Person:Bergliot Evensen (1)

?? Line 1150: (New PAF RIN=103) 1 CEME Seattle, King, Washington

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?? Line 1154: (New PAF RIN=103) 1 CONC !Note: She was held hostage in China by bandits, and ransomed herself

?? Line 1155: (New PAF RIN=103) 1 CONT with $3000. We have several newspaper clippings (one from the PI with

?? Line 1156: (New PAF RIN=103) 1 CONT a nice picture), dated October 28, 1930, that describe her captivity in

?? Line 1157: (New PAF RIN=103) 1 CONT Hunan province by Chinese communist rebels. She taught school in Mount

?? Line 1158: (New PAF RIN=103) 1 CONT Vernon before leaving for China on October 27, 1920 on the Japanese

?? Line 1159: (New PAF RIN=103) 1 CONT vessel Fushimi Maru outbound from Seattle to Kobe. We have a clipping,

?? Line 1160: (New PAF RIN=103) 1 CONT probably from the PI, describing the sailing in great detail. She fled

?? Line 1161: (New PAF RIN=103) 1 CONT China in 1949 via Burma and India with other missionaries following the

?? Line 1162: (New PAF RIN=103) 1 CONT Communist takeover. Bergliot spoke at least four languages (English,

?? Line 1163: (New PAF RIN=103) 1 CONT Norwegian, Chinese, German, possibly others). Graduated from

?? Line 1164: (New PAF RIN=103) 1 CONT Bellingham Normal (now Western Washington University). We have the

?? Line 1165: (New PAF RIN=103) 1 CONT bulletin of her funeral service at Denny Park Lutheran Church Feb 27,

?? Line 1166: (New PAF RIN=103) 1 CONT 1973. It details much of her later nursing work in the Seattle area. She

?? Line 1167: (New PAF RIN=103) 1 CONT died at the Foss Home in Seattle on Feb 24, 1973.

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?? Line 1169: (New PAF RIN=103) 1 CONT !Social Security Number: 538-30-7479