William Henry Main

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Posted By: Katheleen Frailey Puls (email)
Date: 11/5/2011 at 00:58:48

Rockwell City Advocate
Thurs., November 20, 1941

William Henry Main was born May 21, 1870, in Indiana and died Nov. 17, 1941, in the hospital at Rockwell City, Ia., at the age of 71 years, 5 months and 19 days.

At the age of 12 he moved from Indiana to Illinois, and then to Churdan, Ia. Later, Mr. Main spent a few years in Idaho, returning to Iowa in 1904.

May 17, 1905, he was married to Mrs. Catherine Jackman Fowler of Farnhamville, Ia. To this union a daughter was born.

Mr. Main is survived by his wife, Mrs. Catherine Main; his daughter, Mrs. Jean Roper/Royer of Farnhamville; two step-sons, Roy Fowler of Sioux City, Ia., and Harry Fowler of Decatur, Ill.; four brothers, Earl of Shell Lake, Wis., Millard of Farnhamville; Bert of Ladysmith, Wis., and Frank of Brule, Wis.; one sister, Mrs. Alfa Luce of Tomahawk, Wis.

Four grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren and two great step-grandchildren also survive.