Chin Hin Doon of the Chinn family relocated to America amidst famines and unrest in Guangdong province to start a new life in America. Chinn settled in Butte as a merchant in the Wah Chong Tai Company by 1894.
A Chinese immigrant named Chin Hin Doon, fleeing poverty and civil unrest in Guangdong, arrived in America with the intention of starting anew. By 1894, he had settled in Butte and taken up a position as a merchant with the Wah Chong Tai Company.