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He came from Hawaii to San Francisco in 1906 (family accounts say the fires were still burning when the ship landed). From there he went to Idaho and worked to earn money to send for his first wife (Tsume) in Japan, but she had died, so he asked if he could marry her younger sister, Tora. The family gave permission, and Tora arrived in Seattle from Japan in 1918. | He came from Hawaii to San Francisco in 1906 (family accounts say the fires were still burning when the ship landed). From there he went to Idaho and worked to earn money to send for his first wife (Tsume) in Japan, but she had died, so he asked if he could marry her younger sister, Tora. The family gave permission, and Tora arrived in Seattle from Japan in 1918. | ||
Because his mother told him that Ushizo and Tora had a daughter who was born in 1918 in Oneida County, Idaho, Joel decided to look at the 1920 U.S. Census to find more information about the family. | |||
They found Ushizo and Tora on the 1920 United States Census by doing the following steps: | They found Ushizo and Tora on the 1920 United States Census by doing the following steps: | ||
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1. They coded the name ''Sato'', which was ''S – 300'' | 1. They coded the name ''Sato'', which was ''S – 300'' | ||
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2. They got the Soundex film for Idaho and found the name under “U” (for Ushizo). The Soundex gave them the County of Oneida, the Enumeration District number and the sheet and line number. | 2. They got the Soundex film for Idaho and found the name under “U” (for Ushizo). The Soundex gave them the County of Oneida, the Enumeration District number and the sheet and line number. | ||
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=== Case Study of Kin-itsu Hirata<br> === | === Case Study of Kin-itsu Hirata<br> === | ||
Dr. Kin-itsu Hirata presented a lecture titled "The Search for My Japanese Roots: Using Buddhist and Local Sources," at the ''World Conference on Records'' held in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1980. In his syllabus, he identifies key sources for reconstructing a Japanese family tree, their reliability, and methodologies for locating these records and extracting genealogical information from them. Dr. Hirata's syllabus is available at the Family History Library | Dr. Kin-itsu Hirata presented a lecture titled "The Search for My Japanese Roots: Using Buddhist and Local Sources," at the ''World Conference on Records'' held in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1980. In his syllabus, he identifies key sources for reconstructing a Japanese family tree, their reliability, and methodologies for locating these records and extracting genealogical information from them. Dr. Hirata's syllabus is available at the Family History Library <ref> {{FHL|33546|item|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 929.1 W893 1980 v. 11}}.</ref><br> | ||
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at: '''[[Japan, Village Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Japan, Village Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br> | |||
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{{Japan}} {{featured article}} {{H-langs|en=Japan Research Methods|pt=Japão Métodos de Pesquisa}} | |||
[[Category:Japan]] | [[Category:Japan]] | ||