Incident
Private Stillwell was shot and killed as he and U.S. Customs inspectors confronted smugglers at the Rio Grande River near Santa Helena, Texas. Private Stillwell and a Mexican bandit were killed during a shootout.
Survivors
Private Stillwell was survived by his wife and children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Private Stillwell served with the Texas Rangers.
Thank you for your service to the Austin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Private Stillwell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Texas Rangers has lost 122 officers; 104 of them killed feloniously.
Will is one of 1,461 officers killed feloniously in TX, 60.3% of the 2,422 remembered there.
Will is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Will is one of 17,631 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1918, 6 officers at Texas Rangers were killed feloniously, the 3rd heaviest of 43 years on record. The heaviest was 1837, with 12.
In 1918, 16 officers in TX were killed feloniously, the 9th heaviest of 180 years on record. The heaviest was 1928, with 19.
In 1918, 165 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 19th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1918, 169 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 24th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Will was 49. Of the 65 killed feloniously at Texas Rangers whose age is recorded, half were between 24 and 35; the middle age was 30.
Will was 49. Of the 1,330 killed feloniously in TX whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 37.
Will was 49. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.
Will was 49. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.
When
April holds 3.8% of these deaths at Texas Rangers; November holds the most, 16.3%. Wednesdays: 16.3%.
April holds 7.3% of these deaths in TX; December holds the most, 10.4%. Wednesdays: 13.1%.
April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.
April holds 8.6% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Wednesdays: 13.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 85.2% of all 122 deaths at Texas Rangers, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 4.8% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 60.3% of all 2,422 deaths in TX, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 14.2% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 20.4% of these deaths.
His people
Texas Rangers has at least 120 officers remembered here, Will among them.
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David Clark Jan 7, 1837
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James Coryell May 27, 1837
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Alfred H. Miles Nov 10, 1837
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Jesse Blair Nov 10, 1837
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Alexander Bostwick Nov 10, 1837
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James Christian Nov 10, 1837
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Joseph Cooper Nov 10, 1837
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James Joslen Nov 10, 1837
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Westley Nicholson Nov 10, 1837
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William Nicholson Nov 10, 1837
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William Sanders Nov 10, 1837
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Lewis F. Scheuster Nov 10, 1837
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Julius Bullock Oct 12, 1838
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John W. Carpenter Oct 12, 1838
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Thomas M. Scott Oct 12, 1838
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John Wilson Oct 12, 1838
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James Hall Dec 17, 1838
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Jacob Shipman Burleson Feb 25, 1839
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Edward Blakey Feb 25, 1839
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John B. Walters Feb 25, 1839
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James Gilleland Mar 7, 1839
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John Bird May 26, 1839
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William H. Weaver May 26, 1839
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Jesse E. Nash May 26, 1839
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Thomas Gay May 26, 1839
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H. M. C. Hall May 27, 1839
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John B. Denton May 24, 1841
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Abram Trigg Smith Aug 5, 1841
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George W. Heard Aug 22, 1841
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Wade Hampton Rattan Dec 25, 1841
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Peter Fohr Jun 8, 1844
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Richard S. Gilbert Dec 18, 1847
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Littleton P. Rattan Dec 18, 1847
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Thomas Couzens Jan 11, 1848
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John Wesley Dier Nov 12, 1848
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John A. Reed Jan 1, 1850
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Charles Grandison Bryant Jan 12, 1850
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William Gillespie May 29, 1850
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John Lemon Wilbarger Aug 20, 1850
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Daniel C. Sullivan Aug 20, 1850
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Samuel Baker Barton Jan 27, 1851
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William Lackey Feb 3, 1851
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Henry J. Willis Sep 15, 1851
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William H. Clopton Oct 3, 1855
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Willis E. Jones Oct 3, 1855
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H. K. Holland Oct 3, 1855
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Augustus Smith Oct 3, 1855
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William Earbee May 5, 1858
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Robert Nickles May 12, 1858
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Waco Indian May 12, 1858
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Jonathon Thompson Feb 27, 1859
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John Fox Nov 16, 1859
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Thomas Grier Nov 16, 1859
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William McKay Nov 16, 1859
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Nicholas R. Milett Nov 16, 1859
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David Herman Dec 14, 1859
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Fountain B. Woodruff Feb 4, 1860
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Andrew J. McCarty Jun 23, 1861
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Sidney Green Davidson Jun 23, 1861
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Harrison R. Connely Jul 29, 1861
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Jerome Culver Lynn Jul 29, 1861
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Thomas C. Weatherby Jul 29, 1861
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Alvin A. Clark Jun 29, 1866
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Lorenzo Biediger Dec 6, 1870
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Walter Richarz Dec 6, 1870
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Joseph R. Riff Dec 6, 1870
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Albert M. Swift Dec 27, 1870
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John Frank Green
Jul 9, 1873
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David W. H. Bailey Jul 12, 1874
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William A. Glass
Jul 12, 1874
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W. H. Cliff Sep 23, 1874
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L. B. Smith Jun 12, 1875
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C. E. Mortimer Dec 13, 1877
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John E. McBride Dec 17, 1877
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Timothy J. McCarty Jan 2, 1878
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A. A. Ruzin Aug 10, 1878
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Melvin E. Beauman Sep 10, 1878
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William B. Anglin Jun 29, 1879
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George R. Bingham Jul 3, 1880
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Benjamin Goodin Warren Feb 10, 1885
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J. G. Wood May 13, 1885
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Frank Sieker May 31, 1885
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William M. Bohanon Jul 2, 1885
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Thomas P. Nigh Aug 18, 1885
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James H. Moore Mar 31, 1887
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John F. Gravis Aug 4, 1890
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Robert E. Doaty Mar 22, 1892
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Frank Louis Schmid, Jr.
Jun 17, 1893
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Frank Jones
Jun 30, 1893
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J. W. Woods Nov 30, 1893
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Joseph W. McKidrict Apr 5, 1894
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Walter Lee Hooker Aug 28, 1894
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Oscar J. Breaux Aug 29, 1898
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Ernest St. Leon
Aug 31, 1898
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T. L. Fuller Oct 15, 1900
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W. Emmett Robuck
Sep 9, 1902
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Thomas Jefferson Goff
Sep 14, 1905
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Homer White
Feb 4, 1908
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N. P. Thomas Jan 5, 1909
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Quirl Bailey Carnes
Jul 31, 1910
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Grover Scott Russell Jun 23, 1913
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Eugene B. Hulen
May 24, 1915
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Robert Lee Burdett
Jun 7, 1915
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Henry Lee Ransom Apr 1, 1918
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Will P. Stillwell
Apr 3, 1918
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Thomas Carlyle Hyde Apr 30, 1918
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John Dudley White, Sr.
Jul 12, 1918
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Joe R. Shaw Aug 21, 1918
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Leonard Tillman Sadler Sep 16, 1918
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Ben L. Pennington
Oct 11, 1918
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Delbert Timberlake Oct 11, 1918
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Robert Ernest Hunt
Oct 15, 1918
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T. E. P. Perkins
Nov 7, 1918
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John August Moran Dec 12, 1918
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William M. Alsobrook Dec 9, 1919
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Joseph Benjamin Buchanan Dec 26, 1921
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S. F. Sherman Nov 7, 1922
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James Aaron Watson
Feb 21, 1924
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Timothy Samuel Willard Apr 19, 1928
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Dan Lafayette McDuffie
Jul 7, 1931
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