Lorenzo
Crounse
Born in Sharon, Schoharie, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Crounse
and Margaret (Van Arnhem) Crounse
Husband of
Mary (Griffiths) Crounse
— married
19 Sep 1860 in Fort Plain, Montgomery, New York, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Jessie (Crounse) Hitchcock
Died
at age 75
in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Dec 2015
This page has been accessed 736 times.
| Preceded by 7th Governor James E. Boyd |
Lorenzo Crounse 8th Governor of Nebraska  |
Succeeded by 9th Governor Silas A. Holcomb |
Biography
Lorenzo Crounse is Notable.
Lorenzo Crounse was a Nebraska Republican politician and the eighth Governor of Nebraska.
Moved to Nebraska in 1864 and settled at Rulo in Richardson County.
His daughter, Jessie, married United States Senator Gilbert Monell Hitchcock.
Military Service
- United States Civil War
- Battery K, First Regiment, New York light artillery
- Rank: Captain
- September 15, 1861 – September 9, 1862
- Discharged a year later due to severe wounds received during a battle on the Rappahannock River in Virginia.
Sources
- BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE - ARCHIVES RECORD, RG001 Nebraska. Governor, SG016 Crounse, Lorenzo, 1834-1909, Papers: 1866-1909, Governor of Nebraska: 1893-1895, Cubic ft.: 3.5, Approximate No. of Items: 7,000 history.nebraska.gov
- "Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic, Burial Records, 1861-1948", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:QPXY-K9HD : 25 November 2020), Entry for Lorenzo Crounse,
- "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:QLQ9-KMJT : 16 March 2018), Entry for Lorenzo Crounse, 1890; citing Passport Application, Nebraska, United States, source certificate #, Passport Applications, 1795-1905., 349, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:MWR8-K5Y : 29 May 2021), Household of Lorenzo Crounse, 1870.
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