Elko County Sheriff's Office, Nevada
End of Watch Monday, August 2, 1869
Add to My HeroesS. 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
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Tuesday, July 27, 1869
- Weapon Handgun
- Offender Not available
Most Recent Reflection
View all 13 ReflectionsThank 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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