Lorenzo C. Crowell
Incident
L.C. Crowell was elected sheriff of Kinney County on June 23, 1875; re-elected on February 15, 1876; and served until November 5, 1878. He was then appointed a deputy U.S. Marshal by Stillwell Russell, the U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Texas. During the course of his duties as a deputy U.S. Marshal, Crowell contracted smallpox. Even though he was extremely sick, he continued to help other victims of the disease. On January 10, 1879, Crowell died of the illness. Contemporary newspapers reported that while in the strict performance of his duty Crowell contracted a fatal case of smallpox, resulting in his untimely end.
Crowell was originally from Maine and moved to Fort Clark, Texas after the Civil War. He was survived by his wife and two young children. He was buried in the Ballantyne Family Cemetery in Brackettville, Kinney County.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two young children.
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Deputy U.S. Marshal Crowell served with the United States Department of Justice.
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Illness
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has lost 313 officers; 14 of them lost to illness.
Lorenzo is one of 137 officers lost to illness in DC, 9.7% of the 1,419 remembered there.
Lorenzo is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Lorenzo is one of 2,979 officers lost to illness worldwide, 8.7% of the 34,102 remembered here.
34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1879, 2 officers at United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service were lost to illness, the 3rd heaviest of 7 years on record. The heaviest was 2020, with 4.
In 1879, 2 officers in DC were lost to illness, the 12th heaviest of 25 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 45.
In 1879, 2 officers in the United States were lost to illness, the 46th heaviest of 108 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 564.
In 1879, 9 officers worldwide were lost to illness, the 52nd heaviest of 197 years on record. The heaviest was 2021, with 566.
Who
Lorenzo was 31. Of the 14 lost to illness at United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service whose age is recorded, half were between 51 and 64.3; the middle age was 59.5. Lorenzo had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 25 years.
Lorenzo was 31. Of the 136 lost to illness in DC whose age is recorded, half were between 45 and 56.3; the middle age was 51. Lorenzo had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 19 years.
Lorenzo was 31. Of the 1,996 lost to illness in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 42 and 58; the middle age was 51. Lorenzo had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
Lorenzo was 31. Of the 2,916 lost to illness worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 56; the middle age was 49. Lorenzo had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 20 years.
When
January holds 21.4% of these deaths at United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, more than any other month. Fridays: 7.1%.
January holds 9.5% of these deaths in DC; October holds the most, 13.9%. Fridays: 13.1%.
January holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Fridays: 14.8%.
January holds 9.9% of these deaths worldwide; October holds the most, 12.6%. Fridays: 14.9%.
How
Illness deaths account for 4.5% of all 313 deaths at United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 9.7% of all 1,419 deaths in DC, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.
Illness deaths account for 8.7% of all 34,102 deaths worldwide, the 3rd most common cause.
His people
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, Lorenzo among them.
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Robert Forsyth
Jan 11, 1794
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John Gatewood Feb 2, 1839
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James Batchelder May 26, 1854
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William H. Richardson Nov 17, 1855
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Eli R. Doyle Dec 27, 1855
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Leonard Armes Apr 20, 1860
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George W. Leihy Nov 18, 1866
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Theodore W. Moses Dec 6, 1869
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Thomas P. Foley Apr 27, 1870
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William Rufus Story
May 2, 1870
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William Hicks Reeves Mar 1, 1871
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William Anderson Looper Mar 3, 1871
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John Zeke Feb 16, 1872
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William T. Bentz Feb 22, 1872
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Clement McCausland
Feb 23, 1872
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Blacksut Beck Apr 15, 1872
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Sam Beck Apr 15, 1872
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William Hicks Apr 15, 1872
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George Selvidge
Apr 15, 1872
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Jim Ward Apr 15, 1872
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Riley Woods Apr 15, 1872
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William Beck Apr 16, 1872
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Jacob G. Owens
Apr 16, 1872
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Caleb N. Keith May 2, 1872
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Maddison F. Mitchell Jun 18, 1872
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Henry Franklin Griffin
Oct 6, 1872
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Marcus F. Parker Mar 22, 1873
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John C. Stephenson Jul 11, 1873
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R. T. Dunn Aug 8, 1873
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Andy Frigate Sep 5, 1873
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John P. Fries Oct 25, 1873
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Perry DuVal Nov 2, 1873
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Noah H. Burns Feb 15, 1874
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James P. Everette Jul 10, 1874
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William Spivey Aug 6, 1874
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Alfred F. Duckworth
Mar 1, 1876
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Arthur J. Harrington Jun 6, 1876
