Faith Mary Snuggs was a Baptist missionary teacher. She came from a missionary family, was schooled in the United States and served alongside her parents in South China.
After her British missionary father, Edward Thomas Snuggs had passed away in Fort Bayard, South China in 1938, Faith Snuggs later relocated to Hong Kong.
During the Battle of Hong Kong, she was stationed at La Salle Relief Hospital. After the fall of Hong Kong, she was interned at Stanley Camp.
Faith M. Snuggs' name/signature appears under "La Salle College" (La Salle Relief Hospital) on the right on the "Day Joyce Sheet" held by the Imperial War Museum.
See: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30083388. An explanation of the "Day Joyce Sheet" is given at: https://gwulo.com/media/46458
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1. https://www.chinafamilies.net/internees/9731-snuggs-faith-mary/
2. http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/uniformedcivilians.html#_Toc43367289
3. Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71653125/faith-mary-snuggs
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Early Life
Faith Snuggs was born in Canton in 1898. She was the daughter of Rev Edward Thomas Snuggs (1860-1938) and Josephine Marie Snuggs (1864-1932), who were pioneering Southern Baptist missionaries in the Pakhoi and Luichau (Leizhou) areas of Kwangsi (Guangxi) Province, South China.
Her father, Rev Edward Snuggs, was specifically appointed to open the mission station in Luichau City around 1904. He worked extensively in evangelism and education, often traveling through the remote Luichau Peninsula to establish "preaching places" and schools.
Faith followed her parents' path. She was educated at Georgetown College, Kentucky, USA and trained at the Women’s Missionary Union Training School in Louisville, Kentucky, before beginning her service in 1922 as a missionary teacher in Pakhoi and Luichau. Her work focused on providing Western-style education and religious instruction to local Chinese students, a common practice within the Southern Baptist "South China Mission".
Luichau was considered a challenging post due to its distance from the primary mission hub in Canton (Guangzhou). The Snuggs family lived amongst the local population, often adapting to local customs to build rapport with the community.
The 1937 Typhoon
In September 1937, Faith's sister-in-law Grace Snuggs and her family were in a house on Cheung Chau, when the typhoon of that year struck. It took away their roof in the night, causing the Snuggs to take refuge with their neighbours. In the account, Mrs Snuggs is mentioned and a 'ten-year-old Harold'. The Snuggs also lost part of their house and the kitchen. Grace and husband Harold were missionaries in Wuchow.
Sources:
The Evangelical Beacon, 19th October 1937.
International Missionary Board 1926 Missionary Album
International Missionary Board 1934 Missionary Album
Re: Mrs Snuggs
Hebinger is the correct spelling.
Mrs Snuggs was Grace Crozer Mason Snuggs, the wife of Harold Hebinger Snuggs Sr. They had three children, Harold Jr (born in Canton, China in 1927), John Mason and Margaret Anne.
Harold Snuggs Sr. was interned in Pootung, Shanghai. He was repatriated to the United States in 1943.
Faith Snuggs elected to remain at Stanley and was repatriated in October 1945.
Both Faith and Harold Sr were educated in South Carolina. See: https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ndnp/scu/batch_scu_ettabaker_ver02/data/2012218612/0023728821A/1922090801/0243.pdf
Thanks moddsey
Thanks moddsey
Is my post relevant to Faith Mary Snuggs or is it just a name similarity?
I've deleted Edward and Josephine Snuggs as they don't seem relevant here.
And could you confirm the Harold Sr and Jr items?
Harold Snuggs Sr and Jr
Information about Harold Hebinger Snuggs Sr and his children: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146210689/harold_hebinger-snuggs
Internment: https://www.chinafamilies.net/internees/6719-snuggs-harold-hebbinger/
Harold H. Snuggs Jr: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/columbia-sc/harold-snuggs-7196691 Born in February 1927, he was 10 years old at the time of the great typhoon in 1937.
Your post is relevant to the missionary houses on Cheung Chau and their occupation. Not sure if Faith Snuggs resided there whilst on furlough.
Typhoon damage to houses on Cheung Chau can be viewed at: https://gwulo.com/media/51603 There was considerable damage to houses 3A, 4, 5, 22 and the Assembly Hall.
Parents of Faith M. Snuggs
Father, Edward Thomas Snuggs was born 25 June 1860 in Hampshire, England and died at Fort Bayard, South China on 1 June 1938.
Mother, Josephine Marie Snuggs (nee Hebinger) was born 18 June 1864 in Hungary. She was buried at sea near Honolulu on 20 June 1932.
Their gravestone is in the Hong Kong Cemetery. See: https://www.hkmemory.hk/en/collection_details.html?catalogueRecordId=67634