China Sam
China Sam, as he called himself, came to Roseburg, then called Deer Creek, circa 1866 at age 29.
He fell in love with the town, and made friends with prominent citizens and their children.
He saw many changes of transportation in his life, from ox carts and horses to trains to Model-Ts. At the age of 91 he saw an airplane, a newly invented novelty, take off from Roseburg,
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After working as a gold miner and on the railroad, China Sam learned to read and write English from a pioneer family.
After coming to Roseburg, he worked as a servant for Honorable Binger Hermann.
He became a business owner with two "Japanese Bazaars" downtown on Cass and Jackson Streets, filled with treasures from the East. He loved giving things away to children passing by his shop and taking pictures with them.
Later in life he was afflicted with rheumatism and had great pains in his legs. He was told to soak his legs in lye and misunderstood, soaking them in lime. They became infected and had to be amputated in a risky operation. He used canes to get around for the remainder of his life.
China Sam was very particular about how we wanted to be buried. He was buried in 1931 in the Masonic Cemetery according to his wishes, with many flowers and friends.
However the Chinese government sent officials to come dig up his bones a few years later to have them shipped back to China as they believed that their citizens needed to be with their ancestors to be at rest.
This was quite controversial to the locals as they believed China Sam would have preferred to stay in his beloved adopted hometown.
IS CHINA SAM AT REST?
READ ABOUT HIS LEGACY ..
