Kakutaro Tateishi

Kakutaro Tateishi

He was born on 4 February 1872. He was a farmer. His family includes Ei Tateishi (mother; deceased at time of file), Kempi Tateishi (father; deceased at time of file), Tsuge Tateishi (wife; nee Tsuge Yamauchi), Tohoru Tateishi (son; born 2 January 1928), Seiki Tateishi [also listed as Willie Tateishi] (son; born 23 September 1929), James Tateishi [also listed as Samon Tateishi] (son; born 17 September 1932), and Ethel Tateishi [also listed as Hiroko Tateishi] (daughter; possibly born 16 November 1937). His home address is listed as Rural Route No. 1, Haney, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Lemon Creek, Slocan, BC and New Denver, BC where he died on 27 February 1948. He lived in his wife’s house, and his listed seized property includes farming equipment and household belongings.

Metadata

ForenameKakutaro
SurnameTateishi
Regularized NameKakutaro Tateishi
Custodian Identification Number6954
NationalityNaturalized Canadian
Residence (after uprooting)Slocan, BC
Residence (after uprooting)New Denver, BC
Residence (before uprooting)Haney

Collections

Custodian Case Files (1)

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