Gyneth (Knight) Emens (1880 - 1944)

Born 10 Sep 1880 in Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Scott Emens — married 14 Dec 1921 in Shanghai, China

Died 10 Jan 1944 at age 63 in Chapei Camp, Shanghai, China

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Biography

Gyneth (Knight) Emens was a Prisoner of War during World War II.

Gyneth was born in 1880. She died in 1944, as a prisoner of war in a Japanese P.O.W. Camp, ^{[1] [2]}

Was a clerk in the American Consulate at Vladivostok, Siberia, 1919-20.^[3]

Census

1900 - New Whatcom, Whatcom, Washington, United States^[4]

1910 - Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States^[5]

1920 - Shelton, Mason, Washington, United States^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #26631312: accessed 24 April 2018), memorial page for Gyneth Knight Emens (10 Sep 1880–10 Jan 1944), citing Shelton Memorial Park, Shelton, Mason County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by williamknight57 (contributor 46842549).
2. ↑ The Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury, p.12, column 3.
3. ↑ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5B-4PWS : 16 March 2018), Gyneth Knight, 1920; citing Passport Application, Siberia, Russia, source certificate #, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 1327, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM59-S5Q : accessed 22 July 2019), Gyneth Knight in household of Marcus Knight, New Whatcom city Ward 5, 6, Whatcom, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 245, sheet 24B, family 526, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,753.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGVH-585 : accessed 22 July 2019), Gyneth Knight in household of George Gaston, Olympia Ward 5, Thurston, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 307, sheet 7B, family 183, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1672; FHL microfilm 1,375,685.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHFV-GPZ : accessed 9 July 2018), Gyneth Knight in household of Marcus F Knight, Shelton, Mason, Washington, United States; citing ED 165, sheet 1B, line 96, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1934; FHL microfilm 1,821,934.

• "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5Y-R9KM : 16 March 2018), Gyneth in entry for John Scott Emens, 1922; citing Passport Application, China, source certificate #172124, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 1036, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Washington, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KY2S-TWC : 7 December 2020), Gyneth Emens, 1922; citing Seattle, King, Washington, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1383, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,266,055.
• "Washington, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDZ4-6L2 : 7 December 2020), Gyneth Knight Emens, 1928; citing Seattle, King, Washington, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1383, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,266,121.
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Marriage Reports in State Department Decimal Files, 1910-1949; Record Group: 59, General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002; Series ARC ID: 2555709; Series MLR Number: A1, Entry 3001; Series Box Number: 483; File Number: 133/2274; Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Consular Reports of Marriages, 1910-1949 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.; Original data: Consular Reports of Marriage, 1910–1949. Series ARC ID: 2555709 - A1, Entry 3001. General Records of the Department of State, Record Group 59. National Archives at Washington D.C.
• Michigan, Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911
• United States, World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1945, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29D-98GM : 18 February 2016), Gynett K Emens, 19 Sep 1944; citing Military Service, Japan, NARA NAID 1263907 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).