Yamashiro - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: i'm a yamashiro

violetyam — 2012-07-17 09:47:52Z

its been a while since you posted, but i am a yamashiro in california and my family came from peru too! before that they were from okinawa. let me know if any of these names ring a bell! its my gandfather's name and some of his brothers ( i know i always forget someone...)
joe yamashiro
koko yamashiro
minomaru yamashiro
isa yamashiro
danny yamashiro

Re: Yamashiro

dyamashiro_1 — 2012-05-13 20:42:09Z

WOW. Yes, it seems the family was / is big. The Yamashiro family grave is in walking distance from the Himeyuri shrine. I have photos from when we were there of the grave site, its amazing.
From what you wrote, we could be related. I don't have many relatives here, Hawaii, but there is supposed to be a larger group of relatives in Brazil.

not sure how safe this site is so if you want, please send me your email to d.shiro@ymail.com. Not my mail email but one I do use. Sorry, sometimes internet can be scary

Re: Yamashiro

EYokoo — 2012-05-13 04:20:17Z

Hello!
Well first of all, thank you for replying. I didn't think I was going to get a reply at all. Well anyways, how interesting, I have heard that the Yamashiro family was big, but not to the point where the whole town was related.
I don't know about the shop, but I know that my mother was from around that area of Himeyuri Shrine.

Re: Yamashiro

dyamashiro_1 — 2012-05-13 01:00:49Z

Hi!
Wow, I had forgotten I posted on this account! Not sure original post I had put but I have gone to Okinawa, met relatives and have a little more information. I was told by the Yamashiro's from Komesu that if I should stumble across a Yamashiro from Komesu, that they are all related.
They kept a great family record.
A grand uncle owned a gift/soba shop rght outside of the Himeyuri shrine. It is now run by his son I believe

Re: Yamashiro

EYokoo — 2012-05-11 05:30:42Z

Hi!

I happen to stumble upon this and found some similarities.
My mother is from Okinawa and her maiden name was Yamashiro, and from what I've heard, my Yamashiro family is from Komesu as well. I'm not very familiar with the areas, but Itoman has come up a lot in topic of Okinawa and so has Makabe. I'm not positive, but I think I have a great great grandfather by the name of Kamata. So hopefully something will click somewhere!

Thank you!

Re: Yamashiro

CUBLEYJG — 2010-04-25 17:42:22Z

I am researching my cousins' family-
Yoshi Maka Yamashiro b 1903 Okinawa
married Zentaro (or Jentaro) Tabata b 1890 okinawa
Yoshi immigrated to Honolulu Hawaii in 1921
Zentaro immigrated to Hawaii in 1908
approximate marriage date is 1925 Hawaii

children
Herbert Keichi Tabata b 1926 d 1987
Richard Kichi Tabata b 1927 d 2007
Phillip Tabata b. 1929
Lawrence Jitsuo Tabata b 1931
Two sisters (names unknown)
Girl Tabata b ??
Girl Tabata b ??

In the 1930 census- Yoshi's 3 siblings were living with the Tabata family

Fugiko Mary Yamashiro b 1915
masako yamashiro b 1913
Jenyae Yamashiro b 1917

any information on the TABATA/YAMASHIRO family would be appreciated
thanks,
Jeanette

Re: Yamashiro

dyamashiro_1 — 2009-07-22 00:03:18Z

Hi

I just got back from Okinawa and found my relatives. After talking and meeting with them I discovered several things:
1) There are many Yamashiros, my relatives are from Komesu. 2) There are many of my Yamashiro relatives who married "distant cousins" or "cousins through marriage"...thus a Yamashiro married to a Yamashiro...many of these
3) According to the relatives I met, "any Yamashiro from Komesu are related - though may be distant."
4) My great grandparents are Kamata and Uto, which I also found out, there are MANY Kamata, Uto, Kama names
5) My great grandparents came to Hawaii. My grandfather was born on the Big Island. He has family in Itoman and Komesu in Okinawa and Brazil
Would love to connect the family

Re: Looking for relatives.

Kyahiga — 2008-08-21 02:06:02Z

My father, Yukio Maetoku, was born in Okinawa in 1936. He later moved to Argentina after WWII. He said to us that his grandparents were either Argentineans or lived in Argentina for a long time. His mom, Fusako Yamashiro, was born in Hawaii and later moved to Okinawa where she married Hideo Maetoku. They had 3 children and they both died during WWII. So... if we're talking about the same families, your greatgrandparents moved from Argentina to Hawaii and then back to Okinawa. But I don't have much more information to confirm all this. I believe that my father's grandparents were Koki and Uto Yamashiro. Do you know your great grandparents' names?

