Marion Asher Braddock Tatum
Incident
Deputy Collector Marion Tatum died after falling from a railroad trestle in Athens, Georgia.
The train he was riding on stopped short of the station. As he steppe off of the train he fell from the trestle into the North Oconee River 75-feet below.
Deputy Collector Tatum was survived by his wife and seven children.
Survivors
Deputy Collector Tatum was survived by his wife and seven children.
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Deputy Collector Tatum served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue has lost 27 officers; 2 of them lost to accidents.
Marion is one of 453 officers lost to accidents in DC, 31.9% of the 1,419 remembered there.
Marion is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Marion is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1897, 3 officers in DC were lost to accidents, the 57th heaviest of 125 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 14.
In 1897, 14 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 131st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1897, 23 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 126th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Marion was 43. Of the 425 lost to accidents in DC whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.
Marion was 43. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.
Marion was 43. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
October holds 8.8% of these deaths in DC; July holds the most, 10.6%. Tuesdays: 13.9%.
October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.
October holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Tuesdays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 7.4% of all 27 deaths at United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.9% of all 1,419 deaths in DC, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue has 27 officers remembered here, Marion among them.
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William Henry Fowler Aug 10, 1867
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Ellis T. Jenkins Feb 15, 1871
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Clinton Gilbert
Jul 16, 1871
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Jerome E. Goodner Jan 26, 1875
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J. Holman Leatherwood May 22, 1875
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Elisha Graham Johnson
Jul 21, 1875
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George W. Stebbins Apr 18, 1878
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John Hutson Cooper Aug 9, 1878
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Samuel Waite Seawell Feb 26, 1879
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Thomas L. Brayton Jul 20, 1881
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James M. Davis Mar 13, 1882
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Henry Foote Walker Feb 10, 1883
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William Henderson Foote
Dec 29, 1883
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James N. Hamilton Oct 18, 1886
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Frank Weller
Aug 14, 1889
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Frank Weir
Sep 19, 1890
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Ralph Izard Barnwell
Mar 20, 1891
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Stephen D. Mather Oct 7, 1892
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Joe L. Spurrier
Oct 27, 1892
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Eli Abijah Moffitt
Dec 4, 1896
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Marion Asher Braddock Tatum Oct 19, 1897
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George Ratliff Jun 29, 1899
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John F. Lanier Dec 24, 1900
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John Carver Jan 10, 1905
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John Walter Hendrix
Dec 20, 1907
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William Arnot Anderson Apr 13, 1910
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John Savage West
Feb 10, 1915
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 30-E
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