Rose Etta REITON (née FEMMER) [1886-1957]

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Names
Given
Rose Etta
Family
Reiton
Maiden
Femmer
Sex
Female
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
Birthplace (town, state)
Americus, Missouri
Birthplace (country)
United States
Died
Date

Rose Etta Femmer married the Reverend Albert Kato Reiton in January 1913 in the United States. The couple came to Hong Kong that March to work as evangelists. In November 1914 they opened the Yaumati Peniel Misson in Kowloon.

She was in Kowloon with her family during the 1941 hostilities. After a period spent in hiding the were interned in Stanley Camp and repatriated in late June 1942.

She died in Hong Kong in 1957.

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peniel_Missionary_Society

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/i/s/Lewis-J-Fisher/GENE4-0015.html

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Spouse of
Albert Kato REITON [1882-1980]
Parent of
Esther REITON [1923-2019]
Helen HAMMOND (née REITON) [1916-2005]

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As well as founding the Yaumati Peniel Mission Church in Kowloon in 1914, Albert and Rose Reiton founded the Cheung Chau Peniel (Mission) Church in 1936.  

Prior to 1936 they rented a church building on the island and each year they went to the island to interview prospective baptism candidates, stay overnight in House 25, and perform the baptisms next day. 

1930 

October 24th Left (from Kowloon) on 2:00 pm launch for Cheung Chau with Albert & children. Examined 18 baptism candidates at CC Peniel Mission Church (rented) and accepted 16 for baptism. Slept in Miss Hitchcock’s house.  

October 25th Baptisms at 11.00. Home (Kowloon) on the 4pm launch.

1931

June 18th Went to Cheung Chau for the opening of the new mission church on the waterfront. (This was the 2nd rented property). We, and a lot of Chinese ladies, stayed in Miss Hitchcock’s house overnight.

June 19th Baptism 10.00. Left on the 4pm launch.

1934

June 15th Miss Pierce, Albert and I went to Cheung Chau to examine the baptism candidates.  We called in Dr Clift’s home.  We slept in Miss Hitchcock’s house.

June 16th Baptism service, 6 men 1 woman.  Took the 4pm launch home.

   

For her diaries during this period, see below taken from moddsey's post on Albert Reiton's page:

1. Year 1930

2. Year 1931

3. Year 1932

4. Year 1933

5. Year 1934

Source: Voices of China and Asia