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Absalom Andrew Sydenstricker (Chinese: 賽 兆 祥, 1852–1931) was an American Presbyterian missionary to China from 1880 to 1931. [1] [2] The Sydenstricker log house at what later became the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace in Hillsboro, West Virginia , was Absalom's early childhood home.
Absalom Sydenstricker was an American Presbyterian missionary to China from 1880 to 1931. Background. The book Fighting Angel, written as a companion to her memoir of her mother, The Exile, recounts the life and work of Absalom (called "Andrew" in the book).
Seven years later Absalom Sydenstricker persuaded the Mission Board to let him launch a personal assault on the vast, densely populated area of North kiangsu, setting up his campaign...
Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker was born at her mother's family home on farmland at the foot of the mountains in Hillsboro, Pocahontas County, in southeastern West Virginia. Her parents, Absalom and Caroline Stulting Sydenstricker, were missionaries in China. Pearl was born while they were home on leave.
Apr 13, 2018 · Genealogy for Rev Absalom Sydenstricker, (Father of author Pearl S. Buck) (1852 - 1931) family tree on Geni, with over 255 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Jan 1, 1978 · I read this book to see what Pearl Buck's father, Absalom Sydenstricker, wrote about his own life, especially after reading a lot of Buck's biographical and fictionalized writing about her father. I found that there was more to learn from what he left out than what he left in. Sydenstricker focuses almost exclusively on his mission work.
Rev. Absalom Andrew Sydenstricker, father of Pearl S. Buck. Seen here in his later years on steps of his son's house in Lynchburg, Virginia
