After his death, his father Kazo recommended Umanosuke's wife, who was a close blood relative of Shusaku CHIBA, a swordsman of Kodachijutsu (swordmanship of kodachi, a small sword) of Hokushin-Ittoryu school, to return to her family's home in Chiba.
没後、父の嘉蔵は、馬之助の妻（千葉周作の近親。北辰一刀流の小太刀術の使い手）に、千葉の実家に帰る事を勧めた。）