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not available but she bore him a son Yan Wei Sheng, eldest son of
named Yan Fo Szu. forefather Yan Tzung Sun, styled
Chun Chin.
15th Generation (Chi word-line) In order to ward off the bad
Yan Tzung Sun was the only son of time and undesirable influence, the
forefather Yan Chun Fa. No details whole family, as a body, observed
were available about his marriage three years of religious rites and
but he had three sons who were morale ceremonies as a mark of
named: respect towards the ancestors as
1. Yan Wei Sheng required by custom. Then, he was
2. Yan Tsu Sheng and posted and stationed in the
3. Yan Hsia Sheng bodyguard unit at Yung Ning. On his
release from the army, he settled
Yan Fo Tsu, whose stylistic name down in Chin Tien village, Nan An
was Chi Sheng, belonged to the Jen county, Fu Chien province, and took
(meaning Man) conjugal house, to cultivating his own farm.
started by forefather Yan Chun Pao. He was born in the reign of
He was forced to withdraw and Emperor Hung Wu and passed away
live in another place in order to evade when Emperor Tien Shun was on the
compulsory conscription, where he throne, living a life spanning seventy-
occupied himself in the business of six years. His deceased wife was
farming. from the Chen clan and she came
Three years later, he returned from Pan Tou hamlet, Chi Ching
to his hometown and took a wife from village, Ying Fu administrative unit,
the Chang clan. She gave birth to a thirteenth capital, Yung Chun
son, who was, incidentally named as County. She passed away without
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Yan Wei Sheng , but later, changed giving him any children.
to Yan Wang. He married again to a maiden
of the Tsai clan and she bore him a
Yan Fo Szu of the Ti (meaning Earth) son, named Yan Hsien Yin.
conjugal house, was the son of
forefather Yan Hsien Sun, styled Yan Tsu Sheng, second son of
himself as Chi Shou. He took for his forefather Yan Tzung Sun, passed
wife, a maiden from a clan, the away as a member of the rank and
particulars of which was not file in the rear bodyguard unit,
available. She gave birth to a son stationed in a border camp.
named Yan Kuang .
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Yan Hsia Sheng, third son of
16th Generation (Chun word-line) forefather Yan Tzung Sun, passed
Tien (meaning Heaven) Conjugal away whilst in service in the armed
House forces.
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