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(now known as Tao Yuan Chang The only daughter in the family
district) in Yung Chun prefecture. became the legal wife of Cheng Ying
Hsun
Born to the household of Yan Wei
Bright forefather Yan Chu Shih, were two sons bearing the names of:-
better known as ancestor Tzu 1. Yan Tao Chia and
Feng
2. Yan Tao Chin
The family of Yan Kuan also
The success of the elders and consisted of two sons who were:-
younger amongst the descendants of 1. Yan Tao Tan and
the Yan clan owed their heritage 2. Yan Tao Ta.
principally from ancestor Yan Hsien.
One of his outstanding great-
grandsons was forefather Yan Chu Yan Nuan, also known as Yan Wei
Shih, affectionately known as Hsiang was the father of three sons,
ancestor Tzu Feng. Forefather Yan whose respective names were:-
1. Yan Tao Tsai,
Chu Shih, non-de-plume Nan, 2. Yan Tao Li and
stylistic name Chu Ching, designated 3. Yan Tao Hsueh.
name Tzu Feng and conferred title
Wen Ling Lang was an official serving Forefather Yan Chu Shih passed
in Chi An prefecture. away, together with his eldest son
His granduncle was forefather Yan Wei whilst in a military
Yan Chu Pu, non-de-plume Yan Ping campaign with his company of
and grandaunt was from the Ling soldiers. He lived to the age of a
clan.
His father was Yan I Chai, lifespan numbering 69 years. His
non-de-plume Ching Ling, who took surviving sons Yan Kuan and Yan
for his wedded wife a maiden from Nuan succeeded him as his
remaining heirs and continued on
the Sung clan. Three sons and one the family lineage.
daughter were born out of this
marriage.
1. Yan Wei, married a maiden
from the Yu clan Biography of forefather Yan Yung
2. Yan Kuan who was the second Lao, a tenth generation
in line within the family, took, descendant
to become his wife, a maiden
from the Hsu clan. On Forefather Yan Yung Lo, whose first
becoming a widower, he name was Yan Yung Hsien was
married once more to a girl deprived of his father, forefather Yan
from the Cheng clan. Shou Sheng, when he was just three
3. Yan Nuan, contracted a years old.
marriage with a maiden from He was cared for and brought
the Li clan. up by his mother, on her return to
live in her original hometown of Kuan