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Felix H. Torbett Oct 1, 1876
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Albert Gibson Jan 26, 1877
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Augustine McIntyre
Feb 10, 1877
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Van Buren Hendrix Feb 12, 1877
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John Wilson Feb 14, 1877
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Maston Reynolds Greene
May 12, 1877
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George Ellis Dec 10, 1877
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Rufus Springs
Apr 19, 1878
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Thomas Echols Rodgers Apr 29, 1878
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Augustus Harris Jun 17, 1878
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Harry T. McCarty Jul 13, 1878
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John Hicks Adams
Sep 2, 1878
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Cornelius Finley
Sep 2, 1878
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Jack Kimbrew Sep 11, 1878
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William H. Anderson Nov 8, 1878
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Lorenzo C. Crowell Jan 10, 1879
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James Kirby Sep 1, 1879
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C. R. V. Schefsky Sep 7, 1879
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Willard Rufus Ayers
Aug 11, 1880
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John Byron Hardie Dec 8, 1880
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Henry Seagraves Apr 8, 1881
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Robert Olinger
Apr 28, 1881
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Thomas Young Aug 25, 1882
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Dave H. Layman Apr 10, 1883
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John Mack Weir Jul 2, 1883
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John Collins Aug 10, 1883
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Addison Beck
Sep 27, 1883
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Lewis Merritt Sep 27, 1883
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William Leech Apr 10, 1884
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Walter Raleigh Killion May 24, 1884
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L. J. McDonald Jul 12, 1884
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Bud Pusley Nov 9, 1884
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Harrington Lee Gosling
Feb 21, 1885
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Jim Guy May 1, 1885
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William Kirksey May 1, 1885
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Andy Roff May 1, 1885
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James Roff May 1, 1885
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William Lee Miller Jul 6, 1885
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Miller Hurst Oct 11, 1885
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W. D. Kellett Dec 7, 1885
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John Nathaniel Merritt
Mar 6, 1886
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Tom C. Hall Mar 18, 1886
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James E. Richardson Mar 29, 1886
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R. W. Townsend Apr 4, 1886
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Henry Miller Apr 9, 1886
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William H. Irwin Apr 13, 1886
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Sam Sixkiller
Dec 24, 1886
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William Kelly Jan 17, 1887
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Mark Kuykendall Jan 17, 1887
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Henry Smith Jan 17, 1887
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William Fields Apr 10, 1887
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Dan Maples
May 5, 1887
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John Carleton Nov 5, 1887
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Frank Dalton
Nov 27, 1887
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E. A. Stokley Dec 3, 1887
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John D. Trammel Jun 26, 1888
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John Phillips Jun 30, 1888
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William Whitson Jun 30, 1888
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Mose McIntosh Nov 9, 1888
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Thomas Goodson Dec 1, 1888
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Z. W. Moody Mar 15, 1889
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Russell Wireman Mar 26, 1889
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Jim Williams Jun 5, 1889
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Joe Lundy Jun 10, 1889
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Charles Tanner Sparks
Oct 2, 1889
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Worth Bailey Saunders Feb 13, 1890
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Robert Cox Apr 14, 1890
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Charles H. V. Fusselman
Apr 17, 1890
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Jim Billy Jul 13, 1890
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David Sigemore Jul 31, 1890
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Samuel L. L'Estrange Nov 21, 1890
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William Pitts Dec 1, 1890
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Marion Prickett Dec 15, 1890
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Steve Pen-Su-Wau Feb 6, 1891
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James C. Arnold
Feb 26, 1891
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J. Locke Ezzell May 8, 1891
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Bernard Connelley Aug 19, 1891
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Charles Edwin Short
Aug 23, 1891
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Joseph S. Wilson Sep 23, 1891
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R. Lee Taylor Oct 1, 1891
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George E. Thornton
Oct 28, 1891
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George Wise
Oct 30, 1891
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Calixto Garcia Oct 30, 1891
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