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| Born: | 24 Aug 1844 Pembroke, New York | ||
| Died: | 10 May 1937 Harbor Springs, Michigan | ||
| Father: | Samuel Main | ||
| Mother: | Hannah Maria Perkins | ||
| Siblings | Miles Main Burton Main John Lewis Main Jarvis Whitman Main Daniel Canfield Main Francis Newton Main Fredrick Truman Main Harvey Perkins Main Franklin R. Main | ||
| Married: | 12 Apr 1875 Hastings, Michigan | ||
| Spouse: | Amelia A. Judd | ||
| Children: | Sadie M. Sweet Main | ||
Fred served in the Civil War Co. F. Reg. 100th Vol. For his efforts he was given land in Harbor Springs, Michigan where he spent the remainder of his years helping the Native Americans in the area.
His home is on Spring Street at the base of the boardwalk in Harbor on the left. His niece Minnie Pearl Main's daughter Isadora Minerva Price Sallows lived in the house for years as a summer home.
Fred married Amelia A. Judd on 12 April 1875 in Hastings, Michigan. He died 10 May 1937 in Harbor Springs, Emmet, Michigan. He was cremated at White Chapel Crematorium Birmingham, Michigan on 12 May 1937.
Fred is buried in the Lakeview Cemetery, Harbor Springs.
Article
Emmet County Graphic, Thursday, July 28, 1932, pages 1, 10:
Old Soldier Tells Touching
Story of Civil War Events
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Fred W. Main, 87, Resident of Harbor Springs 54 years,
Enlisted as Youth of 17, Lost Leg in Fort Wagner
Assault Tells of Early Days In Emmet County
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By C. W. Lucas
“War is hell.”
These terse words are Fred W. Main’s bitter denunciation of war. War that took him as a carefree youth of 17 and made him a professional killer. War that cost him his right leg at 19, and left him maimed and nearly a hopeless cripple for life. War that he helped to fight 70 years ago that has brought him physical anguish every day since, and now as a man of 87, war that brings sleepless nights suffering from a wound that never healed.
