Roark, Mary Ellen

1919 - 2007  (88 years)

• Name	Roark, Mary Ellen  [1]
  Birth	3 Feb 1919	Waverly, Harrison, Morgan, Indiana, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  DAR	Morgan County, Indiana, USA   [2]
  	She was a descendent of one of the first families to settle in Morgan County. DESCENDANT: ROBERTS, Mary Ellen Roark, No. 450390
  	20200323HAv- re-named from: Roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution, p.358: WETZEL, Capt. John cont.jpg (!!!) to: DARoster_Rev anc of IN p358 WETZEL, Cpt John.jpg DESCENDANT: ROBERTS, Mary Ellen Roark, No. 450390 p.357 WETZEL (Whetzel), JOHN, b. 1733, Switzerland, d. 11 June 1786, Wheeling, Va., now W. Va., m. 1754, Mary (Marie) Bonnett. SERVICE: Loyal to his county as the American Revolution began, he raised a Company of Rangers and paid the men from his own private means. The state paid him in continental Script which... INDIANA DAR p. 358 ... was repudiated and he lost seven thousand dollars. This Company of Rangers served in Monongalia Co, Va, now W.Va. CHILDREN: Martin, b. 1757; Christinia, b. 1759, m. ___ Wolf; Lewis, b. Aug. 1763; Jacob, b. 16 Sept 1765, m. Ruhama Shepherd; Susan, b. 1767, m. Naathan Goodrich; John, b. 1770. DESCENDANT: ROBERTS, Mary Ellen Roark, No. 450390. 20211104GHLn- Obituary for Mary Ellen Roberts, 1919-2007 (Aged 88) CLIPPED FROM The Reporter-Times Martinsville, Indiana 02 Jan 2008, Wed • Page 2 wetzupdoc Member Photo BYwetzupdoc · 04 November 2021 Mary Roberts, 88 FEB. 3, 1919 DEC. 31, 2007 Mary Ellen (Roark) Roberts, 88, Indianapolis, died Dec. 31, 2007, at Marquette Manor Healthcare in Indianapolis. Born Feb. 3, 1919, in Waverly, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Dovie (McKenzie) Roark. She married Carroll Norton Roberts on Nov. 22, 1956. He preceded her in death on Oct. 10, 1975. She graduated from Butler University with a degree in education. She was a furniture buyer for L.S. Ayres in Indianapolis during the late 1930s and early 1940s. She was a descendent of one of the first families to settle in Morgan County. She was a 50-year member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, lifetime member of the Waverly Order of the Eastern Star, and was executive secretary of the Festival Music Society of Indiana for three decades. She was very active with the Morgan County Historical So ciety during the 1940s and was instrumental in the restoration of the Academy Building in Mooresville. She was a longtime member of the Third Church of Christ, Scientist, in Indianapolis. Survivors include - a son, C.J. Roberts of Indianapolis; - a sister, Virginia Roark Lyons of Mooresville and - a grandson, Tyler Roberts of Indianapolis. The service will be 8 p.m. Thursday at Carlisle and Son Funeral Chapel in Mooresville. Visiting hours will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral chapel. There will be no burial. The body will be cremated. Memorial contributions may be made to the Morgan County Historical Society, Morgan County Courthouse, 10 E. Washington St., Martinsville, IN 46151, or the Festival Music Society of Indiana, Indiana History Center Theater, 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis, IN 46151. Online condolences to the family may be made to www. carlisleandson.com. Clipping location on The Reporter-Times page 2 CLIPPED FROM The Reporter-Times Martinsville, Indiana 02 Jan 2008, Wed • Page 2 wetzupdoc Member Photo BYwetzupdoc · 04 November 2021
