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Soong Myung Lee (1876 - 1963)

Soong Myung (Song) "Seung, Soon" Lee aka Yi
Born in Seoul, South Koreamap
Son of and
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Husband of — married 12 Apr 1914 in Hawaiimap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , and [private daughter (1920s - unknown)]
Died at age 86 in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, United Statesmap
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Biography

Soong Seung "Song" "Soon" Myung Lee was born on the 3rd of July 1876, in Seoul, South Korea.[1][2][3][4][5] His parents were Yi Sung-kun and Yi Mary.[6] In 1920 he stated that he had migrated in 1905.

Soon married Merrine "Minnie" "Remedios" (Gomez) Lee on the 26th of January 1914 in the Church of the Good Shepherd in Maui, Hawaii.[6] They had received their license to marry two days before.[7]

Soon was said to be thirty-eight when the 1920 census was taken.[8] He was living on Vineyard Street in Wailuku, and working as a sewing machine salesman.[8] Minnie, twenty-three,[8] took care of the home and family. Antonio (5), Angelo "Hanky" (4), Frank (2) and Silvanda "Sybil" (2 mos.) stayed at home.

Soon was still in Wailuku in 1930, and stated that he was fifty-years old (gaining two extra years since the last census). His parents were both born in Korea, he was also born in Korea, he could not read or write, and he didn't own a radio set (considered a luxury item).[9] Soon was still selling sewing machines.[9] Minnie, now thirty-one, stated she and her parents were born in Spain.[9] Soon, Minnie, Antonio (15), Angel (14), Frank (13), and Sybil (11) could all read and write. Violet (9) and Alfonso (6) attended school, but could not read and write.[9] Evelyn (4) and Shirley (1) did not attend school.[9] Per the census record they both had alien status and were naturalized.[9]

  1. Antonio James "Anthony" "Tony" Lee b. 16 Mar 1915
  2. Angelo A "Hankie" "Angel" Lee b. 19 Aug 1916, m. Momi
  3. Frances Chayoung "Frank" Lee b. 12 Apr 1917, m. Evelyn Oshie Honda
  4. Silvanda "Sybil" (Lee) Watai b. 12 Mar 1919, m. Joseph Watai
  5. Violet Janet "Vi" (Lee) Silva b. 27 Jan 1921, m. Edward Silva
  6. Alfonso Juan Lee b. 15 Oct 1923
  7. Evelyn Faith Lee b. 29 Sep 1925
  8. Shirley (Lee) Lum Ho b. 13 May 1928, m. Corporal Joseph Kuala "Joe" Lum Ho, Jr.

Soon was listed as sixty-five years old in the 1940 census (gaining five extra years this time).[10] Minnie was age forty,[10] and took care of the home. Angel (24) was working as a lineman for the telephone company.[10] Frank (23) was working as a taxicab driver.[10] Alfonso (16) did not attend school, and worked as an electrician for a private power plant.[10] Evelyn (15) and Shirley (11) both attended school.[10] Tony, Sybil and Vi had married and started families of their own.

Soon was not living with Minnie when the 1950 census was taken.[11]. He was in Maui, and listed as seventy-three years old, Korean, married, and head of household.[11] Minnie was listed as the head of her own household in Maui.[12] It states correctly that she was born in Spain.[12] Her race is listed as Caucasian, while Evelyn's is listed as Korean.[11] Evelyn was working as a secretary at an auto sales company.[12]

Soon died on the 25th of March 1963 in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii.

Residence

1876: Seoul, Korea[13]
1884: Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii[14]
1901: Seattle, Washington[15][16]
1905: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory[17]
1911: Honolulu, Hawaii. [18]
1920: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory[19][20]
1930: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory[21][22]
1935: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii[23]
1940: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii[24][25]
1942: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii[26]

Research Notes

Buried 1963 Wailuku, Maui County, Hawaii

I haven't found him yet in the 1950 census. I believe his wife Minnie was living separately, as a Minnie Lee is found in Maui, age 50 with her 23-year-old daughter Evelyn. (Silva-1055 02:31, 2 April 2022 (UTC)) I did find him but Minnie was definitely living elsewhere in Maui. The notation on the bottom of his census sheet says "not living with wife."(Silva-1055 02:58, 2 April 2022 (UTC))

Possible migration: (born 1876)

  1. Song Lee, born 1875, migrated 1914, age 39, citizen of China? FamilySearch record
  2. Song Lee, born 1878, migrated 1917, age 39, citizen of China (would he be?) FamilySearch record
  3. (More likely) Sang Lee, born 1878, age 26, Born Korea FamilySearch record (no image) Note: This 'immigration' date is 1904, but it is an alien case file, not a migration record. His parents were not listed. His 1920 census states he migrated in 1905, so 1904 could be correct.

Note that Minnie's name in 1920 was listed as Dromania. My mom knew Minnie, and she was Song's only known wife.(Silva-1055)

