JOSEPH R BUCHANAN
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Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 62-W: 22
Department: Fannin County, Texas, S.O.
End of Watch: May 12, 1885
Cause: SHOT
Age: 54
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Deputy Sheriff Buchanan and Sheriff Thomas Ragsdale attempted to arrest two brothers on warrants for horse theft. Both officers were shot as they approached the small outhouse where the brothers were hiding.
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