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Kong Kin Ling

Pinyin & Chinese characters	Kang Gengling 康赓龄
Variant Spellings & Other Names	Kang Ling Kong Kong Kang Lin Ling Kong Kong
Other Chinese Name(s)
Detachment	3
LaFargue No.	83
Date of Birth	1863
Place of Birth	Shanghai, Jiangsu
Age at Departure for US	12 (Lunar Calendar)
Date of Death	Died young.
Place of Death
Place(s) of Residence in US	Stratford, CT Hartford, CT
American Host Family/ies	Rev. Edward B. & Ann (Lummus) Emerson, Stratford, CT William H. Kellogg, Hartford, CT¹
School(s), with dates	West Middle Public School, Hartford, CT, ?-1879 Hartford Public High School, Hartford, CT, 1879-1881²
Notable Activities/Awards in School	Outstanding as football player at Hartford High School.³
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Father's Name	Kang Meicun 康梅村
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Notes and Sources	1. Residences & hosts: Rhoads (2011), p. 53, Table 5.1 (Stratford, CT; Edward B. Emerson); U. S. Census 1880; Rhoads (2011), p. 140, Table 9.2 (Hartford, CT; William H. Kellogg). William H. Kellogg (1853-1914) was a brother-in-law of Yung Wing. 2. Schools: Rhoads (2011), p. 90, Table 7.1 (West Middle School); Rhoads (2011), p. 96, Table 7.3 (Hartford High School). 3. Phelps (1939), pp. 84-85: "I can well remember, when we used to 'choose up sides' at football, how the first choice invariably went to Se Chung [Ting Sze Chung (Deng Shicong 邓士聪 I, 25], a short-thick-set boy, built close to the ground, who ran like a hound and dodged like a cat. What Se Chung had in grace and speed, Kong had in bull strength. Built broad and strong, eternally good-natured and smiling, he would cross the goal line, carrying four or five Americans on his shoulders." Identification of "Kong" with Kong Kin Ling: Rhoads (2011), p. 147.