Family Search ID #G98F-T8L
Sarah & her husband Charles homesteaded land near present-day Idaho Falls. Today that land is Tautphaus Park, which includes amusement rides, a zoo & a picnic area.
They had 5 daughters, 4 of whom are linked below. The middle daughter, Mary Bertha "Minnie" Tautphaus Henry (1875-196_), married Edward Parker Henry in 1903.
From the Idaho Falls Times, Thu, Dec 27, 1917, Idaho Falls, ID, pg 5:
The remains of Mrs. C. C. Tautphaus arrived from California Sunday and funeral services were held at the Catholic church Monday morning at 10:30, Rev. Father Fuchs officiating. Among those who attended from outside the city were Mrs. Wm. Lavery, Mrs. Luke Lavery, and Mrs. Barney Lavery of Fremont County. The pallbearers were W. P. Hanson, A. V. Scott, W. J. Lavery, J. C. McMullen, W. T. Pettinger and Anton Poitevin. The body of Mrs. Tautphaus was laid in its final resting place in the family plot in Rose Hill cemetery near the famous park built up by the Tautphaus family.
Mrs. Tautphaus was the mother of five daughters, two of whom besides her husband have preceded her to the world beyond. The living members of the family are Mrs. Kate T. Johnston, county treasurer, Mrs. J. A. Kinney of this city and Mrs. E. P. Henry of Long Beach, California. Mrs. Tautphaus has spent the last two years at Long Beach and passed away at that place on Friday last. She was 77 years of age and was born in Ireland. Her maiden's name was Sara Kane. Her parents came to America when she was quite a small child and until she was 16, most of her years were spent in Boston. At the age of 16 she sailed from Boston around Cape Horn to San Francisco and was later married to C. C. Tautphaus in that city where they lived for a number of years. Afterward the family moved to Butte, Montana, and in 1891 came to Idaho Falls. Mr. Tautphaus had the contract of the digging of the Idaho canal and had been engaged in the work about a year when the family arrived. The house he had prepared for them was located in the midst of sagebrush and other desert surroundings, at the time about three quarters of a mile from the city limits. Today the Tautphaus park as the Tautphaus family made it with its beautiful artificial lake and wooded surroundings is one of the noted places of the state a a fitting monument to the memory of this energetic and broad-minded pioneer family. It has served a pleasure ground to Idaho Falls for many years and thousands upon thousands of visitors have enjoyed its inviting surroundings. A few years ago, Frank Reno purchased the grounds, and it now goes by the name of Reno Park. The original Tautphaus holdings consisted of a tract of land a mile wide and six miles long which is now the cream of the valley.
No better woman ever lived than Mrs. Sarah Tautphaus. Energetic, straightforward and cheerfully good, her home was always of hospitable haven for their many friends and her gracious charity to those in need will well be remembered by those of the earlier Idaho Falls people.
Family Search ID #G98F-T8L
Sarah & her husband Charles homesteaded land near present-day Idaho Falls. Today that land is Tautphaus Park, which includes amusement rides, a zoo & a picnic area.
They had 5 daughters, 4 of whom are linked below. The middle daughter, Mary Bertha "Minnie" Tautphaus Henry (1875-196_), married Edward Parker Henry in 1903.
From the Idaho Falls Times, Thu, Dec 27, 1917, Idaho Falls, ID, pg 5:
The remains of Mrs. C. C. Tautphaus arrived from California Sunday and funeral services were held at the Catholic church Monday morning at 10:30, Rev. Father Fuchs officiating. Among those who attended from outside the city were Mrs. Wm. Lavery, Mrs. Luke Lavery, and Mrs. Barney Lavery of Fremont County. The pallbearers were W. P. Hanson, A. V. Scott, W. J. Lavery, J. C. McMullen, W. T. Pettinger and Anton Poitevin. The body of Mrs. Tautphaus was laid in its final resting place in the family plot in Rose Hill cemetery near the famous park built up by the Tautphaus family.
Mrs. Tautphaus was the mother of five daughters, two of whom besides her husband have preceded her to the world beyond. The living members of the family are Mrs. Kate T. Johnston, county treasurer, Mrs. J. A. Kinney of this city and Mrs. E. P. Henry of Long Beach, California. Mrs. Tautphaus has spent the last two years at Long Beach and passed away at that place on Friday last. She was 77 years of age and was born in Ireland. Her maiden's name was Sara Kane. Her parents came to America when she was quite a small child and until she was 16, most of her years were spent in Boston. At the age of 16 she sailed from Boston around Cape Horn to San Francisco and was later married to C. C. Tautphaus in that city where they lived for a number of years. Afterward the family moved to Butte, Montana, and in 1891 came to Idaho Falls. Mr. Tautphaus had the contract of the digging of the Idaho canal and had been engaged in the work about a year when the family arrived. The house he had prepared for them was located in the midst of sagebrush and other desert surroundings, at the time about three quarters of a mile from the city limits. Today the Tautphaus park as the Tautphaus family made it with its beautiful artificial lake and wooded surroundings is one of the noted places of the state a a fitting monument to the memory of this energetic and broad-minded pioneer family. It has served a pleasure ground to Idaho Falls for many years and thousands upon thousands of visitors have enjoyed its inviting surroundings. A few years ago, Frank Reno purchased the grounds, and it now goes by the name of Reno Park. The original Tautphaus holdings consisted of a tract of land a mile wide and six miles long which is now the cream of the valley.
No better woman ever lived than Mrs. Sarah Tautphaus. Energetic, straightforward and cheerfully good, her home was always of hospitable haven for their many friends and her gracious charity to those in need will well be remembered by those of the earlier Idaho Falls people.
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