Rokumatsu Tanaka
He was born on 06 September 1879. He was a fish packer employed by Cassiar Packing Company, Skeena, BC. His family includes Koiku Tanaka (mother; Koiku Tamamoto), Tokujiro Tanaka (father), Taki Tanaka (wife; nee Taki Yamaba; in Japan), Matsu Tanaka (daughter), Chonosuke Tanaka (son), and Yukie Koyama (daughter, nee Yukie Tanaka). His home address is listed as 653 Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC. Steveston, BC is listed as a former address. He was forcibly uprooted to Minto City, BC and Taylor Lake, BC. He was exiled to Japan on 24 December 1946.
Metadata
| Forename | Rokumatsu |
| Surname | Tanaka |
| Regularized Name | Rokumatsu Tanaka |
| Custodian Identification Number | 3114 |
| Nationality | Naturalized Canadian |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Minto City, BC |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Taylor Lake, BC |
| Label | Exiled to Japan |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Vancouver |
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Terminology
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