James Miller "Jim" Rodger

1886 - 1955  (68 years)

• Name	James Miller "Jim" Rodger  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Jim
  Birth	21 May 1886	Middleville, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Jim Rodger  [1]
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214152591
  _FGRAVE	214152591
  Death	27 Feb 1955	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	1955, Thursday March 3, The Almonte Gazette page 4 ?b? Mr Jas. M. Rodger ?/b? The funeral service was held at the Comba Funeral Home on Tuesday afternoon, March 1st, at one p.m., of James Miller Rodger who died at his residence, Country Street, on Sunday, Feb 27th, in his 69th year. Mr Rodger had been in ill health for the past two years. James Miller Rodger was born at Middleville in 1886, a son of the late James Rodger and his wife, Ellen Miller. He was married 47 years ago to the former Miss Harriett McKay of Galbraith who survives together with two sons and two daughters, namely: Thomas Mckay (Mac) and Roy of Almonte; Ella (Mrs Wm Andrews) and (Annie) Mrs David Andrews both of Almonte. There is also a brother, William of Almonte; three sisters, Jessie, Mrs Chas Ramsbottom of Smiths Falls; Eva, Mrs Wm Rintoul of Innisville; Edna, Mrs Wm Woods of Lanark, and nine grandchildren. Mr Rodger was a farmer nearly all his life. First, as a young man he farmed in the Galbraith section and later on the 9th line of Ramsay Township where Mr John Brydges now lives and until he retired eleven years ago, on the farm occupied by his son, Roy, on the 9th line. The Rev Jas M. Ritchie of Almonte Presbyterian Church officiated and the remains were placed in the Auld Kirk Cemetery vault. The pallbearers were Messrs W.A. Metcalfe, Jas Metcalfe, John R. Reid, Ernest Robertson, Lloyd Watson and Lester Jamieson. Among the beautiful floral tributes were wreaths from Metcalfe's Dairy; M.P. Coderre and Metcalfe's Construction.
  Burial	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  Person ID	I37731	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	James H. Rodger,   b. 4 Jun 1850, Lanark County, Canada West d. 27 Sep 1935, Middleville Pioneer Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Ellen Miller,   b. 18 Sep 1855, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 3 Feb 1935, Middleville Pioneer Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	18 Jun 1875	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  		James H. Rodger & Ellen Miller
  Family ID	F11091	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet "Hattie" McKay,   b. 16 Oct 1887, Halls Mills, Darling Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Dec 1967, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1908
  Children	1. James ROY Rodger,   b. 20 Jun 1908, McNab Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Jan 2000, Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years)   2. Annie May Rodger,   b. 29 Jan 1910, Galbraith, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Mar 1992, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)   3. Thomas McKay "Mac" Rodger,   b. 1921   d. 28 Apr 1958, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F13377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 May 1886 - Middleville, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 27 Feb 1955 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S132] Family Search Intl., Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920 Transcription (FMP), ((https://search.findmypast.com/)), accessed 16 Oct 2022), James Miller Rodger; Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920. (Reliability: 3). First name(s)?tab?James Miller Last name?tab?Rodger Sex?tab?Male Birth year?tab?1886 Birth date?tab?21 May 1886 Father's first name(s)?tab?James H. Father's last name?tab?Rodger Mother's first name(s)?tab?Ellen Mother's last name?tab?Miller Place?tab?Lanark Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada County?tab?Lanark Province?tab?Ontario Country?tab?Canada Batch number?tab?C06036-6 Film number?tab?1845880 Record set?tab?Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920 Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory?tab?Civil Births [S69] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette, "Mr. Jas. M. Rodger obituary," 3 Mar 1955, p. 4; digital images : accessed 16 Oct 2022), Almonte Gazette. (Reliability: 3).