Tomie Tanabe

Tomie Tanabe

She was born on 24 September 1896. She was a housewife. Her family includes Sonabe Tanabe (father), Toa Tanabe (mother; nee Toa Sekimoto), Naojio Tanabe (husband; ne Naojio Tanabe), Takao Tanabe (son), Tadao Tanabe (son), Fumiyo Suga (daughter; nee Fumiyo Tanabe), Yutaka Tanabe (son), Sakaye Tanabe (daughter), Meiko Izumi (daughter), and Kiyoshi Tanabe (son). Her home address is listed as 130 West 1st Avenue, Vancouver, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Lemon Creek, BC.

Metadata

ForenameTomie
SurnameTanabe
Regularized NameTomie Tanabe
Custodian Identification Number10964
NationalityNaturalized Canadian
Residence (after uprooting)Lemon Creek, BC
Residence (before uprooting)Vancouver

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