Résumé

Principal, Saburo Ozasa, Civil Engineer, Portland, OR, 1909. In 1909, Ozasa had a civil engineering office at 30 1/2 3rd Street North in Portland, OR. (See R.L. Polk and Company's Portland, Oregon, City Directory, 1909, p. 1533.)

Relocation

Saburo Ozasa immigrated to the U.S. c. 1894, and re-settled in Seattle, WA, by 1908, at least. He was born in Nagasaki, Japan.

In 1908 at the time of his marriage, Ozasa resided at 1012 Pike Street in Seatle and was listed as a "civil engineer" on his marriage license. His age was given as thirty in 1908, giving him a birthdate of c. 1878.

In 01/1909, Sabro Ozasa lived at 695 East 8th Street in Portland, OR, where his son Yoneo was born.

He was the first Asian-American architect practicing in the Puget Sound region.

Parents

On his marriage certificate, his father was listed as "Tanezo" Ozasa.

Spouse

He wed Shizu (often spelled "Sizu") Nakata (born c. 1884 likely in Nagano-ken, Japan) on 05/10/1908 at the Japanese Baptist Church in Seattle, WA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013; Reference Number: kingcoarchmr_12911, accessed 07/24/2023.)

Children

Saburo and Shizu had at least two children: Yoneo Ozasa (born 01/05/1909 in Portland, OR) and Frank Hidemaru Ozasa (born 10/30/1910 in Seattle, WA). (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Oregon Center for Health Statistics; Portland, Oregon; Oregon, Birth Records, 1903-1918, accessed 07/24/2023 and Source Citation Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington State Births 1907-1920, accessed 07/24/2023.)

Biographical Notes

Records for Ozasa listed his name variously as "Sabro" and "Saburo."