Matsue Yamamoto
She was born on 15 September 1900. She was an owner of a barber shop, Cumberland, BC. Her maiden name was Matsue Matsunaga. Her family includes Teizo Yamamoto (husband), Mikiko Yamamoto (daughter), Yuriko Yamamoto (daughter), Kunio Yamamoto (son), Meriko Yamamoto (daughter), Emiko Yamamoto (daughter), George Yamamoto (son), Kame Matsunaga (mother; nee Kame Nishimoto), and Matsuhei Matsunaga (father). Her home address is listed as Box 621, Cumberland, BC. She was forcibly uprooted to Lemon Creek, BC and she was exiled to Japan on 2 August 1946.
Metadata
| Forename | Matsue |
| Surname | Yamamoto |
| Regularized Name | Matsue Yamamoto |
| Custodian Identification Number | 8415 |
| Nationality | Japanese national |
| Residence (after uprooting) | Lemon Creek, BC |
| Label | Exiled to Japan |
| Residence (before uprooting) | Cumberland |
Collections
Custodian Case Files (1)
Terminology
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