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

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

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 (June 2012) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Tarbolton United Church (July 2019) Source: George Penner Tarbolton United Church (June 2023) Source: Kathryn Hyndman Interior of Tarbolton United Church (June 2012) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Interior of Tarbolton United Church (July 2019) Source: George Penner Interior of Tarbolton United Church (May 2021) Source: Rose Kuzina Interior of Tarbolton United Church (June 2023) Source: Kathryn Hyndman 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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