Uvalde County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch: Saturday, March 18, 1865
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 7 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 18, 1865
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Indicted for murder
Sheriff John Daugherty was shot and killed by a member of the Owens Gang after having arrested the gang's leader the previous day.
Sheriff Daugherty was a Confederate Army Civil War veteran and had been elected as sheriff only seven months earlier. He was survived by his wife and five children.