Birth 08 MAY 1835 • France
Death 11 AUG 1903 • White Oaks, Lincoln, New Mexico
When Urbain Ozanne was born on May 8, 1835, in France, his father, Jean, was 31 and his mother, Adelaide, was 30. He married Frances Stephanie Bouvard and they had five children together. He then married Eugenie Desyloa and they had six children together. He died on August 11, 1903, in White Oaks, New Mexico, at the age of 68, and was buried there.
Ozanne & Company’s mail and passenger operations were of signal importance to the development of the Territorial mining frontier in south-central New Mexico. For an eight year period — from July 1, 1886 through June 30, 1894 — the company offered passenger and express service, coupled with U. S. mail delivery. The company represented communication and commercial transportation between White Oaks, New Mexico Territory, and the outside world.
Ozanne & Company’s good fortune, however, played out during the 1890 contract period. White Oaks’ boom peaked in 1892. The subsequent Panic of 1893 and the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act devastated the mining industry in the Territory.18 Olive Ozanne reported, “The Silver Bill had been repealed and mining camps were being deserted. The Stage Company had run at a loss for the last two years, so we did not apply for another four year contract.” The seriousness of the local situation may be gauged by the fact that the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad went into receivership in December 1893, and the branch line to Carthage saw no service during 1894! This caused an extension of the Ozanne & Co. line from Carthage to San Antonio, N. M., in order to continue to meet the train (and its passengers). See entire Story Here
Letter written by Urbain Ozanne to John J Cockrell of Lincoln
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Composed by: Urbain Ozanne
PAGE 1I made an arrangement with James Cockrell to have the (Copies?) issued when you have them ready and
the time for service will be up 5 days. Before the first day of Const? please dont delay the case Im bringing the suit(casued?) your
losing it for the amount of the auction judgement (including?) interest and cash. Your (h****) not get as much of a lawyer to
appease you in the body? of Hewitt and he may notPage 2
see it best he should he (****) you could easily obtain judgement for the assessed value of the property by the jury
I pay #10 for cash and the interest from the day of the (********)? of the judgement to the first day of (*****) would
make the amount to (*****) on over 300 dollars. I dont think they are going to resend the judgement but I may be
mistaken – If you bring (****) for the full amount of the value of the property and they should object to that then you could
(*****) after Judgement as you (********) cash the bond was (*****)not only for the recalculation of the property, but also for all
damages and cost which (*****) (******) from a failure to re******* ***** propertyYours Truly
Urbane Ozanne