Traian Popp came from Rumania to the United States in 1910. He worked in cities in the east until 1920, when he came to the Walum and Hannaford area. He worked on farms for several years and then went into the trucking business. He built a home in Hannaford and from there continued trucking and hauling water until the early 1970s.
"Popp" as he was called by his friends had many interesting stories to relate about his homeland and early life in Rumania, his trucking, his trips, which included hitch hiking and other experiences. In 1932, he took a group of Campfire Girls to the Black Hills and the girls and "Popp" can tell many a story about that memorable time.
Traian Popp resided in the nursing home in Cooperstown until his death in 1979.
Source: Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 223