Yoemon Oikawa
Bird Commission case file number 1302. Custodian file number 6985. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_66_file_1302.)
He was born on 16 April 1893. He was a strawberry grower. His family includes Chujoro Oikawa (mother; nee Chujoro Onodera), Yojiro Oikawa (father), Yoshiye Oikawa (wife; nee Yoshiye Onodera), Toyoko Oikawa (daughter), Tokio Oikawa (son), Shigeru Oikawa (son), Taeko Oikawa (daughter), Mitsuko Oikawa (daughter), and Yoko Oikawa (daughter). His home address is listed as 21st Avenue, Rural Route No. 1, Whonnock, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Lemon Creek, Slocan, BC and Ontario.
Metadata
| Surname | Oikawa |
| Forename | Yoemon |
| Regularized Name | Yoemon Oikawa |
| Occupation | Strawberry grower |
| Custodian Identification Number | 6985 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Slocan, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Whonnock |
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