Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Stroup, Susan 1935
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Payette Independent, Payette, Idaho, February 21, 1935
Payette Independent
Payette, Idaho
Thursday, Feb. 21, 1935

Many Attend Funeral Of Popular Resident

Funeral services for Mrs. Susan Stroup, one of the well known pioneer citizens 
of the community, were held Sunday afternoon at two o’ clock from Landon’s 
Funeral parlor, with interment at Riverside cemetery. Mrs. Cayou of Ontario, 
first read the Christian Science service, followed by Rev. Silas Hagler, 
Ontario, who conducted the funeral services.
Mrs. Stroup was born at Hartford, Iowa, April 7, 1855, and would have been 80 
years old in April. In early childhood she went with her parents to Alba, 
Missouri, where at the age of 18 she married Jacob Stroup, who preceded her in 
death, January 28, 1925.

On the 19th of March 1877, they started on their honeymoon for Walla Walla, 
Washington to make their future home, going by rail on the New Union Pacific 
train to Ogden, Utah. From that place they drove a team of mules, encountering 
many hardships due to the soft snow and deep mud in the valleys, prevailing at 
that time of the year. It took three weeks to make this trip and the only 
people they saw were Indians, the long trains of freight wagons that cut the 
ruts even deeper, and the overland stage. 
To cross the Snake River, they stopped at Glenns Ferry, where they visited Mr. 
and Mrs. C. C. Glenn, who endeavored to pursuade them to make their home there.
Replenishing their supplies at Boise City, as it was called, they entered the 
Payette River valley a few miles above the old Falk Store. Here again they were 
asked by Mr. McFarland, the postmaster, to take up a homestead. After looking 
at several places in Malheur county and near Payette, Mr. Stroup pre-empted the 
homestead in Washoe, which has never changed hands or been sold since they 
received the government patent. 
They saw the Payette community grow from its Boomerang days to its present 
flourishing condition. Mrs. Stroup was a charter member of the Portia Club and 
at one time a member of the Estern Star. Many articles and poems were written 
by her, several that she had published. 
The Stroups had seven children, five living and two, Alonzo A. and Jacob R., 
who died several years ago. Jessie Moore, in Ontario, Frankie Russell in 
Washoe, Alta Coughanour, North Powder, Ore., Guy and Streeter in Washoe, and 12 
living grandchildren and five great grand-children survive. 


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