Steven et al -
Have no real genealogical info for you except to say that it was not
uncommon for families without a male heir to adopt an adult male as
their next head of the household and seal the deal by giving him one
of their daughters...
Many a line of craftsman and artists were carried on in this manner
for generations.
-t
On Jul 13, 2006, at 2:45 PM, Steven Matsheshu wrote:
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> Does anyone know info about the Nojiri Familiy?
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> I have found lineages that appear in both Western Honshu
> (Hiroshima) and Northern Honshu/Hokkaido.
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> I am looking for any info on the family's history.
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> The particular branch I am interested in is the branch which merged
> with the Ono Family...and some of their descendents reside(d) in
> Sapporo.
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> Any info would be helpful. Thank you.
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> p.s.
> When Nojiri and Ono came together, I am pretty sure that the Ono
> was a male and the Nojiri a female, but that for some reason (why?)
> the name of the family was Nojiri (and not Ono..he took her name).
> Any info ?
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