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Family HistoryFamily History - George Michiya Ogata


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 George Michiya Ogata and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. George Michiya Ogata,1 born 15 April 1921 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California (parents not determined);1, 2, 3, 4 died 3 February 2005 in Los Angeles, California.3, 4 George married Mary June Stevens6 (born 29 November 1927 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, the daughter of Madaline Stevens5).

  1. 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.
  2. 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].
  3. 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).
  4. 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).
  5. 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].
  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.