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I.O.O.F. Cemetery, La Grande, Oregon.

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Title

I.O.O.F. Cemetery, La Grande, Oregon.

Description

Application and Permits to disinter 9 men: Wong Sing, Huey Toon, Wong Ming Yee, Huy Hing, Lee Ong, Lee Jow, Wong Chee Gin, Jew Sheow, Mock See; page of notes (text in Chinese).

Creator

Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA).

Date

1948.

Language

eng
chi

Translator = Jindan Chen

Identifier

For a high resolution PDF version: http://hdl.handle.net/1957/22066

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Text

TRANSLATION page 5 of 5:

Date: September 9, 1948

Description: Chinese names and the home towns of the deceased Chinese in La Grande, Oregon. Towns are on the top half of the document and names are on the bottom half.

Translation:
Wong Sing, shipped to Shabian County in Haiyan, Taishan
Huey Toon, shipped to Shunan County in Datang, Taishan
Wong Ming Yee, shipped to Guanchongfang
Huy Hing, shipped to Damenlou County in Lezhu (?), Kaiping
Lee Ong, shipped to Laishan County in Gaolingbao, Taishan
Lee Jow, shipped to Duitang County in Tanghubao, Taishan
Wong Chee Gin, shipped to Gubian County in Xiangang, Kaiping
Jew Shaow, shipped to Maogang, Kaiping
Mock See, shipped to Shen County in Taishan

Citation

Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA)., “I.O.O.F. Cemetery, La Grande, Oregon.,” Special Collections & Archives Research Center, accessed March 28, 2024, http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/items/show/6676.