Several decades of war scattered the descendants of the Phan in Tây lộc across several provinces. Their village, including the Phan house and the record of the family tree was burned and destroyed. In April 1975, the communist from the North Vietnam took over the South and the war was over. Many people went back to Tây lộc to rebuild their homes. The village looked like a jungle with many bomb holes. Many years went by before the village was again green with rice and other crop fields. The Phan clan rebuilt their family house and their ancestor tombs in 1992. When Mr. Phan Thanh Việt, a descendant of the Phan Tây lộc, chose to emigrate to the United States of America he determined to first research and rewrite the Phan family tree. He visited all known relatives to collect names and stories. After three years he tabulated his research in a book The Phan Tây lộc Genealogy. Mr. Phan Thanh Việt died shortly after he came to the USA. And his son, Phan Thanh Dũng, is making available his father work “GIA PHỔ HỌ PHAN TÂY LỘC” on this website.
According to GIA PHỔ HỌ PHAN TÂY LỘC, before 1945, the Phan family gathered tri-annually to worship their ancestor during the Spring, Fall, and last month of the Lunar calendar. In every worship service, the elders would state the following sentence, "Nguyễn sở sinh, Phan sở dưỡng." It is explained that the father of the first Phan Tây lộc was born in the north of Vietnam. He was a son of a Nguyễn family. But a man from a Phan family adopted him and renamed him “Phan Văn Sỹ”. He was married and had eight sons, who are the heads of eight tribes. He took his family to the south to start a new life. He traveled along the coast to Quảng nam and then headed west to the mountain. He found and settled in a land where rice and other crops would grow well. He named the place Tây lộc.
Phan Văn Sỹ is not only the father of the Phan Tây lộc but also the saint of the village. In 1930’s, his tomb was the biggest monument in the village. His tomb was built in front of the village house. It was big and elegant. The village house, family house, and his tomb were located on a high hill. There were three giant trees and some other trees surrounding the area. It was a magnificent place.
Tây lộc village was first located within huyện Hà Đông, tỉnh Quảng nam. In 1920, huyện Hà Đông was divided into two districts, Tam kỳ and Tiên Phước. Tây lộc was within the borders of Tiên Phước. After 1945, Tây lộc was renamed Tây hồ, a penname of Vietnamese nationalist, Phan Châu Trinh, a descendant of Phan Tây lộc. Tây hồ then merged with other villages and was renamed to Tiên hồ. After 1954, it became Phước long, a division of the Tam Ky district. Its current name is Tam lộc, in Phu’ ninh, Quảng nam.
The eight sons of Phan Văn Sỹ organized the local people into nine communities within the village. They are the heads of the eight Phan family clans; however, Mr. Phan Thanh Viet could find only the first six tribes. Perhaps the two youngest sons took their families to other regions.
At the time of Phan Thanh Việt’s research for his book, most of Phan Văn Sỹ’s descendants lived in the village. Some people lived in nearby cities such as Tam ky and Da nang. A few people had emigrated to other countries. Tribe II and V are the largest group. Tribe VI is the smallest. The nationalist Phan Châu Trinh belonged to Tribe II. His son, Phan Châu Dật got a bachelor degree in France and died in 1922 at the age of 24 after he returned to Vietnam for two years. Phan Châu Trinh has two daughters. The first daughter Phan Thị Châu Liên has six daughters and one son, Lê Khâm. He is a famous communist Vietnamese writer, penname Phan Tứ. The second daughter Phan Thị Châu Lan has four sons and two daughters. The first daughter, Nguyễn Thị Châu Sa, as known as Nguyễn Thị Bình.
Descendants of Phan Văn Sỹ fought for both the North and South during the Vietnam War. Several people from both sides were imprisoned or died on the battlefield. And after 1975, while the children of Phan Châu Trinh were serving in government office, several of their relatives were imprisoned in “re-education” camps for many years as a punishment for working for the government in the South. Most of these "re-education camps" prisoners resided in US in 1990's. GIA PHỔ HỌ PHAN TÂY LỘC was written to help future generations remember their family roots and discover their complicated political heritage. Please email your comments and questions to phantayhoATyahoo.com. We will try our best to give you an answer.
Now click here to view THE PHAN FAMILY TREE.
According to GIA PHỔ HỌ PHAN TÂY LỘC, before 1945, the Phan family gathered tri-annually to worship their ancestor during the Spring, Fall, and last month of the Lunar calendar. In every worship service, the elders would state the following sentence, "Nguyễn sở sinh, Phan sở dưỡng." It is explained that the father of the first Phan Tây lộc was born in the north of Vietnam. He was a son of a Nguyễn family. But a man from a Phan family adopted him and renamed him “Phan Văn Sỹ”. He was married and had eight sons, who are the heads of eight tribes. He took his family to the south to start a new life. He traveled along the coast to Quảng nam and then headed west to the mountain. He found and settled in a land where rice and other crops would grow well. He named the place Tây lộc.
Phan Văn Sỹ is not only the father of the Phan Tây lộc but also the saint of the village. In 1930’s, his tomb was the biggest monument in the village. His tomb was built in front of the village house. It was big and elegant. The village house, family house, and his tomb were located on a high hill. There were three giant trees and some other trees surrounding the area. It was a magnificent place.
Tây lộc village was first located within huyện Hà Đông, tỉnh Quảng nam. In 1920, huyện Hà Đông was divided into two districts, Tam kỳ and Tiên Phước. Tây lộc was within the borders of Tiên Phước. After 1945, Tây lộc was renamed Tây hồ, a penname of Vietnamese nationalist, Phan Châu Trinh, a descendant of Phan Tây lộc. Tây hồ then merged with other villages and was renamed to Tiên hồ. After 1954, it became Phước long, a division of the Tam Ky district. Its current name is Tam lộc, in Phu’ ninh, Quảng nam.
The eight sons of Phan Văn Sỹ organized the local people into nine communities within the village. They are the heads of the eight Phan family clans; however, Mr. Phan Thanh Viet could find only the first six tribes. Perhaps the two youngest sons took their families to other regions.
At the time of Phan Thanh Việt’s research for his book, most of Phan Văn Sỹ’s descendants lived in the village. Some people lived in nearby cities such as Tam ky and Da nang. A few people had emigrated to other countries. Tribe II and V are the largest group. Tribe VI is the smallest. The nationalist Phan Châu Trinh belonged to Tribe II. His son, Phan Châu Dật got a bachelor degree in France and died in 1922 at the age of 24 after he returned to Vietnam for two years. Phan Châu Trinh has two daughters. The first daughter Phan Thị Châu Liên has six daughters and one son, Lê Khâm. He is a famous communist Vietnamese writer, penname Phan Tứ. The second daughter Phan Thị Châu Lan has four sons and two daughters. The first daughter, Nguyễn Thị Châu Sa, as known as Nguyễn Thị Bình.
Descendants of Phan Văn Sỹ fought for both the North and South during the Vietnam War. Several people from both sides were imprisoned or died on the battlefield. And after 1975, while the children of Phan Châu Trinh were serving in government office, several of their relatives were imprisoned in “re-education” camps for many years as a punishment for working for the government in the South. Most of these "re-education camps" prisoners resided in US in 1990's. GIA PHỔ HỌ PHAN TÂY LỘC was written to help future generations remember their family roots and discover their complicated political heritage. Please email your comments and questions to phantayhoATyahoo.com. We will try our best to give you an answer.
Now click here to view THE PHAN FAMILY TREE.
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