Searching for an Unkown Chinese Ancestor...
Jan 25, 2019 16:37:07 GMT -5
Post by frogdreamer on Jan 25, 2019 16:37:07 GMT -5
Nǐ Hǎo! This is going to seem like I am crazy I am sure but here goes:
My husband line has hit a brick wall! His Great Grandfather, was born in Honolulu, HI around 1892, to a woman named Anna Kanui. Now the story goes, Anna had a long term lover (I do not know if they ever got married) from China(No idea where in China). This is the father of her son David Samuel Kanui. The lover had family in China (It is unclear to me so far if it was a wife and children or other family members like mother and father) and had to return to them sometime after 1892 and he never returned. The names I have heard from my Mother In Law and her sister and aunt are, Alma/Alama Kanui, Choy Lum(not sure the order is correct for Surname Given Name order) or a Surname of: F/Soong, Li or Lee with unknown given name. I have not been given any further information because nobody knows it, so I have no way of tracing this information. Anna died when David was grade school age. He was raised by his Grandfather who may or may not be the Alma/Alama Kanui listed as his father on his Death Certificate. Stories vary depending on who is telling them. Any assistance in possibly tracking down any information on who this might be would be greatly appreciated. David was the only child for Anna. He passed of Cancer in 1965.
Like I said it seems like I am crazy trying to find this needle in a haystack with so little direction but there has to be a way. I have begun to loose all hope of ever finding the answers I seek for my husband and our children about this mysterious ancestor of theirs.
I know it is not a lot to go on but I truly appreciate any help at all! Thank you! Xiè Xiè
My husband line has hit a brick wall! His Great Grandfather, was born in Honolulu, HI around 1892, to a woman named Anna Kanui. Now the story goes, Anna had a long term lover (I do not know if they ever got married) from China(No idea where in China). This is the father of her son David Samuel Kanui. The lover had family in China (It is unclear to me so far if it was a wife and children or other family members like mother and father) and had to return to them sometime after 1892 and he never returned. The names I have heard from my Mother In Law and her sister and aunt are, Alma/Alama Kanui, Choy Lum(not sure the order is correct for Surname Given Name order) or a Surname of: F/Soong, Li or Lee with unknown given name. I have not been given any further information because nobody knows it, so I have no way of tracing this information. Anna died when David was grade school age. He was raised by his Grandfather who may or may not be the Alma/Alama Kanui listed as his father on his Death Certificate. Stories vary depending on who is telling them. Any assistance in possibly tracking down any information on who this might be would be greatly appreciated. David was the only child for Anna. He passed of Cancer in 1965.
Like I said it seems like I am crazy trying to find this needle in a haystack with so little direction but there has to be a way. I have begun to loose all hope of ever finding the answers I seek for my husband and our children about this mysterious ancestor of theirs.
I know it is not a lot to go on but I truly appreciate any help at all! Thank you! Xiè Xiè