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Deputy U.S. Marshal

Floyd Wilson

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service — Washington, DC

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch December 13, 1892

Age 28

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Deputy Marshal Floyd Wilson was shot and killed near Lenapah, Indian Territory (modern-day Oklahoma). His killer was the infamous Henry Starr, leader of the "Henry Starr Gang." From 1892 to 1921, he and his gang robbed more banks than the James and Dalton Gangs put together. Most robberies took place in Oklahoma and Kansas, with a few committed in neighboring states. Deputy Marshal Wilson and another marshal had been in pursuit of the gang for several weeks. When they received information about where Starr was, Marshal Wilson cornered him alone. The other marshal's horse was unfit for travel. When ordered to surrender, a gunfight resulted. Deputy Marshal Wilson was hit three times. As he lay helpless, Starr put another bullet through his heart. On July 3, 1893, Starr and a member of his gang were apprehended in Colorado Springs. They were transported to Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he was tried before "Hanging Judge Isaac Parker." He was convicted of murder and sentenced to hang. A new trial was ordered, and he was again ordered to hang. A third trial was ordered, and he received 15 years for manslaughter. On January 15, 1898, he was transferred to the federal prison in Columbus, Ohio. In 1895 during his stay in the Fort Smith Jail, he assisted in convincing the famous outlaw "Cherokee Bill" into giving himself up after he shot and killed Guard Lawrence Keating, also of the United States Marshals Service. For what he called a very brave act, President Theodore Roosevelt pardoned him on January 16, 1903. A year later, Starr found out that officials in several states were preparing extradition papers to have him arrested for crimes committed before he murdered Marshal Wilson. He went back to his old ways, reformed his gang, and started robbing banks. On May 13, 1908, he was apprehended in New Mexico and extradited to Colorado for bank robbery. He was sentenced to 25 years and paroled on September 24, 1913. During the next 19 months, Starr and his gang robbed 14 differe

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Wilson gave the United States Department of Justice 7 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service

Type Federal Agency

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 13, 1892

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle

Military Service

Floyd Wilson served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Felonious

Floyd is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1892, 81 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 82nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Floyd was 28. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Floyd had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.

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