5566: Yaoki Obara

Yaoki Obara

He was born on 14 July 1881. He was a self-employed farmer. His family includes Majyu Obara (wife; nee Majyu Matsunaga), Mitsuo Obara (son), Kazuyoshi Obara (son; also known as Casey Obara), Shizuo Obara (son), Yaeko Obara (daughter), and Akiko Obara (daughter). His home address is listed as Cumberland, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Slocan, BC and Vallican, BC.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	14 July 1881
Nationality	Naturalized Canadian
Locations after uprooting	Vallican, BC
Locations before uprooting	Cumberland

Reel	C-9359 (2399-2433)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	5566
Name	Yaoki Obara

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5566: Yaoki Obara

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Metadata Author: Jayson Jap

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Source: Library and Archives Canada, Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property Fonds, C-3 Business Records

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