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1880 Rosia M. Rohrer (age 4, born in Indiana, single), daughter, lived in Harrison Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana, in a household with Joseph Rohrer (age 50), Harriett Rohrer (age 46), Sarah Rohrer (age 22), Lovina Rohrer (age 19), Emanuel Rohrer (age 20), Elmira Rohrer (age 12), Isah Rohrer (age 17), Josiah Rohrer (age 14), Elisabeth Rohrer (age 9), and Lovisa Rohrer (age 1). Rosia M. Rohrer's father was born in Pennsylvania and her mother was born in Ohio. [1]

1900 Joseph and Harriet Rohrer lived in Harrison Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana with daughters Rosa (born May 1877, Indiana) and Louisa (born Aug 1878). [2] [3]

1904 Rosiah Rohrer and Harley B Shank were married on January 20 in Elkhart County, Indiana. [4] [5] [6] [7]

1905 Rosa May Rohrer Shank, married, daughter of Joseph J Rohrer and Harrett Rohrer, spouse of Harley Shank, died on July 2 at age 28, in South West, Elkhart County, Indiana. Rosa May Rohrer Shank was born on August 4, 1876, in Indiana. [8]

1905 Rosiah Rohrer Shank "Rose, daughter of JJ & H Rohrer (1876-1905)" died on July 2 and was buried at Harrison Chapel Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. "Mrs. Harley Shank, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rohrer, died at her home near South West Sunday. The funeral occurred Wednesday." [9] [10] [11] [12]

1908 Harley B Shank and Dora Angelmeyer were married on June 9 in Elkhart County, Indiana. [13]


1908 Harley B. Shank with child.
The Culver Citizen, Culver, Indiana, January 28, 1909. [14]

1910 Harley Shank (age 36, born in Indiana, married for 1 years) lived in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, in a household with Dora Shank (age 23), and Doll Shank (age 1). Harley Shank worked on a farm for a wage. [15]

1929 Harley B Shank, married, spouse of Dora Shank, died on December 29, at age 58, in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. He was born on November 28, 1871, in Ohio, son of Abram Shank and Louise Shank. [16]

1929 Harley Shank died on December 29 and was buried at Violett Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. Harley Shank was born on November 28, 1871. [17] [18]


1929 Harley B. Shank Obituary.
The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, December 30, 1929. [19]


Footnotes:

[1] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[2] United States Federal Census, 1900, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[3] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[4] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[5] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, [AncestryRecord].

[6] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, [AncestryRecord].

[7] Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, [AncestryRecord].

[8] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[9] Find A Grave Memorial 71302528, citing www.wakarusa.lib.in.us, [FindAGrave].

[10] Newspaper, The Wakarusa Tribune, July 6, 1905.

[11] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[12] Indiana, U.S., WPA Death Index, 1882-1920, [AncestryRecord].

[13] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].

[14] The Culver Citizen, Culver, Indiana, January 28, 1909, page 2, [NewspapersClip].

[15] United States Federal Census, 1910, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[16] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[17] Find A Grave Memorial 153260537, [FindAGrave].

[18] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[19] The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, December 30, 1929, page 5, [NewspapersClip].