重太郎 was born in 1887 in 高崎市. 重太郎's father was 町田友吉 and his mother was Riu Watanabe (渡邊りう). His paternal grandparents were <Unknown> and まつ; his maternal grandparents were Yukichi Watanabe (渡邊諭吉) and Ima NA (イマ). He had three brothers and four sisters, named 政吉, Tetsuzou, 孝三郎, わか, たつ, つる and はな. He died due to a medical problem, Lungenentzuendung, at the age of 3 on October 15th, 1890.