THE MAIN TREE II, Second Edition, by Nancy (Portor) Childress, 1995. page180.
He was a Sgt. in Co., B. 10th Kansas Inf. Vol. re-enlisting 31 May1863 at Kansas City, Montana later commissioned 2nd Lieutenant atKouisville, Kentucky. He was a farmer.
Researching this line is Lola Myne Thompson.

1. 1. Malinda MAIN b. 1852, Illinois.
2. Amanda MAIN b. 1858, Kansas.
3. Mary E. MAIN b. 1862, Kansas.

THE MAIN TREE II, Second Edition, by Nancy (Portor) Childress, 1995. page95.
They moved briefly to Debois Co., then to Clark Co., Illinois. WhenColes Co., Illinois was formed their property was in Coles Co. They soldthere in 1844 and moved back to Crawford Co., Indiana where Roswellpurchased 40 acres on 28 Mar 1849 from Samuel Row. He sold before 1860and moved to Montana then to Greenwood Co., Kansas where he died 1870.
Researching this line is Lola Thompson.

1. 2. Elisha MAIN b. 1829, Dubois Co.,Indiana.
2. Harrison MAIN b. 1831, Illinois.
3. Julia Ann MAIN b. 1833, Illinois.
4. Samuel Meacham MAIN b. 1835/1836, Illinois.
5. Malissa MAIN b. 1838, Illinois.
6. Enoch MAIN b. 1841, Illinois.
7. Mary Ella MAIN b. 1844, Illinois.
8. Martha MAIN b. 1849, Crawford Co.,Indiana; d. Feb 1869, Greenwood Co.,Kansas.
9. Elizabeth MAIN b. 1854, Greenwood Co.,Kansas; d. 1900, Colorado.

THE MAIN TREE II, Second Edition, by Nancy (Portor) Childress, 1995. page39.
Lola Thompson said "he was 80 in the 1850 census at Crawford Co.,Indiana and living with his son Roswell".

1. Meacham MAIN b. Abt 1790.
2. Thomas MAIN b. Abt 1795.
3. Miss MAIN b. 1790/1800.
4. Elisha MAIN b. 21 Apr 1798, Luzerne Co.,Pennsylvania; d. 12 Feb 1878, Clark Co.,Illinois; bur. Forsythe Cemetery,Clark Co.,Illinois.
5. 4. Roswell MAIN b. 1805, Luzerne Co.,Pennsylvania; d. 13 Dec 1870, Greenwood Co.,Kansas.