  		Roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution, p.357: WETZEL, Capt. John 20200323HAv- re-named from: Roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution, p.357: WETZEL, Capt. John.jpg (!!!) to: DARoster_Rev anc of IN p357 WETZEL, Cpt John.jpg p.357 WETZEL (Whetzel), JOHN, b. 1733, Switzerland, d. 11 June 1786, Wheeling, Va., now W. Va., m. 1754, Mary (Marie) Bonnett. SERVICE: Loyal…
  		Roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution, p.358: WETZEL, Capt. John 20200323HAv- re-named from: Roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution, p.358: WETZEL, Capt. John cont.jpg (!!!) to: DARoster_Rev anc of IN p358 WETZEL, Cpt John.jpg DESCENDANT: ROBERTS, Mary Ellen Roark, No. 450390 p.357 WETZEL (Whetzel), JOHN, b. 1733, Switzerland, d. 11 June 1786, Wheeling, Va.,…
  Residence	1935	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Residence	1938	Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA   [1]
  Residence	1940	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Death	31 Dec 2007	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA   [1, 2]
  	20211104GHLn- Obituary for Mary Ellen Roberts, 1919-2007 (Aged 88) CLIPPED FROM The Reporter-Times Martinsville, Indiana 02 Jan 2008, Wed • Page 2 wetzupdoc Member Photo BYwetzupdoc · 04 November 2021 Mary Roberts, 88 FEB. 3, 1919 DEC. 31, 2007 Mary Ellen (Roark) Roberts, 88, Indianapolis, died Dec. 31, 2007, at Marquette Manor Healthcare in Indianapolis. Born Feb. 3, 1919, in Waverly, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Dovie (McKenzie) Roark. She married Carroll Norton Roberts on Nov. 22, 1956. He preceded her in death on Oct. 10, 1975. She graduated from Butler University with a degree in education. She was a furniture buyer for L.S. Ayres in Indianapolis during the late 1930s and early 1940s. She was a descendent of one of the first families to settle in Morgan County. She was a 50-year member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, lifetime member of the Waverly Order of the Eastern Star, and was executive secretary of the Festival Music Society of Indiana for three decades. She was very active with the Morgan County Historical So ciety during the 1940s and was instrumental in the restoration of the Academy Building in Mooresville. She was a longtime member of the Third Church of Christ, Scientist, in Indianapolis. Survivors include - a son, C.J. Roberts of Indianapolis; - a sister, Virginia Roark Lyons of Mooresville and - a grandson, Tyler Roberts of Indianapolis. The service will be 8 p.m. Thursday at Carlisle and Son Funeral Chapel in Mooresville. Visiting hours will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral chapel. There will be no burial. The body will be cremated. Memorial contributions may be made to the Morgan County Historical Society, Morgan County Courthouse, 10 E. Washington St., Martinsville, IN 46151, or the Festival Music Society of Indiana, Indiana History Center Theater, 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis, IN 46151. Online condolences to the family may be made to www. carlisleandson.com. Clipping location on The Reporter-Times page 2 CLIPPED FROM The Reporter-Times Martinsville, Indiana 02 Jan 2008, Wed • Page 2 wetzupdoc Member Photo BYwetzupdoc · 04 November 2021 Age: 88 at Marquette Manor Healthcare in Indianapolis
  Obituary	2 Jan 2008	Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, USA   [2]
  	Age: 88 The Reporter-Times, Wed • Page 2 Mary Ellen (Roark) Roberts, 88, Indianapolis, died Dec. 31, 2007, at Marquette Manor Healthcare in Indianapolis.
