| 1866.8.25 Kutaro's
parents, Kyuzaemon, age 29, and Yae, age 23 are married.
1867.2.20 Kutaro's oldest brother, Kijiroo, is
born. He never marries.
1871.4.13 Kutaro's oldest sister, Tsurugame,
is born.
1874.4.8 Kutaro's brother Kitinosuke
is born.
1877.5.7 Kutaro's sister Sue is born
1881.2.24 Kutaro is born. His grandfather,
Kyugorou dies this year.
1886.10.6 Kutaro's only younger brother,
Kyuemon is born. He never has children.
1889.12.5 Kutaro's oldest brother dies at
age 22. Now Kitinosuke is the oldest son.
1890.4 Kutaro begins school at age 9,
Izumi.
1892.4.3 Kutaro graduates from primary
school, age 12
1894 Shigeo, Madarame's only son is born.
150,000 Japanese invade the Manchu empire in Korea.
1898.3.27 Kutaro graduates from the
prefecture upper school, age 16.
1900 Kutaro receives first draft notice,
age 20.
1901 Kutaro receives conscription notice,
but is deferred.
1902-1903 Kutaro attends Kagoshima School,
Meiji Gikae.
1903.3.31 Kutaro Graduates from high school
in Tokyo, age 22.
1904.5.7 Kutaro changes his name from
Tateno to Nishimuta.
1905.2.28 Letter of exemption from draft to
attend University, age 24.
1905.7.5 Passport issued. Upon arrival in
San Francisco, ship is turned back due to medical problems. He returns to
Japan, then back to San Francisco.
1905.9.23 "Disinfected" at Yokohama
1906.4.18 San Francisco Earthquake
1907 Diary begins in San Francisco, where
he is living in Episcopal mission, studying English from Bible.
1907.2 - Decides to go to Nebraska
1907.3.9 Departs SF on train
1907.3.13 Going to work on railroad.
1907.4.10 In Salt Lake City
1907.5.3 Reached Omaha, staying in Hotel
Fujimoto
1907.10.1 Staying in Marihama Hotel in
Omaha
1908.5.11 Omaha, rooming with Miss Ada
Miller, 2709 Farnum.
1910.4.15 Kutaro in National Census in
Omaha.
1910.6.29 Graduates from Omaha Commercial
College driving school.
1911 Portrait taken by Trussell Studio
1912 Emperor Meiji died, beginning Taisho
Period.
1913.10.27 Louisa enters U.S. with
Hamiltons.
1914.2.22 First date with "Patricinio."
Went to Orpheum theater, age 33.
1914.5.11 Begins underlining "Patricinio"
name.
1915.2.18 Married in Council Bluffs Iowa,
one year after meeting.
1915.10.3 Joseph born in Oconee, Platte Co,
NE, near Columbus. Small settlement of Japanese
1916.10.22 Mary born in Oconee.
1917 Move to Cushing, Uchi Creek area.
1919.2.20 Francis born in Cushing.
1920 Nishimuta's in National Census in
Payne Co, OK
1920.5.4 Grace born
1922.7.25 Margaret born
1924.2.12 Kutaro's mother, Yae, dies.
Nishimutas move to Ryan farm, Cushing, 5 miles N of Uchi creek.
1924.3.16 Paul born. Kiemon, the
half-brother who adopted Kutaro, dies at age 63.
1926.1.24 James is born.
1931 Kutaro's oldest sister, Turugami, dies
1932.12.8 Robert is born. Kutaro is 52,
Louisa is 42.
1933 Family moves to Schlegel farm near
Cushing.
1934 Mary in Maryknoll
1938 Grace and Francis graduate from Cushing
HS.
1939.10 Family moves to Okmulgee
1940.2.5 Frank and Fern married in Cushing,
Payne Co, OK.
1940.12.6 Joseph and Maxine married in
Chandler, Lincoln Co, OK.
1941.9.18 Kutaro's first grandchild,
Theodore is born.
1943 Paul graduates High School
1945.3.25 100th BN and 442nd assigned to
5th Army, IV Corps, 92d Infantry in Pisa. Paul is in 100th BN (1st BN, Co
B).
1945.4.21 Paul's actions in Italy
1945.5.2 War in Italy over
1945.9.2 Victory in Japan day
1945.9.28 Date of Paul's citation for
Bronze Star
1960.7.13 Kutaro dies in Okmulgee
1965.12.3 Louisa dies in Dallas
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