Yoemon Oikawa

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

SurnameOikawa
ForenameYoemon
Regularized NameYoemon Oikawa
OccupationStrawberry grower
Custodian Identification Number6985
NationalityJapanese national
Residence (after uprooting)Slocan, BC
Residence (before uprooting)Whonnock

Collections

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

Terminology

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