Payette-Ada County ID Archives Obituaries.....Upchurch, William Henry 1936
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The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho, March 20, 1936
The Idaho Statesman
Boise, Idaho
March 20, 1936

DEATH CLAIMS BOISE PIONEER

William Henry Upchurch, 91, Veteran of Indian Wars, Succumbs Thursday

William Henry Upchurch, pioneer Idaho stockman and a veteran of the Indian 
wars, died Thursday morning at this home at 708 Fort street.  He would have 
been 92 years old late this month.  

Mr. Upchurch had made his home in Boise 23 years.  He came to the capital from 
Council where for many years he was engaged in the sheep business.  He first 
came to Idaho in1870 and for a time he was a resident of the Payette river 
district.  

Mr. Upchurch was born in Missouri March 29, 1844.  In 1877 he served with 
volunteer troops during the Indian uprisings.  He was a member of the 
Congregational church of Council.  

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Margaret Upchurch; two daughters, Mrs. Luther 
Tennyson of Boise and Mrs. Edwin Clapp of Los Angeles; a granddaughter in 
Boise, Mrs. Ralph Davis, and two grandchildren in Los Angeles.  Three great 
grandchildren also survive.  

Funeral services will be conducted at 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the 
McBratney chapel with the Rev. Charles E. Ward of the First Congregational 
church of Boise officiating.  Burial will be in Morris Hill cemetery.  

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