Samuel Warner (Sampson Eldridge) Zickefoose

1865 - 1924  (58 years)

• Name	Samuel Warner (Sampson Eldridge) Zickefoose
  Nickname	Pet, Sampson
  Born	4 Dec 1865	Ritchie County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Nov 1924	Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I2944	Rossville
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Peter Hull Zickefoose,   b. 26 Feb 1831, Pendleton County, West Virginia ,   d. 30 Mar 1917, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Mary Polly Hammer Zickefoose,   b. Pendleton County, West Virginia ,   d. 17 Jul 1892, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Married	Sep 1855	Green County, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F3635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Effie M Lewis Zickefoose,   b. 14 Oct 1869,   d. 26 Nov 1928, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 59 years)
  Married	1895
  Children	1. Benjamin Arr Zickefoose,   b. 15 Nov 1896, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas ,   d. 24 Dec 1985, Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi  (Age 89 years)   2. Harry L Zickefoose,   b. 8 Jul 1907, Kansas City ,   d. 12 Sep 1975  (Age 68 years)   3. Marguerite Zickefoose Haas
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2017 13:31:04
  Family ID	F2510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Zickefoose, Samuel W. 1 VETERAN PEACE OFFICER BURIED HERE SATURDAY The body of the late S. W. Zickefoose, chief of detectives at Wichita and one of the most widely known peace officers in Kansas, who died in Wichita Tuesday morning of last week, arrived in Topeka at 4:55 o’clock Friday afternoon. Topeka police officers, mounted and afoot, formed an honorary escourt from the Santa Fe depot to the Conwell funeral home where the body lay in state unitl Saturday noon when it was brought to Rossville. The funeral service here at the Presbyterian church was short, including a prayer service conducted by Rev. G. C. Albin and a number of songs. Hesperian Lodge, A. F. & A. M., had charge of the Masonic service at the cemetery. The deceased gentleman was a member of Albert Pike lodge of Wichita. Mr. Zickefoose was born in Richie county, West Virginia, December 4, 1867. His parents were descendants of old Dutch families, which settled in New York when it was first populated, and later moving to Virginia. When he was 2 years old, he came to Kansas with his parents and settled in Rossville where he spent his boyhood. Early in life he left Rossville to become a peace officer, first serving as a member of the Topeka force. He also was a Santa Fe special agent and a member of the Kansas City police department. He was chief of detectives on the Kansas City police department when he resigned to become chief of police at Wichita seven years ago. Altogether, he had served 38 years as a peace officer. In 1895 he married Miss Effie M. Lewis, of Lecompton. Besides his widow, he is survived by three children, Benjamin A. Zickefoose, who is in the navy at New London, Conn,, Miss Marguerite Zickefoose and Harry Zickefoose, both of Wichita; two brothers, W. H. Zickefoose, of Rossville and O. A. Zickefoose, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; and a sister, Mrs. E. J. Gustin of Maple Hill.
  		Obituary- Zickefoose, Samuel W. 2 S. W. ZICKEFOOSE IS DEAD Samuel Warner Zickefoose, more familiarly known to Rossville people as ‘‘Pet" chief of detectives of Wichita, and formerly chief of detectives of Kansas City, Mo., died at Wesley hospital in Wichita at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday morning. Although Chief Zickefoose had been ill several weeks from infection of the gall bladder, the immediate cause of death, which was unexpected, was an attack of embolism sending a blood clot to the heart or brain. Death followed almost immediately. Monday the detective’s condition had improved to such an extent that he had planned to return to his home. He had been cheerful throughout the day and eaten his meals with apparent relish. Members of his family, believing that he was on the road to recovery were not at the bedside when he died. Only a nurse was present, it was said. Mr. Zickefoose entered law enforcement work at Wichita August 21, 1917, when he was appointed as chief of police by Louis R. Ash, Wichita's first city manager. One of his first official acts was to order a general clean-up of gambling and tenderloin districts. His law enforcement measures made him many warm friends as well as bitter enemies. After considerable turmoil in po¬lice circles Chief Zickefoose was removed about May 1, 1821. His successor remained but two months. Then another was named. Soon after his removal the office of detective chief was created and Mr. Zickefoose was named to the place, which he had held since. Mr. Zickefoose was chief of detectives in Kansas City from 1911 to 1913, in the administration of Governor Hadley. He entered the police department there as a probationary patrolman June 17, 1909, following a long career in the Santa Fe service. September 1 of the same year he was made a detective. His work of breaking up a gang of box car thieves and arresting them attracted the attention of the police commissioners. August 22, 1910, he was promoted to a sergeant of detectives and assigned to the command of detective headquarters at night. Funeral services will be held in the Rossville Presbyterian church next Saturday at 2 o’clock and the body interred in Rossville cemetery Beside his widow he is survived by a daughter and two sons. The delay in the funeral is to permit his son Ben time to arrive from Connecticut. Two brothers, Mr. W. H. Zickefoose. of this community, and Mr. O. A. Zickefoose of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and a sister, Mrs. Ed Gustin, of Manic Hill also survive.