Mollie married Charles Shank on 12 Aug. 1888 (see Bartholomew County Marriages, Book C-12, p. 234).
The Shelby Republican, Shelbyville, Indiana, Thursday, 25 Jul. 1946, p. 1, col. 2: "DEATH CLAIMS MRS. SHANK, 85 - Funeral Services Friday For Native of County - Mrs. Mollie Shank, 85, native of Shelbyville and the widow of Charles Shank, died at her home in St. Louis Crossing, Bartholomew county, where she had resided since leaving Shelby county when a small child. Funeral services for the aged woman will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the St. Louis Crossing Methodist Church, which was purchased and presented to the Methodist congregation in 1871 by her grandfather, Henry Drake. The church originally was built in 1863 by a Presbyterian society. Mrs. Shank was a member of the church and served as a Sunday school teacher and communion stewardess for many years. She also was a member of the Royal Neighbors lodge at Hope. She was born in this city April 7, 1861, the daughter of Sarah and Joseph Rogers, and was one of six children. Two sisters, Mrs. Nancy Lorts, of Hope, and Mrs. Mattie Wright, of Edinburg, and a brother, William Rogers, of Columbus, survive. Also surviving are four foster daughters, Mrs. Mary Ensley and Mrs. Dorothy Shinn, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Eva Franklin, of St. Louis, Missouri, and Mrs. Homer Essex, of Hope. Burial will be made in the Moravian cemetery at Hope. Friends may call at the late home in St. Louis Crossing."
The Shelby Republican, Shelbyville, Indiana, Thursday, 25 Jul. 1946, p. 1, col. 2: "DEATH CLAIMS MRS. SHANK, 85 - Funeral Services Friday For Native of County - Mrs. Mollie Shank, 85, native of Shelbyville and the widow of Charles Shank, died at her home in St. Louis Crossing, Bartholomew county, where she had resided since leaving Shelby county when a small child. Funeral services for the aged woman will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the St. Louis Crossing Methodist Church, which was purchased and presented to the Methodist congregation in 1871 by her grandfather, Henry Drake. The church originally was built in 1863 by a Presbyterian society. Mrs. Shank was a member of the church and served as a Sunday school teacher and communion stewardess for many years. She also was a member of the Royal Neighbors lodge at Hope. She was born in this city April 7, 1861, the daughter of Sarah and Joseph Rogers, and was one of six children. Two sisters, Mrs. Nancy Lorts, of Hope, and Mrs. Mattie Wright, of Edinburg, and a brother, William Rogers, of Columbus, survive. Also surviving are four foster daughters, Mrs. Mary Ensley and Mrs. Dorothy Shinn, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Eva Franklin, of St. Louis, Missouri, and Mrs. Homer Essex, of Hope. Burial will be made in the Moravian cemetery at Hope. Friends may call at the late home in St. Louis Crossing."
Mollie married Charles Shank on 12 Aug. 1888 (see Bartholomew County Marriages, Book C-12, p. 234).
The Shelby Republican, Shelbyville, Indiana, Thursday, 25 Jul. 1946, p. 1, col. 2: "DEATH CLAIMS MRS. SHANK, 85 - Funeral Services Friday For Native of County - Mrs. Mollie Shank, 85, native of Shelbyville and the widow of Charles Shank, died at her home in St. Louis Crossing, Bartholomew county, where she had resided since leaving Shelby county when a small child. Funeral services for the aged woman will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the St. Louis Crossing Methodist Church, which was purchased and presented to the Methodist congregation in 1871 by her grandfather, Henry Drake. The church originally was built in 1863 by a Presbyterian society. Mrs. Shank was a member of the church and served as a Sunday school teacher and communion stewardess for many years. She also was a member of the Royal Neighbors lodge at Hope. She was born in this city April 7, 1861, the daughter of Sarah and Joseph Rogers, and was one of six children. Two sisters, Mrs. Nancy Lorts, of Hope, and Mrs. Mattie Wright, of Edinburg, and a brother, William Rogers, of Columbus, survive. Also surviving are four foster daughters, Mrs. Mary Ensley and Mrs. Dorothy Shinn, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Eva Franklin, of St. Louis, Missouri, and Mrs. Homer Essex, of Hope. Burial will be made in the Moravian cemetery at Hope. Friends may call at the late home in St. Louis Crossing."
The Shelby Republican, Shelbyville, Indiana, Thursday, 25 Jul. 1946, p. 1, col. 2: "DEATH CLAIMS MRS. SHANK, 85 - Funeral Services Friday For Native of County - Mrs. Mollie Shank, 85, native of Shelbyville and the widow of Charles Shank, died at her home in St. Louis Crossing, Bartholomew county, where she had resided since leaving Shelby county when a small child. Funeral services for the aged woman will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the St. Louis Crossing Methodist Church, which was purchased and presented to the Methodist congregation in 1871 by her grandfather, Henry Drake. The church originally was built in 1863 by a Presbyterian society. Mrs. Shank was a member of the church and served as a Sunday school teacher and communion stewardess for many years. She also was a member of the Royal Neighbors lodge at Hope. She was born in this city April 7, 1861, the daughter of Sarah and Joseph Rogers, and was one of six children. Two sisters, Mrs. Nancy Lorts, of Hope, and Mrs. Mattie Wright, of Edinburg, and a brother, William Rogers, of Columbus, survive. Also surviving are four foster daughters, Mrs. Mary Ensley and Mrs. Dorothy Shinn, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Eva Franklin, of St. Louis, Missouri, and Mrs. Homer Essex, of Hope. Burial will be made in the Moravian cemetery at Hope. Friends may call at the late home in St. Louis Crossing."
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