Brief Life History of Misako
When Misako Toyota was born on 10 December 1931, in Renton, King, Washington, United States, her father, Tadashi Toyota, was 25 and her mother, Misuye Ishimoto, was 20. She lived in Cliffs Election Precinct, Klickitat, Washington, United States in 1940 and Klickitat, Washington, United States in 1942. She died on 16 January 2003, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Misako Toyota in household of Tadashi Toyota, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: Misako Toyota - birth: 10 December 1931; Renton, King, Washington, United States
- Misako Toyota, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1932
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
1940
Galloping Gertie is the reference used to describe the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It opened on July 1, 1940 four months later it no longer existed. On November 7, 1940 the wind gusts came up to 40 miles an hour causing the bridge to twist and vibrate violently before it collapsed into Puget Sound. The only victim of the bridge collapsing was a three-legged paralyzed dog named Tubby whose owner tried to rescue him from the car but he wouldn’t go with him.
1950
United States military forces play a leading role against North Korean and Chinese troops in Korean War.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Hiroshi, Futoshi, Hikaru, Fumio, Hiromi, Hiroo, Hitoshi, Junichi, Junji, Kazuo, Keiichiro, Kumiko.
Japanese: written 豊田 ‘fruitful rice paddy’. It is a common placename and surname throughout Japan, sometimes pronounced Toyota.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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