"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 93, No 14, p 446, Oct. 2, 1922. Elisha C. Main was born in Hebron, Pa., August 26, 1842, and died at his home in Albion, Wis., July 31, 1992. 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. "The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 116, No 9, p 216, Apr. 30, 1934. Orcelia Saunders, daughter of Jesse and Esther Saunders, was born October 6, 1847, in Albion, Wis., and died March 28, 1934, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nettie Hibbard, Walworth, Wis. She married Elisha Coon Main December 15, 1866, and spent most of her life at Albion. Three children remain: Louis Main, Battle Creek, Mich.; Mrs. Ervin Drake, Janesville; and Mrs. Hibbard of Walworth. There are nine grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. In 1863, Mrs. Main was baptized and joined the Albion Church, of which she remained a member. She was a woman of strong character and of happy, cheerful disposition. Pastor Charles Thorngate conducted the funeral service, March 31, using for a text Psalm 23: 4. He was assisted by a former pastor, Rev. E. A. Witter. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery. C. E. T. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders