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Riverview (Lewis and Clark) Cemetery, Astoria, Oregon.

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Title

Riverview (Lewis and Clark) Cemetery, Astoria, Oregon.

Description

Application and Permits to disinter 19 men: Wong Hun Yuen, Joong Chong, Lum Chong, Sam Dig, Chow Seung, Lum Yen Ying, Leong Sing, Lum Fong, Mock Mong, Wong Shell, Go Sai Kim, Lum Yoong Sing, Wong Suey, Lum Chick, Ah Dung, Lum Shun, Chow Shee Lan Heung, Lew Chee Marn, Ho Dock; two pages of notes regarding the disinterment (notes include text written 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/1957/22056

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Text

Translation: (pages 5-6)

Wong Hun Yuen (12-9-30), shipped to Nanyuan, Taishan

Joong Chong (12-11-1921), shipped to Yuanling, Xinhui

Lum Chong (2-16-1931), shipped to Taishan

Sam Dig (9-18-30), shipped to Taishan (from other province)

Chow Seung (4-25-29), shipped to Kaiping

Lum Yen Ying (8-19-21), shipped to Taishan

Leong Sing (2-6-1928), shipped to Helongli(?), Kaiping

Lum Fong (12-21-1930), shipped to Daling Chaolongli, Taishan

Mock Mong (12-12-1929), Li County(?)

Wong Shell (5-5-1930), shipped to Gujin, Xinhui

Go Sai Kim (4-4-1928), shipped to Nahou, Xinhui

Lum Yoong Sing (8-7-1931), shipped to Yanguanju, Gujin, Xinhui

Wong Suey (5-3-1921), shipped to Gujinyuantou, Taishan

Lum Chick (9-6-1930), shipped to Shafu, Xinhui

Ah Dung (2-8-1920), the shipping destination was not clarified, it might be shipped to Shafu, Xinhui

Lum Shun (1-19-1932), shipped to Xiheli, Xinhui

Chow Shee Lan Heung (12-16-1926), shipped to Rongmeng Chow House; ( A few words in the end not identified)

Lew Chee Marn (8-18-1932), unknown shipping destinations

Ho Dock (7-14-1931), unknown shipping destinations

Citation

Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA)., “Riverview (Lewis and Clark) Cemetery, Astoria, Oregon.,” Special Collections & Archives Research Center, accessed November 19, 2024, https://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/items/show/6626.