Re: family tree

aeion00 — 2007-07-24 01:42:26Z

Hi
i have not spoke to in a long time. My name is Carmen.
I asked you awhile back about hiroko hanashiro if you might be related to her or know her. she is my sons fathers mom.

i found out some of her sisters names:
-Sachiko
-Yoko
-Nobuko
-Tomiko

and Mitsuko

hope to hear from you soon!

Re: family tree

Kyahiga — 2007-04-28 01:55:53Z

Hi Mary,

My paternal grandmother was Fusako Yamashiro. She was born in Hawai and died in Okinawa during the second world. She married Hideo Maetoku and had three children. Maybe this helps.

Re: family tree

2005-10-10 21:03:27Z

Hello Mary,

Its been awhile since I have been on this web site but I have no information regarding Hiroko H.. Damon does not remember his grandparents name. It was long ago that he lived in Okinawa.

Carmen

Re: family tree

lainocente011 — 2005-08-01 17:24:47Z

Hello...
I am interested in the last name Hanashiro.
My son's father his name is Damon Tomotsu Olson his mom is from Okinawa and he has not had contact with her since he was a young boy.
Her first name is Hiroao and was married to Hugh Olson.

Hugh Olson now lives in Washington State and so does Damon.

I am trying to find Hiroao Hanashiro... any info?

Re: family tree

lainocente011 — 2005-08-01 17:24:47Z

Hi Mary..
I might have miss spelled the first name of Ms Hanashiro,
I believe it could be Hiroko.
Thanks for looking into your family tree.

Carmen

Re: family tree

lainocente011 — 2005-08-01 17:24:47Z

Hello Mary,
Thanks for trying to help out. I asked Damon if he knew his mothers DOB but he does not know. Over the weekend I will find out what Hiroko's parents name are/were. Other then that I don't know if I will get any where with this.

Thanks for your help again,
Carmen

Re: family tree

2005-02-10 20:50:07Z

Hello, Carmen.

This is what I have so far and I know I have data backed up on disk somewhere....at least I'd better or I have to start all from scratch again but this is what I have. If and when I find the disk, if I can get more info on it, I will let you know as well.

Bunhei Hanshiro 1852-1949 His descendants are as follows:

Kamado, Busuke, Buskichiro, Seimatsu, Buyu, Bunsaburo, Bunshin, Kami, Aki, Ushi.

They were most likely born from the late 1800's to early 1900's. One of their children might be who you are looking for. I will have to try to search for the disk.

Mary

Re: family tree

2005-02-09 06:20:42Z

Carmen,
Do you know what year she was born? The Hanashiro tree that I have is very limited, but it might help with a lead. I don't have her name, Hiroko, on our family tree, but it doesn't mean that she is not related because she just might be. Let me know her DOB and I will give you the names that I have that might lead you to find her...
Thanks,
Mary

Re: family tree

2005-02-08 06:48:30Z

Carmen,
I don't think there is anyone in our line of the Hanashiro family that has the name beginning with Hiroao. Are you certain of the name and spelling? I will have to dig out my tree and review it and I will post a message again to let you know what I found. Please be patient with me as I am very busy. Thank you.

Re: family tree

2004-06-01 05:57:45Z

Dear Wayne:
Thank you very much for replying to my posted message. I haven't yet had time to look as I was so excited just to receive your post. My ancestors and family on my father's side were farmers in Okinawa, often winning prizes for their swine. My aunt married a Shiroma and the Higa family. They are in HI. Please e-mail me @ iluvmybaybeez@earthlink.net I would love to receive more information and figure how we might be related. Thank you!
Mary Held

Re: family tree

2004-05-22 07:36:33Z

dear mary yamashiro - my mother is sally yamashiro tamanaha.if you are related to her i might be able to help. her family tree goes back to the fifty-first(?) emperor of japan. i haven't seen the tree for several years so i'm not sure of numbers. yamashiro is japanese not okinawan. the story goes that the clan was exiled to okinawa for some political reason and became high class farmers.my mother's branch migrated to oahu and farmed. they lived in kahalu and kaneohe.higa and shiroma are some relatives in hawaii and mainland. some place way back there's russian mixed in. if you have any questions email me. i hope i get it. haven't worked the bugs out of my email system. don't send attachments. it does not like them. wayne tamanaha

Re: Yamashiro

2004-02-16 06:46:41Z

Hi Elliot,
I am Yamashiro too. I think there are plenty of Yamashiro's which makes it even more difficult for us to trace a family tree. My grandfather is Yamashiro and my grandma is Arashiro, both were born in Okinawa and moved to Argentina after WWI. I am actually living in California. Let me know if you have found something,
Good Luck :)
Mariana

Re: yamashiro

2004-02-16 06:38:45Z

Hi! I am Yamashiro too. I am looking for ways to do the family tree. ANy ideas?
Thanks

Re: Looking for relatives.

