Chief Ketchum

 

Chief Ketchum lived on the west side of the city in Galveston with his wife and eight children in a two story Colonial house built in 1838 by the founder of Galveston. Chief Ketchum bought the house in 1800. After twenty years Ketchum became chief of Galveston’s police department. Chief Ketchum put his son in charge of his general contracting business. Chief Ketchum was a tall and slender he was also a very popular chief despite the fact that he fought in the Civil War as a drummer boy. Later on he became a Captain for the Union. Even though Galveston was highly known for being Confederate they respected Chief Ketchum. Sometimes groups of people would like to have regions at Ketchum’s coffee urn.