Shapleigh, Katherine, 1875-1942.

Dates:
Birth 1875
Death 1942

Biographical notes:

Shapleigh was a missionary to China (1896-1926), initially under the American Board, and later with the China Inland mission. She remained in China for several years after the tragic death of her husband and their two children from smallpox in 1905. Shapleigh later served as Dean of Women at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.

From the description of Katherine Shapleigh papers, 1887-1946 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702164936

1875 Dec 29 Born in Worcester, MA 1892 1893 Attended St. Agnes School, Albany, NY 1895 Met Alfred Shapleigh in Princeton, MA where their families had summer homes 1896Jun 2 Married Alfred Shapleigh; they had three children: Samuel Brooks (1897-1905), Gordon (1899-1900), Stephen (1903-1905). 1896 1897 Served in Tientsin, China under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions 1897 Family returned to Worcester, MA, where Alfred took over practice of physician who was on leave 1898 1899 Moved to Boston, where Alfred was assistant to his father, who was president of the Shapleigh Coffee Co., and engaged in Bible study 1900 Alfred took Bible training courses at Nyack College in New York and Moody Bible Institute in Chicago 1901 Engaged in evangelistic home missionary work in California 1901 1902 Returned to Boston; worked with Salvation Army 1902 1903 Home missionary work in Colorado and California 1904 Returned to China under China Inland Mission; 1905 Alfred and two surviving sons died of smallpox shortly after the family's arrival in China. Alfred and the sons had not been vaccinated against smallpox, so did not survive the disease; Katherine suffered a mild case of smallpox but recovered. 1905 1908 Katherine remained in China, engaging in language study and serving at missionary training school in Yangchow 1908 KS returned to U.S. where she cared for her father and spoke in churches 1915 1916 In Yangchow, followed by return to U.S. 1918 1920 Working with women Russian refugees at Foreign Women's Home, Shanghai, followed by return to U.S. 1926 1927 Working at Foreign Women's Home, Shanghai ca. 1934 Appointed Dean of Women at Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL 1935 Received B.A. 1937 Following a severe heart attack, KS retired from Wheaton position and moved to North Carolina 1942 Died in NC

From the guide to the Katherine Shapleigh Papers, 1887-1976, (Yale University Divinity School Library)

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