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== What is in This Collection? ==
This collection includes records from 1942-1946. Rosters of evacuees housed in relocation centers from 1942-1946. This project was completed in cooperation with [https://densho.org/ Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project]. Digital images of originals are held by the National Archives at College Park, Maryland and are part of Record Group 210 Records of the War Relocation Authority.


*'''Related National Archives Collections '''
== What is in This Collection? ==
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23812236 Arizona, Statements of United States Citizens of Japanese Ancestry, 1944 - 1946]
This collection includes records from 1942-1946.


Rosters of evacuees housed in relocation centers from 1942-1946. This project was completed in cooperation with Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project.Digital images of originals are held by the National Archives at College Park, Maryland and are part of Record Group 210 Records of the War Relocation Authority.
{{HR Add}}
=== Index and Image Visibility ===
{{Image Visibility}}


== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
 
The following information may be found in these records:
Information found in this collection may include:  
{{columns-list|3|
*Full name  
*Full name  
*Date of birth  
*Date of birth  
*Birth place
*Birthplace
*Gender  
*Gender  
*Age  
*Age  
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*Pre-evacuation address  
*Pre-evacuation address  
*Center address
*Center address
*Birth place of parents  
*Birthplace of parents  
*Alien Registration Number  
*Alien Registration Number  
*Social Security Number  
*Social Security Number  
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*Date of departure
*Date of departure
*Final Destination
*Final Destination
 
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== Collection Contents ==
== Collection Contents ==
===Sample Image===
=== Sample Images ===
 
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Image: Final Accountability Roster, Utah 1942-5 DGS 101044940 img 15.jpg |1942-5 Central Utah Relocation Center Roster
Image: Relocation 101044940 15.jpg | Central Utah Relocation Center Roster
</gallery>
</gallery>
=== Coverage Table ===
=== Coverage Table ===
The coverage table below shows which NARA microfilm roll numbers correspond with each relocation center, which rolls are part of the FamilySearch collection, which digital file the images can be found in and the number of images available. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2729264?availability=Family%20History%20Library War Relocation Authority Centers, Final Accountability Rosters, 1945-1946 family History LibraryCatalog]
The coverage table below shows which NARA microfilm roll numbers correspond with each relocation center, which rolls are part of the FamilySearch collection, which digital file the images can be found in and the number of images available. For more details see [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2729264 War Relocation Authority Centers, Final Accountability Rosters, 1945-1946].
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{| class="wikitable"
! NARA Roll No. !! Relocation Center !! Collection Location !! DGS Folder No. !! Number of Images
! NARA Roll No. !! Relocation Center !! Collection Location !! DGS Folder No. !! # Images
|-
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| 1 || Central Utah || FamilySearch || 101044940 || 265
| 1 || Central Utah || FamilySearch || [https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/101044940?cat=4092333 101044940] || style="text-align:right" | 265
|-
|-
| 2 || Colorado River || DENESHO || || 0
| 2 || Colorado River || Densho || ||  
|-
|-
| 3 || Gila River || FamilySearch || 101044942 || 350
| 3 || Gila River || FamilySearch || [https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/101044942?cat=4092333 101044942] || style="text-align:right" | 350
|-
|-
| 4 || Granada || FamilySearch || 101044943 || 223
| 4 || Granada || FamilySearch || [https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/101044943?cat=4092333 101044943] || style="text-align:right" | 223
|-
|-
| 5 || Heart Mountain || FamilySearch || 101044944 || 447
| 5 || Heart Mountain || FamilySearch || [https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/101044944?cat=4092333 101044944] || style="text-align:right" | 447
|-
|-
| 6 || Jerome || DENESHO ||  || 0
| 6 || Jerome || Densho ||  ||  
|-
|-
| 7 ||[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/596056 Manzanar] || DENESHO ||  || 0
| 7 ||[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/596056 Manzanar] || Densho ||  ||  
|-
|-
| 8 || Minidoka || DENESHO ||  || 0
| 8 || Minidoka || Densho ||  ||  
|-
|-
| 9 || Rohwer || FamilySearch || 101044948 || 208
| 9 || Rohwer || FamilySearch || [https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/101044948?cat=4092333 101044948] || style="text-align:right" | 208
|-
|-
| 10 || Tule Lake || FamilySearch || 101044949 || 613
| 10 || Tule Lake || FamilySearch || [https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/101044949?cat=4092333 101044949] || style="text-align:right" | 613
|}
|}


== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
=== Digital Folder Number List ===
 
{{DFNL_List | page = [[United States, War Relocation Authority Centers, Final Accountability Rosters Digital Folder Number List]] }}
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
*The full name of your ancestor
*The full name of your ancestor
*The approximate age of your ancestor
*The approximate age of your ancestor
*The place of birth or death
*The place of birth or death
=== Search the Index ===
=== Search the Index ===
{{Search Collection Link
{{Search Collection Link | CID=CID2729264 }}
| CID=CID2729264
}}
=== View the Images ===
=== View the Images ===
To view images in this collection:
{{DFNL View |page = [https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/United_States,_War_Relocation_Authority_Centers,_Final_Accountability_Rosters_Digital_Folder_Number_List Digital Folder Number List] |CID = 2729264 }}
#Look at the table above [[United States, War Relocation Authority Centers, Final Accountability Rosters (FamilySearch Historical Records)#Coverage Table|Coverage Table]] to determine the folder/film number for the images you want to see
#Go to the [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/2729264/waypoints Browse Page]
#Select the '''Film number''' to view the images
 
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].<br>
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
 
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
*Even though these indexes are very accurate they may still contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, and misinterpretations. If possible, find the original record
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===  
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===  
 
*Add any new information to your records
*Use the age to calculate an approximate birth date  
*Use the age to calculate an approximate birth date  
*Japanese who enlisted in the United States military may have service records or pensions from the United States
*Japanese who enlisted in the United States military may have service records or pensions from the United States
*Compile a list of other prisoners with the same surname. If the surname is uncommon, they may be relatives  
*Compile a list of other prisoners with the same surname. If the surname is uncommon, they may be relatives  
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name
*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name
*Your ancestor may have used different names, or variations of their name, throughout their life. If your ancestor used an alias or a nickname, be sure to check for those alternate names  
*Your ancestor may have used different names, or variations of their name, throughout their life. If your ancestor used an alias or a nickname, be sure to check for those alternate names  
*Try alternative search methods such as only filling in the surname or the given name in the search box on the landing page. This should return a list of everyone with that particular name. You could then browse the list for individuals that may be your ancestor
*Try searching by surname or family name only.
 
=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in [[United States Genealogy|the United States]].
The following articles will help you research your family in [[United States Genealogy|the United States]].
* [[GuidedResearch:United States|United States Guided Research]]
* [[GuidedResearch:United States|United States Guided Research]]
* [[United States Record Finder]]
* [[United States Record Finder]]
* [[United States Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[United States Research Tips and Strategies]]
 
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
== Related  Family Search Library Catalog Records ==
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2526175?availability=Family%20History%20Library Final Accountability Rosters of Evacuees at Relocation  Centers]
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/598320?availability=Family%20History%20Library Census of Gila River Japanese concentration camp, Dec. 31, 1944]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2526175 Final Accountability Rosters of Evacuees at Relocation  Centers]
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/408246?availability=Family%20History%20Library Final Accountability Roster Gila River Relocation Center, November,1945]
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/598320 Census of Gila River Japanese concentration camp, Dec. 31, 1944]
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/408246 Final Accountability Roster Gila River Relocation Center, November,1945]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2827612 Washington, King County, Seattle, alien and Japanese American registration forms, 1942-1946]


=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
*{{RecordSearch|2427230|California Immigration Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawaiians at San Francisco, 1928-1942}}
*{{RecordSearch|2043779|United States Japanese Americans Relocated During World War II, 1942-1946}}
*{{RecordSearch|2821287|Idaho, Jerome County Historical Society, Minidoka Japanese Relocation Center Military Records, 1942-1945}}
*{{RecordSearch|2821288|Idaho, Jerome County Historical Society, Minidoka Japanese Relocation Center Mixed Vital Records, 1942-1945}}
*{{RecordSearch|2540918|United States Index to Alien Case Files, 1940-2003}}


