United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, U.S. Government
End of Watch Sunday, July 29, 1894
Add to My HeroesIsaac Walkingstick
Sheriff Isaac Walkingstick was shot and killed by a man whose friend had just been arrested by the Sheriff for a misdemeanor charge.
When Sheriff Walkingstick refused to let the prisoner go as he walked him to jail, the suspect shot him. The suspect was then shot and killed by Sheriff Walkingstick's deputy.
Sheriff Walkingstick was Sheriff of the Goingsnake District of the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory (modern-day Oklahoma). He had served the agency for one year. He was survived by his wife and children.
He is buried in Terrell Cemetery (Peavine), Adair County, Oklahoma.
Bio
- Age 45
- Tour 1 year
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Location Oklahoma
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Shot and killed
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View all 14 ReflectionsI am the great grandson of Isaac Walkingstick and Jennie(Walkingstick)Ketcher. My grandmother was Florine Mashburn(Ketcher) Jennie's Daughter
Gabriel Mashburn
Great Grandson
July 19, 2024
