Kasaku Kumamoto

Kasaku Kumamoto

Bird Commission case file number 1247. Custodian file number 7361. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_63_file_1247.)
He was born on 3 December 1886. He was a farmer. His family includes Umeyo Kumamoto (mother), Koichi Hayashi (father), Hisano Kumamoto (wife), Lena Kumamoto (daughter), Yasuko Shimoda (daughter; nee Yasuko Kumamoto), Miyoko Takagi (daughter; nee Miyoko Kumamoto), Robert Kumamoto [also listed as Satoshi Kumamoto] (son), Dick Kumamoto [also listed as Dick Tetsuo Kumamoto or Tetsuo Dick Kumamoto] (son), Takaharu Kumamoto (son), and Takayuki Kumamoto (son). His home address is listed as 5th Avenue, Haney, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Taylor Lake, Clinton, BC.

Metadata

SurnameKumamoto
ForenameKasaku
Regularized NameKasaku Kumamoto
OccupationFarmer
Custodian Identification Number7361
NationalityNaturalized Canadian
Residence (after uprooting)Clinton, BC
Residence (before uprooting)Haney

Collections

Custodian Case Files (1)
Other Archival Files (1)

Terminology

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