Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameChan Sau Yung LEE 246, F
Birth20 Dec 1900, Hong Kong, China268,269,270
ResidenceMar 1927, St. Elizabeth Church, Honolulu246 Age: 26
ResidenceApr 1930, 1648 S. Vineyard St., Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii247 Age: 29
MemoAge - 29
Residence1985, 1212 Punahou St., Honolulu, HI269 Age: 84
Death24 Jun 1985, 1212 Punahou St., Honolulu, HI268,269,270 Age: 84
MemoMonday
CremationYes144
Burial2233 Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu, HI
Lat/Long*21.323046, -157.84715926
Alias/AKASylvia Yung (805); Too Bit (26)229,268,269,270
CemeteryNuuanu Memorial, (Sec. Maile F, B, #5)144
FatherChing G. CHAN , M
MotherChong Gee En , F
Spouses
Divorceabt 1926246,243
ChildrenVictor , M
 Caroline , F
 Virginia , F
Birth16 Feb 1877, Honolulu, Hawaii238,239,200,240,241,242,243,244
Baptism9 Jul 1896180 Age: 19
MemoFirst Christian Church
Residence1896, 2032 Wilder Ave., Punahou, Honolulu, Hawaii Age: 18
MemoAge - 19
Residence6 Oct 1900, Fort St., Honolulu, HI241 Age: 23
Employment6 Oct 1900, Corner of Fort St. & Merchant St., Honolulu, HI241 Age: 23
MemoGear, Lansing, & Co. in Judd Building
Residence1907, 729 S. King Age: 29
MemoAge - 30
ResidenceOct 1918, 825 Round Top Dr., Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii244 Age: 41
MemoAge - 41
Residence1920, Aiea239 Age: 42
MemoAge - 43
Residence1925, 825 Round Top Dr., Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii184 Age: 47
MemoAge - 48
Residence8 Jan 1925, 1031 Smith St., Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii245 Age: 47
Residence24 Aug 1926, Honolulu, Hawaii218 Age: 49
MemoAge - 49
Residence24 Mar 1927, 1555 Wilder Ave., Honolulu246 Age: 50
MemoAge - 50
Residence17 Apr 1928, Honolulu, Hawaii200 Age: 51
MemoAge - 51
ResidenceApr 1930, 1648 S. Vineyard St., Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii247 Age: 53
MemoAge - 53
Residence24 Jul 1933, 1055 18th Ave., Honolulu, Hawaii248 Age: 56
MemoAge - 56
Residence1 Dec 1943, Honolulu, Hawaii186 Age: 66
MemoAge - 66
Residence27 Sep 1948, Honolulu, Hawaii249 Age: 71
MemoAge - 71
Death3 Jul 1959250,240 Age: 82
CremationYes144
Burial2233 Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu, HI
Lat/Long*21.323046, -157.84715926
RaceChinese58,251
Alias/AKAFARM CORNN; Farm Cornn Y.; Cornn Oliver Farm (63); Farm Cornn Yuen (1009 & 1012)252,253,243
Height5' 6" (128); 5’ 5.5” (1012)254,243
DescriptionMedium height and Medium build244
Eye colorBrown243,244
Hair colorBlack244
Descriptionsmall scar corner of left eyebrow; black mole right cheek255,243
DescriptionCocky and smart aleck256
OccupationClerk (Gear, Lansing, & Co.)241
OccupationAttorney at Law @ age 31 yrs. old254
OccupationInterpreter @ 84 N. King @ approx. age 39 yrs. old, 1907 Directory (Circuit Court)181,257
OccupationGrocer and Notary, S. King corner of McCully (1907)184
OccupationNotary, 1031 Smith in 1925184,244
OccupationNotary Public, Attorney at Law, Interpreter at 42 yrs.242
OccupationLawyer for 1st District Court @ age 43 yrs. old239
OccupationReal Estate Business in Honolulu @ age 51 yrs. old200
OccupationAttorney at Law @ age 51 yrs. old200
CemeteryNuuanu Memorial, (Sec. Maile F, B, #5)144
FatherLen Kong FARM , M (1838-1913)
MotherChong Ten Yun GUEN KAU , F (1856-1929)
Marriage24 Mar 1927, Mission Church, Beretania St., Honolulu246
Notes for Chan Sau Yung LEE
-7 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren270

-Naturalization #4380/3571; Traveled from Honolulu to China on the “Empress of Canada”, 6/18/30; Returned from China to Honolulu on the “President Cleveland”, 11/20/30.278

-Memorial Services were held on Saturday, June 29, 1979 at the First Chinese Church of Christ, Nuuanu Morturary269,270
Notes for Cornn Yun (Spouse 2)
-Educated at Chinese Mission School in Honolulu under the tutorship of Mr. Frank W. Damon. He was there for about 7 yrs., His studies were partly in Chinese and partly in English. He speaks, writes, and reads English.241

-He speaks, writes, and reads Chinese.242

-9/5/1914 - Dropped for cause from membership with the First Christian Church.180

-In 1917 he went to the Mainland, Wilmington, California, and returned in 1918. He made a 2nd trip in 1927 and returned the same year.243

-Has him born about 1876. He was 43 yrs. old in 1/3/20239, the same as his brother EO who was listed as 43 yrs. old in 1/7/20271. I believe the brothers are a yr. a part w/EO the older.154

-Jan. 1920 he had never been to China and to the mainland once. Planning to go to Wing Ching Chong store, Hong Kong, China for 6 mos. on business. Left on 5/5/1920.242,243

-American Passport #5028C, issued 3/8/1920245

-10/23/1920 he arrived in Honolulu from China on the “Korea Maru”.243

-Cornn Farm listed as 31 yrs. old, 5’'6", Attorney at Law, residing @ 2032 Wilder Ave., Hon., with small scar corner of left eye. (Certificate of Identity #28, issued 7/17/08; NARA-San Bruno)254

-He was a interpreter @ 84 N. King @ approx. age 39 yrs. old; lived @ 729 S. King181

-“We need more Chinese in Hawaii”, said Farm Cornn on the deck of the Great Northern late yesterday. “and I am going to Washington to see if it is possible to lift the bans so that 25,000 Chinese may be admitted to Hawaii. W. H. HIndle is with me on the trip to the national capital to take the matter up.”
Further, Farm Cornn said that the Japanese were so much in the assendency in Hawaii that something must be done to counteract their influence. The plantations, he said, were in need of real labor, and as the European supply has become a minus quantity it was up to the Orient to supply the need.
He hopes, he said, that Congress would look favorably upon the admission of more Chinese in Hawaii and would work to his utmost to secure this result.272 (At age 39 yrs., 12/31/1916)

-1st Marriage to Hattie who was a mixture (Heritage), 2nd Marriage was to a woman who was of Chinese heritage

- He had 10 children. Some born in China and some in Hawaii.160

-Head of household, owns home, ("Free" on ownership of house), Chinese, 43 yrs. old, Married, able to read & write, born in Hawaii, Father & Mother born in China & speak Chinese, able to speak English, occupation - Lawyer @ 1st (?) District Court, working on own account, "20" number of Farm schedule239

-5/14/32 he was 55 yrs. old and he traveled with his sister Kin Han & her son, Ralph; arrived in San Pedro, CA from Hon.273

-He wanted everything his way but the rest of the brothers didn’t and that caused friction in the family.274

-He did not want to have anything to do with Hattie and his children because Hattie had gotten him into lots of trouble.248

-Member & officer of First Chinese Church of Christ.275
Notes for Cornn Yun & Chan Sau Yung (Family)
-Rev. Stephen Mark was officiant.246
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