Kamejiro Obana

Kamejiro Obana

He was born on 15 December 1882. He was retired. His family includes Kane Obana (wife; nee Kane Yamazaki), Alice Obana (daughter), Mary Obana (daughter), Nellie Obana (daughter), Jim Obana [also known as James Yoshio Obana] (son), Mitsue Obana (daughter), Yeiichi Obana (son), Fred Obana (son), Sato Obana (mother), and Kakujiro Obana (father). His home address is listed as 1381 Kiel Avenue, White Rock, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Greenwood, BC.

Metadata

ForenameKamejiro
SurnameObana
Regularized NameKamejiro Obana
Custodian Identification Number8555
NationalityJapanese national
Residence (after uprooting)Greenwood, BC
Residence (before uprooting)White Rock

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Custodian Case Files (1)

Shared Surnames

Obana

Terminology

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