Family friend George Horishige provided the family tree shown below. George's family was from the same village that the Nakata family came from. At the top of the tree is Heishichi Nakata and his wife Katsu. They had two sons: Jitsuzo (Shima) shown on the left and Tsunekichi (Matsu). Children under Tsunekichi and Matsu (all girls, shown left to right) are:  Miyoko, Yasuko, Matsuyo, Hisano, and Soi. Soi and her husband had two boys: Takashi and Hisashi; and one girl Chiyeko. Soi's husband took the last name of Nakata to keep the family name alive.​

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