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Family HistoryFamily History - Mary June Stevens


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Mary June Stevens and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Mary June Stevens,1 born 29 November 1927 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, the daughter of Madaline Stevens.1 Mary married, first, George Michiya Ogata6 (born 15 April 1921 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, parents not determined;2, 3, 4, 5 George died 3 February 2005 in Los Angeles, California4, 5). Mary married, second, Richard Miller6 (born ____, parents not determined). Mary married, third, Zigmund Stanley Ksiezak6 (born 1 May 1932 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, parents not determined;7, 8 Zigmund died 25 March 19958).

  1. Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1953, Mary June Stevens, born: 29 November 1927 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; mother: Madaline Stevens, age 16, born in Kalamazoo, Michigan [father is not listed].
  2. California Birth Index, 1905-1995, available at ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Michiya Ogata, born: 15 April 1921 in San Joaquin County, California; mother’s maiden name: Sato.
  3. California, Draft Registrations 1940-1947, Michiya Ogata, Serial Number 138, born: 15 April 1921 in Stockton, California; name and address of a person who will always know your address: Daniel J. Ogata, Rt. 3, Box 208, Lodi, California [same address as where Michiya Ogata is living].
  4. Find a Grave (website). Los Angeles Odd Fellows Cemetery, Los Angeles, California George Michiya Ogata, born: 15 April 1921; died: 3 February 2005 (from record, which shows a photo of his gravestone giving the same dates).
  5. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, George M. Ogata, born: 15 April 1921; died: 3 February 2005; residence zip code: 90012 (corresponding to Los Angeles, California).
  6. Email between Jill Austin and Lee Gazlay, December 2025, with information about her parents and grandparents with surnames Stevens, Oliver, Ito, Ogata, Miller, and Ksiezak.
  7. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Zigmund Stanley Ksiezak, born: 1 May 1932 in Chicago, Cook [County], Illinois; other name: Sigmund Stanley Ksiezak; father: Stanley Ksiezak; mother: Wiktonya Kozak.
  8. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Sigmund S. Ksiezak, born: 1 May 1932; died: 25 March 1995; residence zip code: 60061 (corresponding to Vernon Hills, Illinois).