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Generation # 2 - Susumu (Sis) Nakamura (1922-2012) & Umeno (Ruth) Honmura (1920-2008)
Umeno Honmura was born in Eburne, British Columbia on January 8, 1920 and Susumu Nakamura was born in Mission, British Columbia on June 14, 1922.
Umeno, age 2, was enumerated in the 1921 Census as living in British Columbia, Skeena District, Ecstall River Sub-District, Sunnyside Cannery with her family.16
Susumu and Umeno were married on April 20, 1946 in Picture Butte, Alberta.
Umeno passed away on July 26, 20082 and Susumu passed away December 7, 2012. They are buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Lethbridge, Alberta.
Susumu and Umeno had 4 children: 3 girls (still living) and one boy Robert (Bob). Robert died in a motor vehicle accident in 2006, and his ashes are buried with his parents.
Historical Documents regarding Susumu & Umeno:
1921 Census of Canada lists "Honmura, Umeko (daughter age 2)"; also listed is the following Honmura's: Kumaichi, Masano, Yashiko.16
1929 Passenger List for the S. S. President Madison lists "Honmura, Umeno (daughter age 8)"; also listed is: "Honumra, Kumaichi (Husband age 36)", "Honmura, Masano (Wife age 31)", and "Honmura, Yoshiko (daughter age 10)". The document says they boarded at Yokohama, Japan on February 28, 1929 and arrived at Victoria, B. C. on March 11, 1929 and that the purpose of their trip was for a holiday. Destination is listed as "Father Kamematan Honmura, Vancouver Cannery, Eburne, B. C." and Nearest Relative in the Country from which you came is listed as "Motherinlaw Shio Miura, Makishima nishi, Hiroshima-ken, Japan."10c
1949 Voter List for Electoral District of Lethbridge lists "Nakamura, Susumu, Laborer" and "Nakamura, Mrs. Susumu" at address 2003 4th Avenue North. Also listed at the address are: "Nakamura, Chosaburo, Laborer", "Nakamura, Mrs. Chosaburo", and "Nakamura, Teiji, Laborer".1
1962 Voter List for Electoral District of Lethbridge lists "Nakamura, Susumu, supervisor" and "Nakamura, Mrs. Umeko" at address 1009 17th Street North.1
1965 Voter List for Electoral District of Lethbridge lists "Nakamura, Susumu, millwright" and "Nakamura, Mrs. Susumu" at address 1009 17th Street North.1
Generation # 3 - Kyuemon Nakamura (1892-1932) & Kohide Ishii (1902-1995)
Kyuemon Nakamura was born on September 5, 18923 in Shiga Ken, Japan. Kohide Ishii was born November 17, 19024 in Kyoto, Japan. Kyuemon arrived in Canada on March 30, 1911 on-board the vessel Awa Maru10a. Kyuemon returned to Japan in February of 192111a. Kyuemon & Kohide got married in JapanA and arrived in Canada on July 20, 192110b,11a,11b or July 29018.
Kyuemon & Kohide had two children: Susumu born in 1922 (see generation #2) and No information added to protect living individual.
Image: Susumu & Kohide on June 15th, 1923
Kyuemon died on January 4, 19323,14 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Kyuemon is buried Mountain View Cemetery, Lethbridge, Alberta14 and shares a headstone with close family friend Ichitaro Yamada.
Kohide remarried on April 11, 19337,17 to Chosaburo Nakamura (Kyuemon's brother) in Vancouver British Columbia7,17. Chosaburo was born November 17, 18945,6 in Shiga Ken, Japan6; he died February 28, 19865,6 in Lethbridge, Alberta. Chosaburo & Kohide had one child: No information added to protect living individual.
Chosaburo was granted Canadian citizenship in 19488,9 and Kohide was granted Canadian citizenship in 195312,13.
