Elisha C. Main was born in Hebron, Pa., August 26, 1842, and died at his home in Albion, Wis., July 31, 1922. He was the son of Ezekiel S. and Ann Janette Coon Main.
He came with his parents to Albion in 1853, when he was about twelve years old. He was a veteran of the Civil War, serving in Co. D, Seventh Wisconsin, of the Iron Brigade. December 15, 1866, he was united in marriage with Orcelia Saunders, of Albion. Their children were all in attendance at the funeral: Louis L., of Rock Island, Ill.; Mrs. Edith Drake, of Exeland, Wis.; Mrs. Nettie Hibbard, of Walworth, Wis. There are nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
He united with the Albion Seventh Day Baptist Church March 3, 1866, under the ministry of Elder Joshua Clark. He dearly loved children and would often entertain them with his old army drum, upon which he was a skilled performer. He will be remembered as always cheerful and patient even in suffering. He was a man not given to criticism of others but who enjoyed life, family and friends. L. D. S.
