Keisuke Ozawa
He owned a rooming house, a shoe shop, anda restaurant located at 242-244-246 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. Bird Commission case file number 1120. Custodian file number 2783. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_57_file_1120)
He was born on 15 October 1896. He was a self-employed shoe merchant. His family includes Shige Ozawa (wife; deceased), Roy Ozawa [also listed as Ikuo Ozawa] (son), and Grace Ozawa (daughter). His home address is listed as 242 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to New Denver, BC.
Metadata
| Surname | Ozawa |
| Forename | Keisuke |
| Regularized Name | Keisuke Ozawa |
| Custodian Identification Number | 2783 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | New Denver, BC |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
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