Cenotaph here
Parents: Adolphus Sturge & Caroline Harper
Married #1: Annie E (lnu) on 27 Aug 1881 in Canton, Shunde, Guangdong, China
(no known children)
Married #2: Laura Ann McCoy about 1920 in Los Angeles County, California
(no known children)
Missionary. A native of Ohio, Sturge graduated and received his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1880. Shortly afterwards he signed up to become a Presbyterian missionary and was assigned with his wife to work at Petchaburi, Siam. During his time there he founded Siam's first hospital. Returning to San Francisco in 1886, he began working with the Japanese who settled on the Pacific coast. That same year he founded the first Japanese YMCA and during the remainder of his life, established fourteen Japanese Presbyterian Churches. In 1904 he received the Order of the Rising Sun from the Emperor of Japan for his work. Following his death, he was buried in Los Angeles while a cenotaph was placed in his honor in Colma.
NOTE: Please see his Honorary Cenotaph at FindaGrave Memorial# 52901811
Sources:
1. 1860 United States Census
2. 1880 United States Census
3. California Great Registers, 1850-1920
4. 1900 United States Census
5. 1910 United States Census
6. Washington, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890-1957
7. California, San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1953
8. 1930 United States Census
9. US GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011
10. United States Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968
11. Library of Congress
12. Authored: 8 works in 35 publications in 2 languages and 314 library holdings
13. FamilySearch.org ID# LZN7-SM2
Parents: Adolphus Sturge & Caroline Harper
Married #1: Annie E (lnu) on 27 Aug 1881 in Canton, Shunde, Guangdong, China
(no known children)
Married #2: Laura Ann McCoy about 1920 in Los Angeles County, California
(no known children)
Missionary. A native of Ohio, Sturge graduated and received his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1880. Shortly afterwards he signed up to become a Presbyterian missionary and was assigned with his wife to work at Petchaburi, Siam. During his time there he founded Siam's first hospital. Returning to San Francisco in 1886, he began working with the Japanese who settled on the Pacific coast. That same year he founded the first Japanese YMCA and during the remainder of his life, established fourteen Japanese Presbyterian Churches. In 1904 he received the Order of the Rising Sun from the Emperor of Japan for his work. Following his death, he was buried in Los Angeles while a cenotaph was placed in his honor in Colma.
NOTE: Please see his Honorary Cenotaph at FindaGrave Memorial# 52901811
Sources:
1. 1860 United States Census
2. 1880 United States Census
3. California Great Registers, 1850-1920
4. 1900 United States Census
5. 1910 United States Census
6. Washington, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890-1957
7. California, San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1953
8. 1930 United States Census
9. US GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011
10. United States Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968
11. Library of Congress
12. Authored: 8 works in 35 publications in 2 languages and 314 library holdings
13. FamilySearch.org ID# LZN7-SM2
Cenotaph here
Parents: Adolphus Sturge & Caroline Harper
Married #1: Annie E (lnu) on 27 Aug 1881 in Canton, Shunde, Guangdong, China
(no known children)
Married #2: Laura Ann McCoy about 1920 in Los Angeles County, California
(no known children)
Missionary. A native of Ohio, Sturge graduated and received his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1880. Shortly afterwards he signed up to become a Presbyterian missionary and was assigned with his wife to work at Petchaburi, Siam. During his time there he founded Siam's first hospital. Returning to San Francisco in 1886, he began working with the Japanese who settled on the Pacific coast. That same year he founded the first Japanese YMCA and during the remainder of his life, established fourteen Japanese Presbyterian Churches. In 1904 he received the Order of the Rising Sun from the Emperor of Japan for his work. Following his death, he was buried in Los Angeles while a cenotaph was placed in his honor in Colma.
NOTE: Please see his Honorary Cenotaph at FindaGrave Memorial# 52901811
Sources:
1. 1860 United States Census
2. 1880 United States Census
3. California Great Registers, 1850-1920
4. 1900 United States Census
5. 1910 United States Census
6. Washington, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890-1957
7. California, San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1953
8. 1930 United States Census
9. US GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011
10. United States Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968
11. Library of Congress
12. Authored: 8 works in 35 publications in 2 languages and 314 library holdings
13. FamilySearch.org ID# LZN7-SM2
Parents: Adolphus Sturge & Caroline Harper
Married #1: Annie E (lnu) on 27 Aug 1881 in Canton, Shunde, Guangdong, China
(no known children)
Married #2: Laura Ann McCoy about 1920 in Los Angeles County, California
(no known children)
Missionary. A native of Ohio, Sturge graduated and received his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1880. Shortly afterwards he signed up to become a Presbyterian missionary and was assigned with his wife to work at Petchaburi, Siam. During his time there he founded Siam's first hospital. Returning to San Francisco in 1886, he began working with the Japanese who settled on the Pacific coast. That same year he founded the first Japanese YMCA and during the remainder of his life, established fourteen Japanese Presbyterian Churches. In 1904 he received the Order of the Rising Sun from the Emperor of Japan for his work. Following his death, he was buried in Los Angeles while a cenotaph was placed in his honor in Colma.
NOTE: Please see his Honorary Cenotaph at FindaGrave Memorial# 52901811
Sources:
1. 1860 United States Census
2. 1880 United States Census
3. California Great Registers, 1850-1920
4. 1900 United States Census
5. 1910 United States Census
6. Washington, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890-1957
7. California, San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1953
8. 1930 United States Census
9. US GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011
10. United States Deceased Physician File (AMA), 1864-1968
11. Library of Congress
12. Authored: 8 works in 35 publications in 2 languages and 314 library holdings
13. FamilySearch.org ID# LZN7-SM2
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