John Orchard CADHAM (1855-1933) Born near London, Ontario on 14 August 1855, brother to James Henry Cadham, he established a business at Port Dalhousie, Ontario before coming to Manitoba in 1882 and establishing the Cadham Hardware Company at Portage la Prairie. On 12 August 1879, …
Thomas Erroll BABB (1894-1962) Born in Saskatchewan on 11 February 1894, son of Thomas Charles Babb (1863-1944) and Emma Best (1869-1950). He moved at an early age to a farm in Manitoba. On 22 July 1926, he married Beatrice Emily Finch (1898-1973) and they had …
Peter MacDonald ABEL (1890-1952) Born at Parimaribo, Dutch Guiana on 05 May 1890, son of John Smith Abel and Isabella Pells, he moved to the United States at the age of 6 following the death of his father. He lived in Cambridge, Massachusetts for ten …
Benjamin Bernard ZAIDMAN (1922-2008) Born on Powers Street in Winnipeg on 29 October 1922, one of six children born to Harry Zaidman and Goldie Sitner. He left home at 15 and worked as a general store clerk in the Manitoba towns of Hodgson, Griswold, and …
William Valentine YACULA (c1908-1958) Born in Ukraine around 1908, he was the son of Sam Yacula (c1880-1948) and Sophie Bodnarchuk (c1880-1951). He came to Manitoba at a young age and attended Elma School, Teulon Hight School, Manitoba Normal School, United College (now the University of …
James McKerchar WADDELL (1889-1970) Born in Dominion City on 14 March 1889, he was the only son of Isabella McKerchar and Alexander Waddell. He received his elementary and high school education locally then studied civil engineering at the University of Manitoba. On returning home, he …
Noel Jean “Neil” VADEBONCOEUR (1892-1963) Born in Bathgate, North Dakota on 25 December 1892, he was the son of William and Cora Vadeboncoeur. He came to Canada in 1904 when his father opened a business at St. Pierre. Educated at St. Boniface College, he served in …
William Villiers “Bill” UDALL (1874-1962) Born in Douglas, Isle of Man on 12 September 1874, he was the son of Charles Udall (c1839-1896) and Sarah Holloway (c1836-1915). He came to Canada in 1890 and settled near Boissevain. He was Editor and Publisher of the Boissevain …
George Edwin TACKABERRY (1874-1937) Born in Dresden, Ontario on 06 May 1874, he was the son of Benjamin Tackaberry (c1836-1878) and Jane Moore (1841-1919). He learned the shoe repair business before moving to Brandon in 1892. He lived next door to Joe Hall, a professional …
John White SEATER (1864-1944) Born at Leith, Scotland on 08 November 1864, he came to Manitoba in 1891 and settled on a farm near Rivers in 1898. On 04 January 1899, he married Bernice “Bessie” Baily (1877-1942) and they had two children: George Smith Seater …