Agriculturalist.
Born at Austin on 30 January 1910, eldest son of Thomas James Carrothers and Etta May Giles (1893-1987), he was instrumental in the establishment of the Manitoba Agricultural Museum, preventing the loss of old farm equipment that would otherwise have been used as a source of metal during the Second World War. In 1970, in recognition of his service, he was awarded a Manitoba Centennial Medal by the Manitoba Historical Society. He was added posthumously to the Honour Roll of the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame (1994).
On 15 December 1934, he married Muriel Elizabeth Tattersall (1915-2009) and they had two daughters. He died at Portage la Prairie on 22 March 1988 and was buried in the Austin Cemetery.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Agricultural Museum (Austin, Municipality of North Norfolk)
Birth registrations [Donald Ephriam Carrothers, Muriel Elizabeth Tattersall], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Donald Ephriam Carrothers, Muriel Elizabeth Tattersall], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 23 March 1988, page 44.
Obituary [Muriel Elizabeth Carrothers], Portage la Prairie Central Plains Herald Leader, 9 May 2009, page 16.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 17 March 2025
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