The Life of Yee Jock Leong. VII: Life and Death in Dayton
MECHANICSVILLE, Va. (DML) — Yee Jock Leong owned a laundry at 404 West 3rd Street in Dayton, Ohio, for most of his final 20 years. In one of his address books I found what might be draft text for an advertisement. He also owned a kennel, breeding primarily Chows, in Dayton.
He and my great-grandmother had three children: My grandmother, Yee Yut-seul Jackson, born on November 5, 1920, in Dayton; a son, Yee Poy Quon Jackson, born on February 28, 1924, in Dayton (also see birth registration) and died on December 30, 1925, in Dayton; and another daughter, Yee Yet Yut Moy Jackson, born on February 20, 1926, in Dayton (also see birth registration) and died on March 17, 1926, in Dayton. The two children who died were buried in Woodland Cemetery in Dayton. The burial of Yee Poy Quon Jackson was paid for on January 11, 1926.
Yee Jock Leong died on December 4, 1936, in Dayton. According to his death certificate, he died of acute phthysis—a complication of tuberculosis. Obituaries were published in both Dayton newspapers, The Dayton Daily News and the Dayton Journal. He was buried in a numbered grave in Calvary Cemetery.
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