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You should have already gathered as much information as possible from your home and family and filled out family group records and a pedigree chart. | You should have already gathered as much information as possible from your home and family and filled out family group records and a pedigree chart. | ||
[[Image:Japan page2.jpg|thumb|right | [[Image:Japan page2.jpg|thumb|right]][[Image:Uesugike Bosyo.jpg|thumb|right|350x250px|Uesugike Bosyo.jpg]] | ||
=== Case Study of Joel Moriyama === | === Case Study of Joel Moriyama === | ||
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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. | ||
<br> 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. | |||
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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'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at: '''[[Japan, Village Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Japan, Village Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<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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