==Citing This Collection==
=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2788625Estelle Rebec and Martin Rogin, comps. ''Preliminary inventory of the records of the War Relocation Authority : (Record group 210).'' Washington, D.C. : National Archives National Archives and Records Service General Services Administration, 1955]
== Citing This Collection ==
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
 
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Record Description
Record Type World War II Relocation Records
Record Group RG 210: Records of the War Relocation Authority (WARA) NAID 537
Collection years 1942-1946
Microfilm Publication M1865. Final Accountability Rosters of Evacuees at Relocation Centers, 1944-46. 10 rolls.
Arrangement Alphbetically
National Archives Identifier 1055789
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What is in This Collection?

This collection includes records from 1942-1946. Rosters of evacuees housed in relocation centers from 1942-1946. This project was completed in cooperation with Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project. Digital images of originals are held by the National Archives at College Park, Maryland and are part of Record Group 210 Records of the War Relocation Authority.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Index and Image Visibility

Whenever possible FamilySearch makes images and indexes available for all users. However, rights to view these data are limited by contract and subject to change. Because of this there may be limitations on where and how images and indexes are available or who can see them. Please be aware some collections consist only of partial information indexed from the records and do not contain any images. For additional information about image restrictions see Restrictions for Viewing Images in FamilySearch Historical Record Collections.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

  • Full name
  • Date of birth
  • Birthplace
  • Gender
  • Age
  • Marital Status
  • Pre-evacuation address
  • Center address
  • Birthplace of parents
  • Alien Registration Number
  • Social Security Number
  • Type of final departure
  • Date of departure
  • Final Destination

Collection Contents

Sample Images

  • 1942-5 Central Utah Relocation Center Roster

    1942-5 Central Utah Relocation Center Roster

Coverage Table

The coverage table below shows which NARA microfilm roll numbers correspond with each relocation center, which rolls are part of the FamilySearch collection, which digital file the images can be found in and the number of images available. For more details see War Relocation Authority Centers, Final Accountability Rosters, 1945-1946.

NARA Roll No. Relocation Center Collection Location DGS Folder No. # Images
1 Central Utah FamilySearch 101044940 265
2 Colorado River Densho
3 Gila River FamilySearch 101044942 350
4 Granada FamilySearch 101044943 223
5 Heart Mountain FamilySearch 101044944 447
6 Jerome Densho
7 Manzanar Densho
8 Minidoka Densho
9 Rohwer FamilySearch 101044948 208
10 Tule Lake FamilySearch 101044949 613

Digital Folder Number List

This collection was published as a DGS browse collection. The list does not contain any description of the DGS folder's content. A table listing each DGS number and its contents can be found at United States, War Relocation Authority Centers, Final Accountability Rosters Digital Folder Number List.

How Do I Search This Collection?

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • The full name of your ancestor
  • The approximate age of your ancestor
  • The place of birth or death

Search the Index

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
  1. Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
  2. Click Search to show possible matches

View the Images

To view images in this collection:
  1. Look at the Digital Folder Number List article to determine the folder/film number for the images you want to see
  2. Go to the Browse Page
  3. Select the Film number to view the images

How Do I Analyze the Results?

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

  • Add any new information to your records
  • Use the age to calculate an approximate birth date
  • Japanese who enlisted in the United States military may have service records or pensions from the United States
  • Compile a list of other prisoners with the same surname. If the surname is uncommon, they may be relatives
  • When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

  • There may be more than one person in the records with the same name
  • Your ancestor may have used different names, or variations of their name, throughout their life. If your ancestor used an alias or a nickname, be sure to check for those alternate names
  • Try searching by surname or family name only.

Research Helps

The following articles will help you research your family in the United States.

Other FamilySearch Collections

These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Catalog

FamilySearch Historical Records

FamilySearch Digital Library

Citing This Collection

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Collection Citation:
The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.
Record Citation:
When looking at a record, the citation can be viewed by clicking the drop-down arrow next to Document Information.
Image Citation:
When looking at an image, the citation is found on the Information tab at the bottom left of the screen.
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