45th Legislature, R.S., 2/19/1937, p. 525. Death date 12/5/1936. Son of John H. Seward and grandson of Samuel Seward, member of Austin's Colony.
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O.A. Seward, birth date 6/2/1867 [sic] in Texas; death date 12/5/1936 in Independence, Washington County; farmer.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Oscar A. Seward, birth date 6/2/1856, death date 12/5/1936, photos, burial in Prairie Lea Cemetery, Brenham, Washington County, with spouse Elizabeth Clement McCay Seward.
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Obituary, "O.A. Seward Dies Suddenly at Home at Independence Saturday; Funeral Held Monday Morning: Prominent Citizen of Washington County Passes Away Aged 80 Years; Former County Clerk and Representative to State Legislature Laid to Rest at Prairie Lea," Brenham Banner-Press, 12/7/1936, p. 1, crediting Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
"Oscar Alpheus Seward was a graduate of Baylor University when it was located in Independence. He began his public service as county clerk in 1889, and over the years served as a state legislator (1919-1921), justice of the peace, chief of the volunteer fire department, and president of a telephone company." National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Seward Plantation, Independence, Washington County, Texas.
Texas Historical Commission .