Deputy Sheriff S. D. Sheldon

Deputy Sheriff S. D. Sheldon | Elko County Sheriff's Office, Nevada
Elko County Sheriff's Office, Nevada
Deputy Sheriff S. D. Sheldon

Elko County Sheriff's Office, Nevada

End of Watch Monday, August 2, 1869

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S. D. Sheldon

Deputy Sheriff S.D. Sheldon succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained six days earlier.

He was shot in the head while collecting the license tax from a saloon in Toano, Nevada.

Deputy Sheldon also served as the Constable for Toano Township.

Toano, also referred to as Toana, became a ghost town in 1906 after traffic from Idaho and the south ceased with the completion of the Oregon Shortline Railroad.

Bio

  • Age Not available
  • Tour Not available
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Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire
  • Incident Date Tuesday, July 27, 1869
  • Weapon Handgun
  • Offender Not available

tax collection

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Thank you Jim. Please let me put my name down with you. I can't help but wonder if Deputy S. D. Sheldon had also served in the American Civil War.

Danny Saam, officer
California Highway Patrol.

May 27, 2025

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