Chiyoko (Abe) Namatame (1924 - 2002)

Born 10 Mar 1924 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States

Died 19 Dec 2002 at age 78 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States

Biography

Chiyoko (Abe) Namatame was a Washingtonian.

Chiyoko has Japanese roots.

Chiyoko was born in 1924 in Seattle, Washington, United States^[1]. During World War II she was imprisoned in the Minodoka War Relocation Center in Jerome, Idaho^[2]. She was married to Teijiro Namatame^[3]. She died in 2002 in Seattle^[4] and is buried there in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965", citing Digital film/folder number: 101140008; Record number: 30, FamilySearch Record: D6T3-YFW2 FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9TX-G9TN-R Image number 00007, Chiyoko Abe born on 10 Mar 1924, daughter of Chotaro Abe & Shizu Watanabe, in Washington, United States.
2. ↑ "United States Japanese Americans Relocated During World War II, 1942-1946", citing Affiliate Publication Title: Japanese-American Internee Data File,1942-1946, FamilySearch Record: KX28-JX9, Name: Chiyoko Abe; Move To Date: 1942-1946; Move To Place: Jerome, Idaho, United States; Birth Date: 1924; Birth Place: Washington, United States; Emigration Place: Puyallup; Marital Status: Single; Previous Residence Place: King, Washington; Race: Japanese; Cnt Times Japan: 1 time attending school; Cnt Time Japan: Under 6 months; Relocation Project Name: Minidoka War Relocation Center, Idaho; Source File Nbr: 501552; Source Person Nbr: 11201D.
3. ↑ "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960", citing Seattle, King, Washington, reference 16692, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,033,653, FamilySearch Record: N317-B3G, Chiyoko Abe, wife of Teijiro Namatame, in death record for daughter Diana Shizu Namatame 9 Sep 1956 in Seattle, King, Washington.
4. ↑ "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007", Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, Ancestry Record 60901 #27429091, Name: Chiyoko Abe [Chiyoko Namatame]; Gender: Female; Birth Date: 10 Mar 1925; Birth Place: Seattle King, Washington; Death Date: 19 Dec 2002; Father: Chotaro Abe; Mother: Shizu Furukawa; Notes: Aug 1944: Name listed as CHIYOKO ABE; Oct 1947: Name listed as CHIYOKO NAMATAME.
5. ↑ Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #93408972, Memorial page for Chiyoko Namatame (10 Mar 1924-19 Dec 2002), citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA; Maintained by John Speer (contributor 47558802).

• "United States Census, 1930", citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 30; Digital film/folder number: 004955356; FHL microfilm: 2342234; Image number: 469; Sheet number: 12; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03826-2, FamilySearch Record: XC3D-3F8 FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR8D-99GT, Chiyoko Abe (6), single daughter, in household of Chotaro Abe (45) in Seattle, King, Washington, United States. Born in Washington.
• "United States Census, 1940", citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 2; Digital film/folder number: 005460473; Image number: 1023; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: A, FamilySearch Record: K93N-MJD FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89M1-3WH4, Chiyoko Abe (16), single daughter, in household of Thomas C Abe (56) in Seattle Election Precinct, King, Washington, United States. Born in Washington.
• "United States 1950 Census", citing Page: 6; Line: 29; Digital film/folder number: 108915157; Image number: 7, FamilySearch Record: 6X1H-C52T FamilySearch Image: 3QHJ-5QHW-FSC4-1, Chiyoko Namatame (25), wife, in household of Teijiro Namatame (26 years) in Seattle, King, Washington, United States. Born in Washington.