Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Draper, Jesse F. 1900
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The Payette Independent 10-4-1900
The Payette Independent
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, October 4, 1900

DEATH OF AN OLD-TIMER

Jesse F. Draper Drops Dead in His Stable Yard

Jesse F. Draper, familiarly known to all the old-settlers of this valley 
as "Grandpa" Draper, died suddenly at his home in Washoe, Monday afternoon 
between four and five o'clock. The old gentleman dropped dead while unhitching 
his team from the wagon in a shed near his residence. Life was barely extinct 
when the body was discovered. He had been hauling in potatoes during the day 
and, though 74 years of age, had in contemplation a deer hunt, that being a 
customary thing with him every fall. It is thought he overexerted himself and 
died of heart failure.

Deceased would have been 74 years old had he lived to see the 6th day of the 
present month. He celebrated his Golden wedding the 30th of last June. He was 
born near Indianapolis, Ind., emigrated to Missouri, and returned from that 
state to Idaho 15 years ago, having resided ever since at the old homestead in 
Washoe. He was the father of ten children, eight of whom, with their aged 
mother, survive him.

"Grandpa" Draper was a man who had no enemies. He was plain-spoken, but always 
believed he was right before he expressed an opinion on any subject, and was 
not quick to recede from that opinion when once expressed. His life was worthy 
of emulation by his family and friends.

The burial took place Tuesday afternoon at Ontario. Ore.

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