Epitaph of Lim Teck Chye

Epitaph containing the ancestral place.  The ancestral place is an important piece of information to piece together one family history.  In this case, the tomb contains the village name, the deceased birth and death date enabling one to be able to trace his family roots




泉洲南安十一都溪東鄉金圳厝
新嘉坡生光緒庚寅年腊月十二日己時 Born in the Reign of Guangxu 1890, lunar 12th month 12th day 
卒民國十三 Died 1924 (May 12, 1924)
日四月初九日丑時 lunar 4th month 9th day 
塟在大吧窑新塚坐北向南 buried in Toa Payoh New Cemetery Sitting North and facing South position. 

From Burial Records
Lim Teck Chye 
Date of death 12.5.24
Date of internment 13.5.24
35 years 
Block 2 D plot no 144 



From bukitbrown.info (No 1911)

民國十三年
溪東
顕考德財之墓
大江 Lim Tye Kang
大福 Lim Tye Hock
大貴 Lim Tye Kwee
大楝 Lim Tye Tong
大梁 Lim Tye Leong (Liong)
大賢 Lim Tye Hean
美玉
查某 Lim Cha Boh
雙毛
葫椒

From the news archives and ancestral place , we can infer that this tomb and epitaph is the son from Lim Kee Keok, one of the pioneers of Nam Ann Association 


Page 5 Advertisements Column 2

The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 July 1924, Page 5




Page 7 Advertisements Column 1

Malaya Tribune, 29 June 1933, Page 7




WOMAN BREAKS DOWN.

Malaya Tribune, 23 August 1933, Page 12







ALLEGED FRAUD IN BANKRUPTCY.

Malaya Tribune, 30 September 1933, Page 12





Page 4 Advertisements Column 5

The Straits Times, 2 November 1933, Page 4




Lim Tek Guan

Lim Teck Lock

Lim Teck Seng
(Guardian ad litem Lee Boon Neo)

Lim Poh Neo

Swee Kim Kee

ChanSiam Neo

Tan Lian Neo

Yeap Kim Choo

Sin Shit Ching

Lim Boon Soon

Lim Boon Hin

Lim Boon Teong

Lim Bong Soo (ad litem Lim Teck Huat)

Lim Khit

DEATH

Malaya Tribune, 24 April 1947, Page 2




Mrs Lim Teck Guan (nee Tan Lian Neo) age 59 passed away at her residence No 11 Balmoral Road, 

Sons Lim Boon Hin, LIm Boon Soon, and Dr Lim Boon Tiong


Page 6 Advertisements Column 2

Malaya Tribune, 19 May 1948, Page 6




林箕菊

Lim Kee Keok passed away at the age of 89 on 15th May 1948 at 11 Balmoral Road .


From the above, we can see that he has many sons, one of which is Lim Teck Chye who epitaph is shown above.
The others include Lim Teck Guan




林箕菊君

林君箕菊。閩南溪東鄉.少貧。十六歲與兄箕綿。南來星洲。傭工於瑞美商店。裁二年8遂以所積資。。啓瑞興米類雜貨號。十年之後。。尤以其所利。增啓振瑞成號。業大宗米糧。。瑞發八九行。亦同時開張。更以次分十餘號支店於芙蓉。。峇株巴轄。亞勞羣領等處。。若種植業。則置有膠樹園五六百畝。椰樹園百餘畝。不動產。則置有屋宇三四十間。。公司商業則有利華。華商。两銀行之大股份。謀生業之發達。編孝誠不能不仰止於君矣。襟懷忠信木訥。。於金錢。能聚能散。捐於星洲南安會館千金。捐於中華商務總會五百金。。捐於南洋華僑中學校二千金。道南學校又數百金。愛同學校五百金。。南安詩溪學校千金。星洲同濟醫院。興亞學校。。各若干金。。大較如此。。鎖屑義舉。可以類推矣。。春秋六十七。。父進坑。母氏李。。妻葉氏。。子男。七女郎。内外孫曾甚多。。周南螽斯篇可為君咏矣。

Extracted from Nanyang Personalities 


Lim Kee Keok

Mr. Lim from Xinan County in Minnan, was born into poverty. At sixteen, he came to Singapore with his elder brother Kee Bian.. He worked as a laborer at Ruimei Store for two years. With his savings, he opened Ruixing Rice and Grocery Store. After ten years, he used the profits to establish Zhenruicheng Company, dealing in wholesale rice. He also opened Ruifa and Bajiu stores simultaneously, and successively established over ten branch stores in Seremban, Batu Pahat, Yong Peng, and other places.


In agriculture, he owned rubber plantations of 500-600 mu and coconut plantations of over 100 mu. In real estate, he owned 30-40 houses. In corporate business, he held large shares in Lihua and Huashang banks. His business success was truly admirable.


He was honest, trustworthy, and unassuming. He knew how to accumulate and spend money wisely. He donated 1,000 dollars  to the Singapore Nan'an Association, 500 dollars to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, 2,000 dollars to the Nanyang Overseas Chinese Middle School, several hundred dollars  to Daonan School, 500 dollars to Aixin School, 1,000 dollars to Nan'an Shixi School, and various amounts to Singapore Tongji Hospital and Xingya School. These are just examples of his numerous charitable acts.


He is now 67 years old. His father was Jin Keng, and his mother was from the Lee family. His wife was from the Yap family. He had seven sons and one daughter, with many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The "Zhongsi" chapter of the "Book of Songs" could be recited for him.


As one of the pioneers of Nam Ann Association, Lim Kee Keok name can be seen at the plaque for restoration for Hong San See at Mohd Sultan 





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