2004-02-16 06:35:50Z

Hi John,

I am Yamashiro and my grandparents moved to Argentina after WWI, they were born in Okinawa. I am trying to trace a family tree, but I can't find anything.
Any tips,
Good luck with your search,
Mariana

Re: Yamashiro

c_vigneulle — 2003-09-27 15:53:46Z

My family name is Yamahiro. My aunt Helen married Masami Yamashiro. My grandfather was Sukeichero Yamahiro who married Matsuye Hada. My cousin had visited the family home in Hiroshima. Maybe we might be related.

Re: Yamashiro

redsugar1 — 2002-07-03 01:37:31Z

My grandfather, Kama Yamashiro, came to Hawaii in 1906 from Guishikawa, Okinawa. He and my uncle came to work in the pineapple and sugar cane fields. I'm sure we're not related, but I find it interesting that others are trying to find their roots. I received a copy of a document from the Japanese Consulate when I was in Hawaii in 1997; I presume it contained the information of my grandfather (and possibly other family members) when he arrived in Hawaii. It is written in Japanese and I don't read Japanese. Good luck in your search.

Hanashiro/Yamashiro

2001-03-29 23:25:32Z

Candice~
Was Hanashiro your mother's maiden name or married name? If it is her married name, what was/is the name of your father? Hope we can assist each other.

Hanashiro

2001-03-14 17:25:27Z

My mother's name is Setsuko Hanashiro. She is an Okinawan living in the US. I have been looking for information regarding her family. If I can help or if you can offer assistance,-let me know. Thank you.

Yamashiro

2001-01-17 23:48:59Z

Yes, that is right. "Yamashiro" does mean "Mountain Castle", actually, depending on the kanji -- but in the case of those individuals whose ancestors came over to the US from Okinawa, it is the most common kanji. (The other common kanji would mean, "White Mountain"). It is true, Yamashiro is a very common last name in Okinawa -- so trying to find one's relatives there would be a daunting task.

I lived and worked in Japan for three years (in Hiroshima-ken where my mother's paternal side of the family is from) -- and actually met a fair number of my long-lost relatives there -- and have also met some of her maternal relatives as well (from Nagano, but moved to Tokyo). I'm digressing here, though.

I, too, would be interested in finding my relatives in Okinawa -- but figure it'll be quite difficult. I do know that my dad's paternal side is from Urawa-shi and my dad's maternal side is from Naha.

Other information about me? I am currently living in Seattle, WA, but grew up in Orange County, CA. If anyone is interested in getting in touch with me, feel free to email me...perhaps, we could try figuring out more about our "Yamashiro" family trees together(?)

family tree

2000-10-14 21:32:54Z

I am currently working on my "Yamashiro" family tree and am having some difficulty with some ancestors. I am supposedly, the thirteenth generation of a Yamashiro clan from Okinawa. My grandmother's maiden name was Hanashiro. My grandparents moved from Okinawa to Kaneohe, HI. I am trying to find info on the brothers and sisters of my grandparents who probably all resided in Okinawa. If anyone can help, I would appreciate it. I will try to help anyone else who is trying to trace their heritage. e-mail is fine.

just some small tips for you guys

2000-08-30 09:40:19Z

Yamashiro is a name which is either from the island of Okinawa or near the city of Kyoto. There was a country/province called Yamashiro which is now known as Kyoto. There are also hundreds of people named Yamashiro in Okinawa, and supposedly, in the past, they were related to the monarchy of Okinawa.

Looking for relatives.

2000-08-18 23:45:37Z

Hi, I'm just looking for anyone who might be related to me. And maybe find out more about my ancestry.

Here's a little BG info:
My great-grandparents on my dads side moved to Hawaii from Japan around WW1. My grandparents lived in Hawaii for the rest of their lives,but my dad moved to Fullerton, California(which is where i grew up and where i live today).

I'm not really looking for anyone in particular, but I really want to find the Yamashiro's that are related to me, but never moved out of Japan.(And they supposedly do exist)

So please, if you might be related to me, give me an e-mail.

probability

2000-08-13 14:22:22Z

Tu seguramente hablas espanol mis ancestros
tambien se establecieron en Peru, naci en Peru mis padres son niseis pero ahora resido
en Canada ya por 10 anos podria haber una posibilidad de que nuestras familias se conozcan porque el apellido Yamashiro no es
muy comun,probablemente del Callao.

i'm a yamashiro

2000-06-25 12:20:23Z

hi my name is cristina yamashiro. but i dont belive to be related to u. i want to find my family's past as well. perhaps we might be related. but there is little chance. if it might help i will tell you what i know. right now i am living in monterey park, california. my family came from japan. they then moved to peru. and that's all i know. i also know that YAMASHIRO means castel in the sky or castel in the high/big mountains. well something like that. not very sure. i would like to speak to u to see if there is a chance we could be related.
xCRISTINA YAMASHIROx

yamashiro

1999-05-27 22:09:50Z

im looking for all my ancestors and exatly where they came from.