger was killed instantly when he was thrown through the windshield of the automobile. The other driver was transported to Montgomery General Hospital for treatment and was ultimately charged with manslaughter and reckless driving by Officer John Butts who had come along within minutes. Ironically, Officer Hersperger knew the operator of the car. Officer Hersperger had been commended often for outstanding service, including a time when he leaped on the running board of a getaway car from a moving police car and arrested two men who had been preying on motorists in Rock Creek Park. Officer Hersperger was buried at Monocacy Cemetery and his funeral was attended by dignitaries, the judges of the Circuit Court, the county commissioners, and the entire police force. He was the second Montgomery County Police officer to die in the line of duty.

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Where is Webb Sellman Hersperger's memorial?
Webb Sellman Hersperger's memorial is located at: Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville, Montgomery County, USA.
When did Webb Sellman Hersperger death?
Webb Sellman Hersperger death on 18 Jun 1933 in Darnestown, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Webb Sellman Hersperger's memorial?
Latitude: 39.1800003
Longitude: -77.4163971

Family Members:

Parent

Elmer Clayton Hersperger

(1866 - 1941)

Anna Poole Sellman Hersperger

(1878 - 1923)

Spouse

Etta Virginia Gartrell Hersperger

(1900 - 1997)

Siblings

Russell Clayton Hersberger

(1903 - 1969)

Evelyn Poole Hersperger Anderson

(1904 - 1984)

Children

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