He was born on 26 June 1891. He was a gardener. His family includes Kio Kitamura (mother), Kanjiro Kitamura (father), Moto Kitamura (wife; nee Moto Nishimura), Teruo Kitamura (son), Minoru Kitamura (son), Tadao Kitamura (son), Setsuko Kitamura (daughter), Shigeru Kitamura (son), Michiye Kitamura (daughter), Kiyoye Kitamura (daughter), and Toyoko Kitamura (daughter). His home address is listed as 55 West 5th Avenue, Vancouver, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Beamsville, ON.