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The Blackwater Church of Holy Ascension is a location featured in Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2.

History[]

Background[]

The church was established prior to 1898 in Blackwater. Its property also includes a cemetery.

Events of Red Dead Redemption 2[]

The church can be visited at any time after the mission "Motherhood". After the capture and execution of Elias Green and Otis Skinner, or just fatally shooting them, the player can attend their funerals at the cemetery.

Events of Red Dead Redemption[]

The stranger-side mission "The Wronged Woman" starts inside the church, with Clara LaGuerta praying inside and then asking the player to talk to Harold Thornton.

After Thornton is killed, the player can attend his funeral on the cemetery.

Events of Undead Nightmare[]

In Undead Nightmare, the player has to clear out the cemetery upon starting the first mission.

Known Graves[]

Red Dead Redemption[]

  • Charlotte Lauterback ("Charlotte Lauterback 1887-1907 Rest in Peace")
  • Ambrose Lee ("Ambrose Lee Infant Son of Friday Lee Died March 15th 1905 Our little angel")
  • Jane Scranton ("Jane Scranton Wife of Joseph Scranton of Blackwater Who Departed This Life on May 25th 1906")
  • Ulysses Howard ("Here Lies Ulysses Howard Philanderer and Family Man 1856-1903")
  • Muriel Purvis ("May She Rest In Peace With God Muriel Purvis 1856-1902")
  • Maybelle Fordham ("In Loving Memory of Maybelle Fordham Mother to Archer Fordham Who Departed This Life on July 24th 1900 Rest in Peace")
  • Harrison Cherry ("Sacred to the Memory of Harrison Cherry Who Died on December 7th 1968. Aged 24")
  • Joshua Benning ("Joshua Benning Died 19th of September 1906 Here lies a lazy man who laid most of his life")
  • Travis Glover ("Travis Glover 1885-1907 A miner who has gone underground for good")
  • Mary Dutton ("Mary Dutton 1868-1901 Age 33 What we keep in memory is ours forever")
  • Ellie Boone ("In Memory of Ellie Boone Who Died on January 15th 1905 Aged 27 Always in our hearts")
  • Unknown ("Age 21 Years Died March 18th 1903 Lord, watch your wallet")
  • Orla Gaston ("Orla Gaston Killed By an Automobile February 23rd, 1909")
  • David Purvis ("David Purvis 1852-1902 Father of Dr. Cyril Purvis of Blackwater May Heaven's eternal joy be thine.")
  • Kit Skaggs ("Kit Skaggs 1879-1905 Gone, and already forgotten")
  • Mother of Dr. Cyril Purvis ("Generous of heart Constant of faith Mother of Dr. Cyril Purvis of Blackwater In memory of Luke Ackland")

Red Dead Redemption 2[]

  • Gertrude Barber ("Gertrude Barber 1875-1898 Rest in peace")
  • Rose Beasley ("Rose Beasley Died August 12th 1899")
  • Matilda Brines ("Matilda Brines January 26th 1885 23 Years.")
  • Niles Caruthers ("Nils Caruthers September 27th 1843 The Deceased was Killed By An Indian Arrow")
  • Eldon Crabb ("Eldon Crabb Sr. 1849-1889 Survived By His Grateful Wife")
  • Emma Crawford ("In Loving Memory of Emma Crawford Died May 26th 1880 WE MISS YOU")
  • Georgia Dobbs ("Georgia Dobbs. Killed by the falling of an...upon her. 13th September 1866")
  • Freda Dunbar ("In Memory of Freda Dunbar. Loving Wife of Oswald. November 6th, 1906.")
  • Caroline E Boardman ("Caroline E Daughter of W & Mary Boardman died Sep. 23 1815. AE 9 years Sleep my child & take thy rest. God cal'd the[e] home he thought it best.")
  • Belle Finch ("Belle Finch. Died of Cholera Nov 6th 1842")
  • Delilah Gaskell ("Delilah Gaskell 1852-1891 Wake me if something interesting happens")
  • Elias Green (unmarked grave, can be seen being buried during the epilogue of RDR 2)
  • Maxwell Laskey ("Captain Maxwell Laskey Died in Battle on August 24th...Aged 31")
  • Myra Leathers ("Myra Leathers of Blackwater Died 10th January 1890")
  • Elijah Liggons ("Elijah Liggons. Killed by Gunshot June 3rd 1885 'I Didn't Know She was Married'")
  • Doris Mosley ("Doris Mosley Died Poor But Happy on the 19th of May 1874")
  • Greta Van der Linde ("Greta Van der Linde Loving Mother To Her Son Dutch 1835-1881 There was grace in her steps, love in every gesture.")
  • Samuel Makepeace ("Samuel Makepeace 10th of May 1879 HIS LAST BREATH SMELLED OF WHISKEY")
  • Pearl Palemer ("Pearl Palmer 1860-1887. Died of a broken heart.")
  • Beatrice Picket ("Beatrice Picket. Died October 12th 1873")
  • Stanley Pollard ("Stanley Pollard, Died October 12 1873. His Soul died many years earlier.")
  • Thurston Pope ("Colonel Thurston Pope. A Hero and Inspiration to us all. Came To His Death By the Accidental Discharge of His Gun ON THE 28TH OF JUNE 1887")
  • Minerva Pratt ("Minerva Pratt. Died Of Fever On The 18th of October 1883")
  • Olive Shipley ("In memory of Olive Shipley, 1842-1865")
  • Phyllis Shodlow ("Phyllis Shodlow. Died On The 4th of October 1886. Aged 29 years.")
  • Esther Sinclair ("Esther Sinclair. Died August 24th 1864 Aged 41 Just resting my eyes.")
  • Otis Skinner (unmarked grave, Epilogue of RDR 2)
  • Outlaw ("Outlaw. Died 2nd November 1893 Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.")
  • Ada Stillman ("Ada Stillman 1843-1875. Choked on a Fish Bone")
  • Willie Swenson ("Willie Swenson. Died 3rd March 1893")
  • Seth Trice ("Here lies buried the body of Seth Trice 1824-1847. Always in our thoughts.")
  • Clinton Underwood ("Here Lies Clinton Underwood 1857-1893. An honest businessman who died young")
  • "Young Black Man" ("Young Black Man Died 29th September 1891. And flights of Angels sing thee to thy rest.")

Trivia[]

Red Dead Redemption[]

  • The cemetery contains a plethora of light-hearted messages on the gravestones, such as, "Delilah Gaskell 1852 - 1891 WAKE ME IF SOMETHING INTERESTING HAPPENS".
  • The priest in the chapel possesses many of the same features to Francis Gallagher. He also gives a full Sunday morning church service.

Red Dead Redemption 2[]

  • Green and Skinner are buried in the same spot. However, after their funerals, the grave will be empty.
  • In Red Dead Redemption 2, two notable people, Greta van der Linde, mother of Dutch, and Freda Dunbar, wife of the police chief, are buried on the graveyard.
  • There are 56 total graves, 23 of which are unmarked.

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