  	20211104GHLn- Obituary for Mary Ellen Roberts, 1919-2007 (Aged 88) CLIPPED FROM The Reporter-Times Martinsville, Indiana 02 Jan 2008, Wed • Page 2 wetzupdoc Member Photo BYwetzupdoc · 04 November 2021 Mary Roberts, 88 FEB. 3, 1919 DEC. 31, 2007 Mary Ellen (Roark) Roberts, 88, Indianapolis, died Dec. 31, 2007, at Marquette Manor Healthcare in Indianapolis. Born Feb. 3, 1919, in Waverly, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Dovie (McKenzie) Roark. She married Carroll Norton Roberts on Nov. 22, 1956. He preceded her in death on Oct. 10, 1975. She graduated from Butler University with a degree in education. She was a furniture buyer for L.S. Ayres in Indianapolis during the late 1930s and early 1940s. She was a descendent of one of the first families to settle in Morgan County. She was a 50-year member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, lifetime member of the Waverly Order of the Eastern Star, and was executive secretary of the Festival Music Society of Indiana for three decades. She was very active with the Morgan County Historical So ciety during the 1940s and was instrumental in the restoration of the Academy Building in Mooresville. She was a longtime member of the Third Church of Christ, Scientist, in Indianapolis. Survivors include - a son, C.J. Roberts of Indianapolis; - a sister, Virginia Roark Lyons of Mooresville and - a grandson, Tyler Roberts of Indianapolis. The service will be 8 p.m. Thursday at Carlisle and Son Funeral Chapel in Mooresville. Visiting hours will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral chapel. There will be no burial. The body will be cremated. Memorial contributions may be made to the Morgan County Historical Society, Morgan County Courthouse, 10 E. Washington St., Martinsville, IN 46151, or the Festival Music Society of Indiana, Indiana History Center Theater, 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis, IN 46151. Online condolences to the family may be made to www. carlisleandson.com. Clipping location on The Reporter-Times page 2 CLIPPED FROM The Reporter-Times Martinsville, Indiana 02 Jan 2008, Wed • Page 2 wetzupdoc Member Photo BYwetzupdoc · 04 November 2021
  Name	Mary Ellen Roark Roberts  [2]
  Residence	Morgan County, Indiana, USA   [2]
  Burial	Morgan County, Indiana, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I77614	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Roark, Harry Morton,   b. 15 Jul 1887, Indiana, USA d. 6 Jul 1975 (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mackenzie, Dovie May,   b. 1 Oct 1888, Waverly, Harrison, Morgan, Indiana, USA d. 2 Jun 1964, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	17 Sep 1912	Morgan County, Indiana, USA
  Family ID	F53122	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Roberts, Carroll Norton   d. 10 Oct 1975
  Marriage	22 Nov 1956  [2]
  	20211104GHLn- Obituary for Mary Ellen Roberts, 1919-2007 (Aged 88) CLIPPED FROM The Reporter-Times Martinsville, Indiana 02 Jan 2008, Wed • Page 2 wetzupdoc Member Photo BYwetzupdoc · 04 November 2021 Mary Roberts, 88 FEB. 3, 1919 DEC. 31, 2007 Mary Ellen (Roark) Roberts, 88, Indianapolis, died Dec. 31, 2007, at Marquette Manor Healthcare in Indianapolis. Born Feb. 3, 1919, in Waverly, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Dovie (McKenzie) Roark. She married Carroll Norton Roberts on Nov. 22, 1956. He preceded her in death on Oct. 10, 1975. She graduated from Butler University with a degree in education. She was a furniture buyer for L.S. Ayres in Indianapolis during the late 1930s and early 1940s. She was a descendent of one of the first families to settle in Morgan County. She was a 50-year member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, lifetime member of the Waverly Order of the Eastern Star, and was executive secretary of the Festival Music Society of Indiana for three decades. She was very active with the Morgan County Historical So ciety during the 1940s and was instrumental in the restoration of the Academy Building in Mooresville. She was a longtime member of the Third Church of Christ, Scientist, in Indianapolis. Survivors include - a son, C.J. Roberts of Indianapolis; - a sister, Virginia Roark Lyons of Mooresville and - a grandson, Tyler Roberts of Indianapolis. The service will be 8 p.m. Thursday at Carlisle and Son Funeral Chapel in Mooresville. Visiting hours will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral chapel. There will be no burial. The body will be cremated. Memorial contributions may be made to the Morgan County Historical Society, Morgan County Courthouse, 10 E. Washington St., Martinsville, IN 46151, or the Festival Music Society of Indiana, Indiana History Center Theater, 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis, IN 46151. Online condolences to the family may be made to www. carlisleandson.com. Clipping location on The Reporter-Times page 2 CLIPPED FROM The Reporter-Times Martinsville, Indiana 02 Jan 2008, Wed • Page 2 wetzupdoc Member Photo BYwetzupdoc · 04 November 2021
