The word on the headstone "Wakayamaken" indicates his birth place. In the late 1890s and early 1900s, many fishermen came from the seaside state of Wakayama, Japan, to work in the developing American fishing industry, particularly for sardines and albacore tuna.
Contributor: Norma7865Record Series: Death Records
Collection: Pierce County Death Records
County: Pierce
Reference Number: psprcdeathreturnbox2b_05947
Name: Jiromatsu Asari
Death Date: 10-04-1903
The word on the headstone "Wakayamaken" indicates his birth place. In the late 1890s and early 1900s, many fishermen came from the seaside state of Wakayama, Japan, to work in the developing American fishing industry, particularly for sardines and albacore tuna.
Contributor: Norma7865Record Series: Death Records
Collection: Pierce County Death Records
County: Pierce
Reference Number: psprcdeathreturnbox2b_05947
Name: Jiromatsu Asari
Death Date: 10-04-1903
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