When Masano Takehara was born on 12 March 1892, in Okayama-shi, Okayama-ken, Japan, her father, 竹原 源四郎, was 31 and her mother, 入江 千代, was 25. She married Otoemon Akagi on 11 March 1913, in Okayama-ken, Japan. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Lindsay, Tulare, California, United States for about 15 years and Lindsay Judicial Township, Tulare, California, United States in 1940. She died on 15 April 1996, in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 104, and was buried in Draper City Cemetery, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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My great-grandma Masano lived to be 104 years old. She died the year before I was born, but I have seen pictures of her celebrating her 100th birthday. My grandma Akagi took her in and lovingly cared …
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