Kumataro Sakiyama
Son of Fuku Sakiyama. Bird Commission case file number 733. Custodian file number 4586. (Source: lac_rg33-69_volume_36_file_0733)
He was born on 6 November 1902. He was a fisherman employed by Canadian Fishing Company, Steveston, BC. His family includes Mume Sakiyama (mother), Fuku Sakiyama (father), Aiko Sakiyama (wife; nee Aiko Atode), Eriyo Sakiyama [also listed as Alice Sakiyama] (daughter), Toshie Sakiyama [also listed as Toshiye Sakiyama] (daughter), Fukumi Sakiyama (daughter), Noboru Sakiyama (son), Noriko Sakiyama (daughter), and Bunji Sakiyama (son). His home address is listed as 688 Railway Avenue, Steveston, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Sandon, BC and Taber, AB.
Metadata
| Surname | Sakiyama |
| Forename | Kumataro |
| Regularized Name | Kumataro Sakiyama |
| Custodian Identification Number | 4586 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Sandon, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Taber, AB |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Steveston |
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