Takezo Nishimura LAST NAME: Nishimura FIRST NAME: Takezo MIDDLE NAME:  NICKNAME:  MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3:  TITLE:  GENDER: M MILITARY:  BORN: 1877 DIED: 5 Jan 1919 BURIED: 6 Jan 1919 ETHNICITY:  Japanese OCCUPATION:  Farm Laborer BIRTH PLACE:  Yura, Tohaku, Tottori, Japan DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon NOTES:  Fukuda's farm was between Quinaby and Keizer west of where the Left Field is located at the Volcano Baseball complex. BIOGRAPHICAL: Takezo Nishimura was a bachelor who worked on the farm of Roy Kinzaboro Fukuda, a Salem resident originally from Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Fukuda would have been about 44 at the time of Nishimura's death. His son Frank who still lives in Salem, tells that Nishimura worked for his father and remembers sitting on Nishimura's lap while going with the Fukuda family to the Oregon coast. Nishimura must have been a favored worker to go with the family on a trip to the coast. In those days, that was at least a half day ride. Most Japanese used to stay two or three nights at a cottage in Netarts in August for gathering clams and crabs. Farming in the 1920s was extremely labor intensive, however Nishimura may not have died from hard work but due to some dread illness of the time that today is easily cured. Nishimura was originally buried up the hill west of where the Japanese section is now. Later his grave site was moved down to the Japanese section. (Letter of October, 29, 1992 from Tom Yoshikai of Salem, Oregon). Nishimura's niece (daughter of Nishimura's younger brother) lives in Oiso Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. (Letter of June, 29, 1992 from Takezo Nishimura's niece.) "Japanese Discovery of Salem, Oregon", Summer 1992, vol. 7, p. 51 "Japanese Discovery of Salem, Oregon", Summer 1993, vol. 8, pg. 68. OBITUARY:  NISHIMURA--The funeral services for Takeno Nishimura were held yesterday morning from the Webb & Clough chapel. Interment was made in the Odd Fellows cemetery. The young man was a laborer for W.S. Sagimori.  Oregon Statesman 7 Jan 1919 6:1  INSCRIPTION:  T. Nishimura  Age 42  Jan. 5, 1919  SOURCES:  OSBH DC (Marion Co., 1919) #18  Saucy Survey & Photographs "Japanese Discovery of Salem, Oregon", Summer 1992, vol. 7, pg 51  "Japanese Discovery of Salem, Oregon", Summer 1993, vol. 8, pg 68  OS 7 Jan 1919, 6:1 CONTACTS:  LOT: 284 SPACE: 2 SW or 2 LONGITUDE: N 44° 55.230' LATITUDE: W 123° 02.716' IMAGES: