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Re: Need Help finding information on Sato family

3170760 — 2011-11-26 04:42:52Z

I don't know where he was from, so I posted to every area. But I did hear a story that Masazo's father might have been a samurai warrior? Is that possible for early 1800's?

Re: Need Help finding information on Sato family

haakondahl — 2011-11-24 16:49:05Z

I will see what I can find out. Why do you think he was from Yamagata Prefecture (which at the time would have likely been called Dewa)?

Need Help finding information on Sato family

3170760 — 2009-09-23 00:38:46Z

How do you find out information from Japan on a family?

I know that my husband's grandfather is Arthur Sato.

His father's name is something like Masao or Masozo Sato born about 1865 and lived in NY. We were told by many family members that Masao(?) was from a royal or noble family but that's all they knew.
He came over here in the 1890's but have not found the record yet. He did own a large piece of land in NY when he settled here, but lost it somehow to the state.
A friend that is from China said that the first name can actually give you the town of origin and then the house, but I would like to find out everything I can: his ancestors, his correct spelling, if there is a crest, any siblings, etc. If anyone can help, I would greatly appreciate it.

1910 census http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex...

1920 Census http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&a......

ITO, YUWATA, TERAKURA, SEGA, KITAKATA, KAKIYAMA KURISAKI

2004-04-06 22:55:05Z

YUKIE ITO B 12/23/23 IN GIFU KEN D 10/28/01 IN SALINAS MONTEREY, CA, USA MARRIED HERSHELL EUGENE GRUBBS B 5/9/35 IN GRAND CHAIN, PULASKI, ILL D 5/19/77 IN SALINAS, MONTEREY, CA
FATHER: TORAJIRO B 3/22/1878 (MOTHERS NAME WAS NAMI)
MARRIED 2/17/1919
MOTHER: KURA YUWATA D 1/12/43 (FATHERS NAME WAS KENJIRO)
TORAJIROS FIRST WIFE WAS SEN TERAKURA MARRIED 6/12/1911
YUKIES SISTER: CHIEKO B 6/24/14
BROTHER: NOBUSHIGE B 1/1/29

HERSHELL AND YUKIE ADOPTED 4 CHILDREN IN 1972 FROM SOCIAL SERVICES OF JAPAN IN OSAKA

ALSO LOOKING FOR INFO ON TSUGIO SEGA OR ANY FAMILY MEMBERS. THIS IS MY HUSBANDS BIOLOGICAL FATHER. TSUGIOS FATHERS NAME WAS RIKIO SEGA. MOTHERS NAME WAS MIKIE KAKIYAMA. TSUGIO MARRIED YOKO KITAKATA ABT 6/61. YOKO d ABT 4/22/68 TSUGIO REMARRIED ON 1/30/70------EMIKO KURISAKI. PLEASE EMAIL ME @ MIETAK@AOL.COM OR AJSERNAGRUBBS@AOL.COM
THANKS IN ADVANCE

Looking for Araki family

2003-07-19 05:39:03Z

I am looking for my Grandfathers family, Shinobu Araki. Any information would be appreciated.

Masuzo Hagita

2003-04-07 21:44:48Z

I am looking for any information about the family ancestors and history of Masuzo and Ichi Hagita in Tokyo or Chiba. Their children are Hagima, Minoru, Mariko, Tokie, and a half-brother Kurando. I'm a friend of Tokie (Hagita) Spitz. She married Jim Spitz an American Army soldier after WWII. I have some information that Masuzo Hagita was an engineer and may have been an inventor of a pump. I know the family left Tokyo and moved to Chiba during or after WWII, and that they have a family burial plot there, but I'm not sure of the exact location. Please contact me with any information you may have regarding this family, and how I may contact any living relatives. I live in California in the United States, and my email is: it3fittro@yahoo.com. Thank you. Gary

Searching for family and info of Kuwasaki and Arita lineage

jouchi77 — 2003-02-17 01:22:17Z

My name is Jennifer and I am the grandaughter of Leroy T. Kuwasaki Sr. Great Grandaughter of Kumakichi Kuwasaki and Kito Arita. Please if you believe you have any info of possible help, please contact me. Please if you and I may have any relation I am looking for you, please contact me.

Some info that may help my great grandmother was Kito Arita, I believe to have been told she was from Kumamoto, Japan.
After my great grandparents got married the immigrated to the State of Hawaii with their children. Not much is known after this event.
Included in my query is a picture of my great grandparents.

looking for family members

2002-09-24 20:33:30Z

I am looking for family on my Mother's side. She passed away in 1979 and have not heard from them after that. I know we should have surviving aunts, uncles and cousins. My
Mother's name was Mary T. O'Connell and maiden name was Toshiko Mineta; born in 1930. Her Mother's name and address was:
Kiyo Mineta
Midori-Chio,Yamagata City
Yamagata-DREF Japan
I know she is not alive. Would like to hear from family.