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Family: William McKinley Coward / Tabitha Susan "Tabby" Aaron (F3780)  ^[1] 

• Father | Male William McKinley Coward

  
  

  Born	9 Feb 1897	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Died	28 May 1939	Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia
  Buried		Aaron Family Cemetery Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Married	7 Feb 1918	Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
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  Mother | Female Tabitha Susan "Tabby" Aaron

  
  

  Born	20 Apr 1898	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Died	12 Oct 1988	Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia
  Buried		Aaron Cemetery, Callands, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
  Father	Volney Beauregard Aaron | F2714 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary Henrietta Wells | F2714 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male MM3 Hassell Spencer Coward

  
  

  Born	1922
  Died	8 Jun 1944	Died at sea when his ship the U.S.S. Rich struck a mine during the invasion of Normandy.
  Buried		Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Calleville-sur-Mer Basse, Normandie, France

  
  

  Child 2 | Male + Frederick Herman 'Freddie' Coward

  
  

  Born	1918	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Died	22 Oct 2003	Danville, Virginia
  Buried
  Spouse	Ella Merricks | F120
  Married	25 Nov 1937

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Justice Edward Coward

  
  

  Born	18 Feb 1934	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Died	November 16, 2009	Martinsville, Virginia
  Buried		Aaron Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

  
  

  Child 4 | Male + Melvin Rupert Coward

  
  

  Born	23 Jun 1924	Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia
  Died	27 Oct 1997	Callands, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
  Buried		Danville Memorial Gardens, Danville City, Virginia
  Spouse	Living | F3154
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  [S180] E-Mail, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-g&gsfn=Will&gsfn_x=XO&gsln=Coward&gsln_x=XO&msydy=1900&msypn__ftp=Pittsylvania+County%2c+Virginia%2c+USA&msypn=2376&msypn_PInfo=7-|0|1652393|0|2|3245|49|0|2376|0|0|&msfng0=Volney&msfns0=Aaron&msmng0=Mary+Henrietta&msmns0=Wells&_83004002=cauc&cpxt=0&catBucket=rst&uidh=2fl&msydp=10&_83004003-n_xcl=f&cp=0&mssng0=Tabitha&mssns0=Aaron&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=8482&recoff=7+9&db=OfficerMemorials&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1. Constable William M Will Coward Department: Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office Department State: Virginia Date of Incident: 28 May 1939 Death Location: Virginia End of Watch Date: 28 May 1939 Age: 44 Birth Year: abt 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire Weapon: Officer's handgun Suspect: Executed in 1939 Notes: Constable Coward was shot and killed with his own service weapon while arresting a man creating a disturbance at a church on Route 57 near Chatham. As Constable Coward made the arrest, two other men walked up behind him. One of the men grabbed Constable Coward's revolver from its holster and then handed it to the second man. The second man then shot Constable Coward in the back. The man then shot him four more times in the back as he laid on the ground. Constable Coward's 12-year-old son witnessed the murder. The suspect fled the scene but was arrested the following day at his father's home. He was convicted of murdering the officer and sentenced to death. He was executed in the electric chair on December 15, 1939. The accomplice was sentenced to 20 years. Constable Coward was survived by his two sons. Memorial Page