Roy Nishimura

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First name
Roy
Last name
Nishimura
Age
71
Other
Nobuyuki
Grave
48
Permit
6510
Place of death
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Permit date
04-18-1984
Date of death
04-11-1984
Burial date
05-03-1984
Source code
A1984_05_01_Vol4_050.pdf

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Roy Nobuyuki Nishimura


1912–1984


When Roy Nobuyuki Nishimura was born on October 19, 1912, in Japan, his father, Eitaro, was 40 and his mother, Setsu, was 35. He had one brother and two sisters. He died on April 11, 1984, in New York, New York, at the age of 71.


Family Relationships


No known children


Parents


Eitaro Nishimura


Setsu Tanaka


 


Locations


 


19 OCT 1912


Birth


Roy Nobuyuki Nishimura was born on October 19, 1912, in Japan to Setsu Tanaka, age 35, and Eitaro Nishimura, age 40.


19 Oct 1912 • Mikawamurra, Japan


 17 DEC 1919


AGE 7


Arrival


17 Dec 1919 • San Francisco, California


·                     1919


AGE 7


Departure


1919 • Kobe, Japan


·                     27 JUL


1922


AGE 9


Birth of Sister


His sister Lois Tsuyuko was born on July 27, 1922, in Sacramento, California, when Roy Nobuyuki was 9 years old.



Lois Tsuyuko Nishimura


1922–2007


 


27 Jul 1922 • Del Paso, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA


·                     1930


AGE 18


Residence


Roy Nobuyuki Nishimura lived in Gilroy, California, in 1930.


Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son


1930 • Gilroy, Santa Clara, California, USA
·                     1933


AGE 21


The Social Impact of the First “New Deal”


The government programs started by the first “New Deal” in 1933 may have assisted Roy Nobuyuki Nishimura from Gilroy, California.


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·                     1940


AGE 28


Residence


Roy Nobuyuki Nishimura lived in Stockton, California, in 1940.


Relation to Head: Self; Relative Relation to Head: Father


1940 • Stockton, San Joaquin, California, USA
·                     8 DEC


1941


AGE 29


The United States enters World War II


Roy Nobuyuki Nishimura lived in Stockton, California, when the United States declared war on Japan just one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor that killed 2,400 Americans.


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·                     17 AUG


1942


AGE 29


Arrival


17 Aug 1942


·                     17 AUG


1942


AGE 29


Residence


Roy Nobuyuki Nishimura lived in Buena Park, California, on August 17, 1942.


Entered as Evacuee at Relocation Center


17 Aug 1942 • Buena Park, Orange, California, USA


·                     1942


AGE 30


Residence


Roy Nobuyuki Nishimura lived in Arizona in 1942.


1942 • Colorado River Relocation Center, Arizona, USA


·                     8 JUN


1943


AGE 30


Departure


8 Jun 1943


·                     8 JUN


1943


AGE 30


Residence


Roy Nobuyuki Nishimura lived in Chicago, Illinois, on June 8, 1943.


Left Relocation Center


8 Jun 1943 • Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA


·                     17 NOV


1944


AGE 32


Death of Father


His father Eitaro passed away on November 17, 1944, in Tule Lake, California, at the age of 72.



Eitaro Nishimura


1872–1944


 


17 Nov 1944 • Tule Lake Concentration Camp, Modoc County, California, USA


·                     BEF.


1951


AGE 38


Residence


Roy Nobuyuki Nishimura lived in California in 1951.


Bef. 1951 • California, USA


·                     4 APR


1960


AGE 47


Death of Brother


His brother Kazuo Kay died on April 4, 1960, in Santa Clara, California, when Roy Nobuyuki was 47 years old.



Kazuo Kay Nishimura


1903–1960


 


4 Apr 1960 • Santa Clara County, California, USA


·                     17 FEB


1964


AGE 51


Death of Mother


His mother Setsu passed away on February 17, 1964, in Santa Clara, California, at the age of 86.



Setsu Tanaka


1877–1964


 


17 Feb 1964 • Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, USA


·                     11 APR


1984


AGE 71


Death


Roy Nobuyuki Nishimura died on April 11, 1984, in New York, New York, when he was 71 years old.


11 Apr 1984 • New York, New York, New York, USA
·                     Burial


Hart Island, Bronx County, New York, United States of America

Added by Susan Raymond

Roy was an evacuee to a relocation center during WWII.

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