The Shemwell Family

Kachiyo “Bachan” AshioAge: 85 years18981983

Name
Kachiyo “Bachan” Ashio
Given names
Kachiyo
Surname
Ashio
Nickname
Bachan
Married name
Kachiyo Takahira
Married name
Kachiyo Nagayama
Birth February 13, 1898
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 47 days)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a daughter
#1
Edna Yayoko Takahira
November 14, 1916 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 17 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#2
Teruko Takahira
October 21, 1918 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 18 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 19 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Birth of a daughter
#3
Miyoko Mitsuko Takahira
January 3, 1921 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Shizuko Takahira
February 20, 1923 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Judy Yuhudi Takahira
August 8, 1928 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 31 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Marriage of a childGeorge Yoshio KumasawaEdna Yayoko TakahiraView this family
January 22, 1935 (Age 36 years)
Death of a husbandGeorge Rihachi “Rikki” Takahira
January 23, 1935 (Age 36 years)
Burial of a husbandGeorge Rihachi “Rikki” Takahira
January 27, 1935 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Eileen Yayoko Kumasawa
January 17, 1936 (Age 37 years)
MarriageGeorge Kisoo NagayamaView this family
March 15, 1938 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Kenneth Kenji Kumasawa
July 16, 1939 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a husbandGeorge Kisoo Nagayama
February 10, 1959 (Age 60 years)
Burial of a husbandGeorge Kisoo Nagayama
February 14, 1959 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death May 11, 1983 (Age 85 years)
Burial
Family with George Rihachi “Rikki” Takahira - View this family
husband
herself
daughter
Edna Yayoko Takahira
Birth: November 14, 1916 30 18Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon, United States
Death: December 26, 1991Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
23 months
daughter
Teruko Takahira
Birth: October 21, 1918 31 20Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon, United States
Death:
2 years
daughter
Miyoko Mitsuko Takahira
Birth: January 3, 1921 34 22Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States
Death:
2 years
daughter
Shizuko Takahira
Birth: February 20, 1923 36 25Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States
Death:
daughter
Private
daughter
Judy Yuhudi Takahira
Birth: August 8, 1928 41 30Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States
Death: December 31, 2007Los Angeles, California, United States
Family with George Kisoo Nagayama - View this family
husband
George Kisoo Nagayama
Birth: December 11, 1880Kamikanaiwa, Japan
Death: February 10, 1959Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States
herself
Marriage: March 15, 1938Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States