Image: Certificate of Canadian Citizenship for Kohide Nakamura
Kohide died on April 25, 19954. Chosaburo & Kohide are buried Mountain View Cemetery, Lethbridge, Alberta4,5.
Chosaburo's obituary6 states that he "immigrated to Canada in 1910, settling in Mission, B. C.. He was evacuated to Iron SpringsB in 1942 and moved to Lethbridge in 1949."
Generation # 4 - Heishichi Nakamura & Shigi "Masa" Uki
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Heishichi Nakamura died on February 2, 1922 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.020.
References:
Ancestry.com. Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935–1980. R1003-6-3-E (RG113-B). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
2008-07-29 Lethbridge Herald - Obituary for "NAKAMURA, Umeno (Ruth)"
"British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FL26-MPP : accessed 05 Sep 2013), Kyuemon Nakamura, 1932.
Find A Grave Memorial# 103419904 for Kohide Nakamura - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=103419904
Find A Grave Memorial# 103419857 for Chosaburo Nakamura - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=103419857
Obituary of Chosaburo Nakamura; date unknown - assuming published in Lethbridge Herald (image on file)
Certificate of Marriage for Chosaburo Nakamura & Kohide Nakamura (image on file)
May 26, 1948 Lethbridge Herald, page 7, Article "39 Apply For Naturalization" mentions "Chosaburo Nakamura of Picture Butte" (image on file)
September 9, 1948 Lethbridge Herald, page 9, Article "70 South Albertans Are New Citizens of Canada" mentions "Chosaburo Nakamura" (image on file)
Ancestry.com. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Passenger Lists, 1865–1935. Microfilm Publications T-479 to T-520, T-4689 to T-4874, T-14700 to T-14939, C-4511 to C-4542. Library and Archives Canada, n.d. RG 76-C. Department of Employment and Immigration fonds. Library and Archives Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
a. March 30, 1911 - Passenger List for Vessel Awa Maru lists: Kyuemon Nakamura
b. July 20, 1921 - Passenger List lists: Kyuyemon & Kohide Nakamura
c. March 11, 1929 - Passenger List for Vessel President Madison lists: Kumaichi, Masano, Yoshiko & Umeno Honmura
Ancestry.com. Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Form 30A, 1919-1924 (Ocean Arrivals). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, n.d. RG 76. Department of Employment and Immigration Fonts. Microfilm Reels: T-14939 to T-15248.
a. July 20, 1921 - Passenger's Declaration for Nakamura, Kyuyemon
b. July 20, 1921 - Passenger's Declaration for Nakamura, Kohide
January 13, 1953 Lethbridge Herald, page 10, Article "Citizenship Granted To Twelve Applicants - At Court House Ceremony" mentions "Mrs. Kohide Nakamura" "of Lethbridge" (image on file)
Certificate of Canadian Citizenship for Kohide Nakamura (image posted on this page)
Find A Grave Memorial# 107766913 for Kyuemon Nakamura - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=405468&GRid=107766913
Wikipedia - Iron Springs, Alberta: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Springs,_Alberta
Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. Source Citation: Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 17; Census Place: Ecstall River, Skeena, British Columbia; Page Number: 31.
BC Archives - Certificate of Registration of Marriage - http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy/DisplayGenealogyImage?k=f7b8754d-46b2-47c4-88db-d4a388bfbfaa
Research Notes:
A. Kyuemon is listed as single on the Passenger List10a when he arrives in Canada in 1911. Unless he returned to Japan in a trip before February 1921; Kyuemon & Kohide got married between February 1921 when he arrived in Japan and July 1921 when they departed Japan.
B. "Iron Springs is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Lethbridge. It is located on Highway 25, approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Lethbridge."15 But it is hard to find any information at all about Japanese Canadians being evacuated to Iron Springs. This one picture is about it: http://digitalcollections.library.ubc.ca/cdm/singleitem/collection/jphotos/id/290/rec/27
Find A Grave Memorials:
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