Person:Lalu Nathoy (1)

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Lalu Nathoy
b.11 Sep 1853 China
d.6 Nov 1933 Grangeville, Idaho, Idaho, United States
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Name Lalu Nathoy
Alt Name[1] Polly _____
Married Name[1] Polly Bemis
Alt Name[4][5] Polly Hathey
Gender Female
Birth[2] 11 Sep 1853 China
Immigration[3] 1870
Census 1880 Washington, Idaho, Idahowith Charles Bemis
Marriage 13 Aug 1894 Warrens, Canyon, Idaho, United Statesto Charles Bemis
Census 1920 Warren, Idaho, Idaho, United Stateswith Charles Bemis
Census[3] 1930 Warren, Idaho, Idaho, United States
Death[2][6] 6 Nov 1933 Grangeville, Idaho, Idaho, United StatesCounty Hospital
Burial[2][6] 8 Nov 1933 Grangeville, Idaho, Idaho, United StatesPraireview Cemetery,
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Born in Northern China to impoverished farmers, Lalu Nathoy was sold to bandits during a prolonged drought for two bags of seed and shipped to San Francisco where she was auctioned off as a slave for $2,500 in 1872. Her buyer, Hong King, ran a saloon in Warrens, a mining camp in Idaho, where Lalu—renamed Polly—worked until she won her freedom.

As a free woman, Polly ran a popular boarding house in Warrens and lived with Charlie Bemis, a saloon keeper who'd befriended her on her arrival. In 1894 the two married and settled on the River of No Return. Polly, who twice saved Charlie's life and outlived him by ten years, was renowned for her generous hospitality, humor, skill in nursing, and love of animals as well as people.

Source: http://www.mccunn.com/PollyBemis.html

There is a biography about her life. The title is Thousand Pieces of Gold written by Ruthanne Lum McCunn; 2004 edition.

Tombstone image from Find A Grave; Memorial# 20007146.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Polly Bemis (born Lalu Nathoy).

    www.mccunn.com/PollyBemis.html

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Polly '"Lalu" Bemis , in Find A Grave.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626).

    Census Place: Warren, Idaho, Idaho; Roll: 400; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 57; Image: 527.0; FHL microfilm: 2340135.

  4. ↑ Upper Snake River Family History Center and Ricks College (Rexburg, Idaho). Idaho Marriages, 1842-1996.
  5. ↑ On the 1880 Census Polly is noted as a widow. Was Hathey here previous married name or a miss spelling of Nathoy?
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Polly Bemis Death Certificate
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