Pfr. Jakob Shu, Grasland, ord. 18.IV.'37 in Kumba. Pfarrer in Bafut, stammt aus Bafut. War schon vor dem letzten Kriege als Lehrer tätig. In Bafut Fombolingon = 'Besänftiger des Landes' genannt (vom Häuptling als Ehrenname gegeben) Rev. Jakob Shu, Grassfields, ordained on April 18th 1937 in Kumba. Comes from Bafut and is pastor there. Worked as a teacher before the last war. Was called Fombolingon in Bafut, which means 'pacifier of the country' (an honorary title given to him by the chief)
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