Masayoshi Murakami
Bird Commission case file number 806. Custodian file number 1598. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_40_file_0806)
He was born on 9 August 1912. He is also listed as Philip Murakami. He was a farmer who worked with his father. His family includes Suki Murakami (mother; nee Okano), Morihei Murakami [also listed as Morikei Murakami] (father), Shigeko Murakami (wife; nee Shigeko Mikado), and John Murakami [also listed as Masaru Murakami] (son; born 26 May 1939). His home address is listed as R.M.D. No. 1, Ganges, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Magrath, AB and 946 Albert Street, Moose Jaw SK. His real estate, a 65-acre lot on Salt Spring Island, was seized and sold. His other listed seized property includes a Singer sewing machine, a baby’s crib, tools, and household belongings.
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