Historic Sites of Manitoba: Tarbolton United Church and Cemetery / Roden Cemetery (Municipality of Riverdale)

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This United church and cemetery in the Municipality of Riverdale were established in 1888. The cemetery was known in the early days as Roden.

An honour roll inside the church lists parishioners who served in the First World War.

Clerics

Period

Cleric

1969-1972

H. Dykeman, Ralph Clarke, L. Jamieson

1972-1974

D. McCrindle

1974-1977

Rev. K. Young

1977-1981

Rev. T. Hidichuk

1981-1983

Rev. Nadine Grieve

1983-1988

Rev. Judy Barker

1988-c2023

?

c2023

Rev. Steve Wilson

Photos & Coordinates

Tarbolton United Church

Tarbolton United Church (June 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Tarbolton United Church

Tarbolton United Church (July 2019)
Source: George Penner

Tarbolton United Church

Tarbolton United Church (June 2023)
Source: Kathryn Hyndman

Interior of Tarbolton United Church

Interior of Tarbolton United Church (June 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Interior of Tarbolton United Church

Interior of Tarbolton United Church (July 2019)
Source: George Penner

Interior of Tarbolton United Church

Interior of Tarbolton United Church (May 2021)
Source: Rose Kuzina

Interior of Tarbolton United Church

Interior of Tarbolton United Church (June 2023)
Source: Kathryn Hyndman

Tarbolton Cemetery

Tarbolton Cemetery (June 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.94241, W100.43901
denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties

Name

Occupation

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

Peter Barnes
[Brandon Armoury]

Farmer

44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

28 November 1885

29 October 1917

William Thomas Cox
[Alexander]

Farmer

78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

18 November 1887

30 October 1917

Alec William Feltham

Farmer

52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

14 December 1895

26 October 1917

Ian MacKinnon

Minister

Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Captain

26 February 1887

8 October 1916

John McLuskey

?

?

Private

?

?

Alexander Dale Muir

Student

6th Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), British Army

Second Lieutenant

10 March 1887

12 April 1917

George Muir
[Brandon Armoury]

Student

1st Canadian Mounted Rifles

Private

20 February 1897

26 August 1918

John Wedderburn

Auto Driver, Fire Department

47th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

23 April 1886

2 March 1917

Lawrence Mclagan Wedderburn

Clerk

7th Battalion , Canadian Infantry

Private

15 August 1894

10 March 1918

Frederick Thomas Allan Wood
[Brandon Armoury]

Farmer

5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

25 October 1886

6 June 1916

Sources:

“Samuel Gray died in downtown office Tuesday afternoon [Roden Cemetery],” Brandon Sun, 1 August 1928, page 2.

Tarbolton Memoirs 1988 by Tarbolton Anniversary Committee, 1988.

Geographic Names of Manitoba, Manitoba Conservation, 2000.

We thank George Penner, Rose Kuzina, Kathryn Hyndman, David Ford, Darryl Toews, and Charlotte McCrae for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 2 July 2023

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