  Children	1. Roberts, C.J.  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F49745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  DAR - She was a descendent of one of the first families to settle in Morgan County. DESCENDANT: ROBERTS, Mary Ellen Roark, No. 450390 - - Morgan County, Indiana, USA Residence - 1935 - Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA Residence - 1938 - Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA Residence - 1940 - Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA Death - 31 Dec 2007 - Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA Obituary - Age: 88 The Reporter-Times, Wed • Page 2 Mary Ellen (Roark) Roberts, 88, Indianapolis, died Dec. 31, 2007, at Marquette Manor Healthcare in Indianapolis. - 2 Jan 2008 - Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, USA Residence - - Morgan County, Indiana, USA Burial - - Morgan County, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution, p.358: WETZEL, Capt. John 20200323HAv- re-named from: Roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution, p.358: WETZEL, Capt. John cont.jpg (!!!) to: DARoster_Rev anc of IN p358 WETZEL, Cpt John.jpg DESCENDANT: ROBERTS, Mary Ellen Roark, No. 450390 p.357 WETZEL (Whetzel), JOHN, b. 1733, Switzerland, d. 11 June 1786, Wheeling, Va.,…
  		Roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution, p.357: WETZEL, Capt. John 20200323HAv- re-named from: Roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution, p.357: WETZEL, Capt. John.jpg (!!!) to: DARoster_Rev anc of IN p357 WETZEL, Cpt John.jpg p.357 WETZEL (Whetzel), JOHN, b. 1733, Switzerland, d. 11 June 1786, Wheeling, Va., now W. Va., m. 1754, Mary (Marie) Bonnett. SERVICE: Loyal…
  		Roark Roberts, MaryEllen obit 20080102 MartinsvilleIN news 20211104GHLn- Obituary for Mary Ellen Roberts, 1919-2007 (Aged 88) CLIPPED FROM The Reporter-Times Martinsville, Indiana 02 Jan 2008, Wed • Page 2 wetzupdoc Member Photo BYwetzupdoc · 04 November 2021 Mary Roberts, 88 FEB. 3, 1919 DEC. 31, 2007 Mary Ellen (Roark) Roberts, 88, Indianapolis, died Dec. 31, 2007, at Marquette Manor Healthcare…
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  [S2568] Public Member Tree- Burdine, Taylor, Paul Family Tree - ballouconniej, Burdine, Taylor, Paul Family Tree - ballouconniej / Mary Ellen Roark (27) facts 20211105GHLn- /sse.dll?db=1030&h=262110836864&indiv=try. Record for Mary Ellen Roark (27) facts 20211105GHLn- Burdine, Taylor, Paul Family Tree - ballouconniej / Mary Ellen Roark Mary Ellen Roark 1919-2007 BIRTH 3 FEB 1919 • Harrison, Morgan, Indiana, USA DEATH 31 DEC 2007 • Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA /sse.dll?db=1030&h=262110836864&indiv=try Record for Mary Ellen Roark (27) facts 20211105GHLn- Burdine, Taylor, Paul Family Tree - ballouconniej / Mary Ellen Roark Mary Ellen Roark 1919-2007 BIRTH 3 FEB 1919 • Harrison, Morgan, Indiana, USA DEATH 31 DEC 2007 • Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA /sse.dll?db=1030&h=262110836864&indiv=try 20211105GHLn- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 p. 218-221 The Shepherd Genealogy The William Shepherd Family Source Citation Book Title: A genealogy of the Duke - Shepherd - Van Metre family : from civil, military, church and family rec Description Title: A genealogy of the Duke - Shepherd - Van Metre family : from civil, military, church and family rec Source Information Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Source Description This collection contains genealogical research privately published in family history books. NAm Fam Hist The Shepherd Genealogy p218 2Wm Shepherd 20211105GHLn- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 p. 218 The Shepherd Genealogy The William Shepherd Family Source Citation Book Title: A genealogy