John Yen Sung Ching Sr. (1898 - 1956)

Born 16 Sep 1898 in Omaopio, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States

Husband of Emmaline (Lee) Ching — married 8 Apr 1932 in Honolulu, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States

Died 22 Jan 1956 at age 57 in Honolulu, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States

Biography

• Son of Ching Lo Tai and Rose Kalauahao Kawa. John served as a private in Company F of the 2nd Hawaiian Infantry and was a veteran of World War I. John's grave marker lists his birth year as 1900 while his delayed birth certificate application file lists it as 1898.

Sources

• "Hawaii, Marriages, 1826-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D9-WWLD : accessed 4 October 2023), John Yen Ching and Emmaline Lee, 8 April 1932; citing Hawaii State Department of Health, Honolulu; FHL microfilm 1,831,724.

• "Hawaii, U.S., Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1841-1944," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61692/images/48933_i602137-00997 : accessed 4 October 2023), delayed birth certificate application file images, John Yen Sung Ching, Sr., 16 September 1898, application no. 31355; citing "Hawaii State Archive."

• "John Ching, 55," obituary, The Honolulu (Hawaii) Advertiser, 24 January 1956, p. A7, col. 3; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 4 October 2023). [1]

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #3771595