Coffrain, Selwyn P. 1876-1916

COFFRAIN

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 8/26/2014 at 00:31:55

Waukon, Oct. 21 - Selwyn Coffrain, a former Waukon young man, was drowned at Brainerd, Minnesota, while hunting.

~Cedar Rapids Republican, 10/21/1916

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Brainerd - Pending the arrival of "Fisherman John" of Stillwater, five rivermen of Brainerd and Outing have been enlisted in the search for the body of Selwyn P. Coffrain, a Brainerd business man, who was drowned in Lake George Oct. 15, while duck hunting.

~The Warren Sheaf, 10/25/1916; Minnesota State News column

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Brainerd - The body of Selwyn P. Coffrain, Brainerd business man, drowned last October while hunting, was found in Lake George by a homesteader living near the lake. An extensive search has been made for the body by men who accompanied Coffrain on his trip. A citizens' committee, headed by Henry I. Cohen, Dr. J.A. Thabes and Fred T. Lincoln, raised a fund to engage F. John of Stillwater to search for the body. John combed half the lake.

~Lake Benton News, May 9, 1917

~Notes: Veteran of the Spanish American war, enlisting in Co I, 49th Iowa Regiment, from Waukon. Additional info. about him can be found on the Allamakee co. website in the military records section.

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