Oswin Paul LaFrance

1872 - 1900  (27 years)

• Name	Oswin Paul LaFrance
  Born	10 Oct 1872
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	917
  Died	7 Apr 1900	Austin, Travis County, Texas
  	Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, Texas
  Person ID	I10301	Brownlow
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Paul Cazemir LaFrance,   b. 1839,   d. Oct 25 1916, Austin, Travis County, Texas
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Johanna H Wilcox,   b. Sep 1848, Texas USA ,   d. 13 Oct 1922, Austin, Travis County, Texas  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Paul Cazemir LaFrance,   b. 1839,   d. Oct 25 1916, Austin, Travis County, Texas
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nora Lee Seay,   b. 1 May 1881, Choctaw Mississippi ,   d. 24 Oct 1939, Bellmead, Texas buried Greenwood Cemetary  (Age 58 years)
  Children	1. Golie LaFrance,   b. 4 Sep 1898, Texas USA ,   d. 3 Aug 1975, Waco, McLennan County , Texas  (Age 76 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Oswin was a victim of the April 7, 1900 catastrophic dam break that came about after a couple days of rain that put pressure on the MacDonald Dam it couldn't handle. The flooding from the storm combined with the dam break was tremendous. According to reports I've read Oswin, in a nutshell, and his horse and buggy, were swept off the dike that crossed the river and was near the Bouldin Creek bridge and the Congress Ave. bridge. He happened upon a pole and was safe until a house caught in the torrent hit the pole. He was found about 7 days later in debris along the river in Webberville and was interred on a man's farm. His parents sent friends to get him so he was disinterred and identified by a friend based on a patch on a shoe. He was promptly interred at Oakwood Cemetery.