of the Duke - Shepherd - Van Metre family : from civil, military, church and family rec Description Title: A genealogy of the Duke - Shepherd - Van Metre family : from civil, military, church… NAm Fam Hist The Shepherd Genealogy p219 Ruhama Desc 20211105GHLn- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 p. 219 The Shepherd Genealogy The William Shepherd Family Source Citation Book Title: A genealogy of the Duke - Shepherd - Van Metre family : from civil, military, church and family rec Description Title: A genealogy of the Duke - Shepherd - Van Metre family : from civil, military, church… NAm Fam Hist The Shepherd Genealogy p221 Jacob Wetzell 20211105GHLn- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 p. 221 The Shepherd Genealogy The William Shepherd Family Source Citation Book Title: A genealogy of the Duke - Shepherd - Van Metre family : from civil, military, church and family rec Description Title: A genealogy of the Duke - Shepherd - Van Metre family : from civil, military, church… NAm Fam Hist The Shepherd Genealogy p220 20211105GHLn- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 p. 220 The Shepherd Genealogy The William Shepherd Family Source Citation Book Title: A genealogy of the Duke - Shepherd - Van Metre family : from civil, military, church and family rec Description Title: A genealogy of the Duke - Shepherd - Van Metre family : from civil, military, church… [S1135] Ancestry.com, U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2016, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Star Press, The; Publication Date: 2/ Jan/ 2008; Publication Place: Muncie, Indiana, USA; URL: http://www2.indystar.com/cgi-bin/obituaries/index.php?action=show&id=86630. Record for Mary Ellen Roark Roberts (15) facts 20211104GHLn- 20211104GHLn- Obituary for Mary Ellen Roberts, 1919-2007 (Aged 88) CLIPPED FROM The Reporter-Times Martinsville, Indiana 02 Jan 2008, Wed • Page 2 wetzupdoc Member Photo BYwetzupdoc · 04 November 2021 Mary Roberts, 88 FEB. 3, 1919 DEC. 31, 2007 Mary Ellen (Roark) Roberts, 88, Indianapolis, died Dec. 31, 2007, at Marquette Manor Healthcare in Indianapolis. Born Feb. 3, 1919, in Waverly, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Dovie (McKenzie) Roark. She married Carroll Norton Roberts on Nov. 22, 1956. He preceded her in death on Oct. 10, 1975. She graduated from Butler University with a degree in education. She was a furniture buyer for L.S. Ayres in Indianapolis during the late 1930s and early 1940s. She was a descendent of one of the first families to settle in Morgan County. She was a 50-year member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, lifetime member of the Waverly Order of the Eastern Star, and was executive secretary of the Festival Music Society of Indiana for three decades. She was very active with the Morgan County Historical So ciety during the 1940s and was instrumental in the restoration of the Academy Building in Mooresville. She was a longtime member of the Third Church of Christ, Scientist, in Indianapolis. Survivors include - a son, C.J. Roberts of Indianapolis; - a sister, Virginia Roark Lyons of Mooresville and - a grandson, Tyler Roberts of Indianapolis. The service will be 8 p.m. Thursday at Carlisle and Son Funeral Chapel in Mooresville. Visiting hours will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral chapel. There will be no burial. The body will be cremated. Memorial contributions may be made to the Morgan County Historical Society, Morgan County Courthouse, 10 E. Washington St., Martinsville, IN 46151, or the Festival Music Society of Indiana, Indiana History Center Theater, 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis, IN 46151. Online condolences to the family may be made to www. carlisleandson.com. Clipping location on The Reporter-Times page 2 CLIPPED FROM The Reporter-Times Martinsville, Indiana 02 Jan 2008, Wed • Page 2 wetzupdoc Member Photo BYwetzupdoc · 04 November 2021 Roark Roberts, MaryEllen obit 20080102 MartinsvilleIN news 20211104GHLn- Obituary for Mary Ellen Roberts, 1919-2007 (Aged 88) CLIPPED FROM The Reporter-Times Martinsville, Indiana 02 Jan 2008, Wed • Page 2 wetzupdoc Member Photo BYwetzupdoc · 04 November 2021 Mary Roberts, 88 FEB. 3, 1919 DEC. 31, 2007 Mary Ellen (Roark) Roberts, 88, Indianapolis, died Dec. 31, 2007, at Marquette Manor Healthcare…

  
  

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