Lucius C. Crooker was born on November 18, 1838, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to Benjamin and Mary Crooker. His father was a machinist who owned $3,000 of real estate and $1,000 of personal property. He grew up and attended school in Bridgewater, and by 1860, he was working as a clerk. He enlisted in the Union army on August 11, 1837, and he mustered in as a sergeant in Company F of the 39^th Massachusetts Infantry on August 27.

 

On December 22, 1863, he was promoted to 1^st lieutenant of the 77^th USCT Infantry. He was promoted to captain on March 13, 1865, and he was transferred to the 10^th USCT Heavy Artillery on October 1, 1865. He mustered out on February 22, 1867.

 

He married a woman named Louisa, and their son Lucius was born in Panama around 1873. By 1880, he was working as a clerk in Washington, D.C. He died sometime in the 1880s.

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