Deputy U.S. Marshal

Lorenzo C. Crowell

Illness
End of Watch January 10, 1879
Age 31
Tour of Duty 2 mo
Gender Male

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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Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 10, 1879
Tour of Duty 2 mo
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

The Sacrifice · Illness

Lorenzo is one of 2,028 officers lost to illness in the United States, 7.4% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

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.

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Who

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.

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When

January holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States; October holds the most, 14.9%. Fridays: 14.8%.

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How

Illness deaths account for 7.4% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 3rd most common cause.

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His people

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, Lorenzo among them.

Across the years

Deputy U.S. Marshal Lorenzo C. Crowell

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch January 10, 1879

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 27-W

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