Leona ROSS [1890-1969]

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 08/26/2024 - 08:04
Names
Given
Leona
Family
Ross
Sex
Female
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
Birthplace (town, state)
Oak Park, Illinois
Birthplace (country)
United States
Died
Date
(Day is approximate.)
Died in (town, state)
Pasco, Florida
Died in (country)
United States

Leona Roschinsky later renamed Leona Ross was a missionary who served the South China Boat Mission in Canton (Guangzhou). By 1916, she had already arrived in China.

She was present in Hong Kong during the Japanese invasion and later interned at Stanley Camp. Leona Ross was  repatriated to the United States in 1942.

Obituary/Memorial: https://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/records/augusta-leona-roschinsky-ross-24-22h3g9g?srsltid=AfmBOorZizUisZBLcUM19Vf59ZgqXj89EI4M2Whzwlloh5FFHAJfABop&geo_a=r&o_iid=41017&o_lid=41017&o_sch=Web+Property

Source

1. https://www.chinafamilies.net/internees/9521-ross-leona/

2. 1916 Directory of Protestant Missions in China. See here

3. Photos of Leona Roschinsky/Ross: https://christianweekly-net.translate.goog/2010/ta21753.htm?_x_tr_sl=zh-TW&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc

4. South China Boat Mission: https://archive.org/details/southchinaboatmi00unse/mode/2up

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