9823: Koto Miyagishima

Koto Miyagishima

She was born on 14 August 1903. She was a self-employed dry cleaner under Dry Cleaning &Pressing, Vancouver, BC. Her maiden name was Koto Takayanagi. Her family includes Risaburo Miyagishima (husband), Sumiko Miyagishima (daughter), Teruko Miyagishima (daughter), Toshio Miyagishima (son), Shige Takayanagi (mother; nee Shige Usami), and Masajiro Takayanagi (father). Her home address is listed as 397 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Greenwood, BC.

Sex	F
Date of Birth	14 August 1903
Nationality	Japanese national
Locations after uprooting	Greenwood, BC
Locations before uprooting	Vancouver

Reel	C-9394 (1329-1332)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	9823
Name	Koto Miyagishima

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9823: Koto Miyagishima

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Metadata Author: Aiying Yuan

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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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