Sources

  1. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory; Roll: 2637; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0036; Image: 228.0; FHL microfilm: 2342371 Page Year: 1930; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory; Roll: 2637; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0036; Image: 228.0; FHL microfilm: 2342371
  2. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory; Roll: T625_2038; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 608 Page Year: 1920; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory; Roll: T625_2038; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 608
  3. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii; Roll: T627_4592; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 5-45 Page Year: 1940; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii; Roll: T627_4592; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 5-45
  4. ↑ Page National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii, compiled 02/13/1900 - 12/30/1953; National Archives Microfilm Publication: A4156; Roll: 042; Record Group Title: Records of the
  5. ↑ Page National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Index to Chinese Passengers Arriving at Seattle, Washington; NAI Number: 2953536; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85;
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Marriage: "Hawaii, U.S., Marriage Certificates and Indexes, 1841-1944", database with images, Maui > Wailuku, Maui: Marriages 1909-1919, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 5 May 2023)
  7. ↑ Marriage: "Hawaii, U.S., Marriage Certificates and Indexes, 1841-1944", database with images, Maui and Molokai > Box 21, Folders 1-24: 1903-1929, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 6 May 2023)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census", database, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory; Roll: T625_2038; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 82, Ancestry Record 6061 #80846713 (accessed 25 November 2022), Soong Lee (38), married, Salesman, head of household in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory. Born in Korea.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census", database with images, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 2342371, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #104254823 (accessed 25 November 2022), Song Lee (50), married head of household in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory, USA. Born in Korea.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census", database with images, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii; Roll: m-t0627-04592; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 5-45, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #78891345 (accessed 25 November 2022), Angel Lee (24), single son, Lineman, in household of Soon Lee (65) in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii. Born in Hawaii.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "United States Census, 1950," database with images, Archives (United States Census : accessed 1 April 2022), Soon Lee, Tract M-11, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-88, sheet 77, line 1, family 564, Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2022., Relation to Head of House: Head
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "United States Census, 1950," database with images, Archives (United States Census : accessed 1 April 2022), Minnie Lee, Tract M-11, Maui, Hawaii Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-90, sheet 7, line 12, family 2123, Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2022., Relation to Head of House: Head.
  13. ↑ Note: Seoul – 'Seoul Special City' – is the capital and largest metropolis of the Republic of Korea (commonly known as South Korea), forming the heart of the Seoul Capital Area, which includes ... Gyeonggi province, the world's 16th largest city.
  14. ↑ Soon Lee, Tax List, DigitalCollections.hawaii.gov. . Soong Lee 38 Dromania Lee 23 Antonio Lee 5 Hanky Lee 4 Frank Lee 2 Silvanda Lee 2/12.
  15. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory; Roll: 2637; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0036; Image: 228.0; FHL microfilm: 2342371 Page Year: 1930; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory; Roll: 2637; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0036; Image: 228.0; FHL microfilm: 2342371. 31 DEC 1901.
  16. ↑ Page National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Index to Chinese Passengers Arriving at Seattle, Washington; NAI Number: 2953536; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85;
  17. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory; Roll: T625_2038; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 608 Page Year: 1920; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory; Roll: T625_2038; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 608
  18. ↑ Page National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii, compiled 02/13/1900 - 12/30/1953; National Archives Microfilm Publication: A4156; Roll: 042; Record Group Title: Records of the Andrew Lee, Wailuku, Maui - listed on Soon Lee's Draft Registration card. Possible Relative - Brother?. 15 JUL 1911.
  19. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP81-RB7 : accessed 17 January 2018), Soong Lee, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, United States; citing ED 82, sheet 17A, line , family 184, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 2038; FHL microfilm 1,822,038. Year: 1920; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory; Roll: T625_2038; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 608 Page Year: 1920; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory; Roll: T625_2038; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 608
  20. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc) s Inc. TID 0 Footnote Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc) ShortFootnote Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census Bibliography Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Year: 1920; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory; Roll: T625_2038; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 608 Page Year: 1920; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory; Roll: T625_2038; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 608
  21. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH1P-NL9 : accessed 17 January 2018), Song Lee, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 36, sheet 4A, line 24, family 64, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2637; FHL microfilm 2,342,371. Year: 1930; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory; Roll: 2637; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0036; Image: 228.0; FHL microfilm: 2342371 Page Year: 1930; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory; Roll: 2637; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0036; Image: 228.0; FHL microfilm: 2342371. Note: Song Lee 50 Merrine Lee 31 Antonio Lee 15 Angel Lee 14 Frank Lee 13 Sybil Lee 11 Violet Lee 9 Alfonso Lee 6 Evelyn Lee 4 Shirley Lee 1.
  22. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc) s Inc. TID 0 Footnote Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc) ShortFootnote Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census Bibliography Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Year: 1930; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory; Roll: 2637; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0036; Image: 228.0; FHL microfilm: 2342371 Page Year: 1930; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Territory; Roll: 2637; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0036; Image: 228.0; FHL microfilm: 2342371
  23. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii; Roll: T627_4592; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 5-45 Page Year: 1940; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii; Roll: T627_4592; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 5-45
  24. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii; Roll: T627_4592; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 5-45 Page Year: 1940; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii; Roll: T627_4592; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 5-45. 1 APR 1940. Note: Soon Lee 65 Minnie Lee 40 Angel Lee 24 Frank Lee 23 Alfonso Lee 16 Evelyn Lee 15 Shirley Lee 11.
  25. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) s, Inc. TID 0 Footnote Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) ShortFootnote Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census Bibliography Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Repository: Year: 1940; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii; Roll: T627_4592; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 5-45 Page Year: 1940; Census Place: Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii; Roll: T627_4592; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 5-45
  26. ↑ World War II Draft Registration. Note: Name Soon Myung Lee Event Type Draft Registration Event Date 1942 Event Place Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, United States Residence Place Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii Gender Male Employer Soon Myung/Lee Birth Date Jul 1877.
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  • Ancestry.com, Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1965 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) .com Operations, Inc. TID 0 Footnote Ancestry.com, Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1965 National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Index to Chinese Passengers Arriving at Seattle, Washington; NAI Number: 2953536; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85;
  • Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) -2007 -2007. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. TID 0 Footnote Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) ShortFootnote Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Bibliography Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.




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Weatherall-96 Elaine (Weatherall) Martzen
In case you want to add any Korean names in the fields…. This is Seung Myung 승명 and this is Lee 이 (It’s actually just "E"… Koreans usually transliterate it as Lee or Yi) Song is 송 and Soon is 순. I don’t know enough about common first names of that time to guess which was most likely to show up in his earliest records.
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