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Daughter of Jonas Main √
Wife of Marion Main √

Facts (with source information): Narrative Report

Charts:

1856 Birth of her daughter Anna

Delaware, Ohio, Court of Common Pleas
Case M0161
(film 008371547, image 1009)

In 1856 a child is born to Isabel Main, daughter of Jonas Main. Jonas sues the father, who has married another woman. The court record is proof that Isabel was Jonas Main’s daughter.

1860 marriage to Marion Main

Delaware County, Ohio
lower right corner
(film 004016690, image 392)

Census:

The 1890 census was lost in a fire.

1850 Census

bottom of the page
(Polly is a nickname for Mary, Isabel’s mother)
Isabel is their eldest child. Martin is 10.

1860 Census

Her mother has died.
Isabel is 28, Martin is 19.
Her daughter is not included.
(Martin will die in the Civil War)
(Her brother Henry Bliss Main will fight, but survive the war.)
lines 22-31

1870 Census

14-year-old Alpha is present.
Isabel has had three children since her marriage.
Her eldest son is named after her brother, Martin.
lines 26-31

1880 Census, page 1

Isabel’s daughter Anna is married. She is listed with her husband’s family.
Isabel has had 6 children since her marriage.
lines 48-50

1880 Census, page 2

lines 1-5

1900 Census

Isabel’s birth date is September, 1832. She says she has had seven children, six of whom are still living.
lines 2-5

1904 Burial

The birth date on the tombstone is incorrect. This is a new stone, possibly made after the cemetery was moved in 1951. That’s right! The Army Corps of Engineers moved the church and cemetery in 1951 because they were creating Delaware Lake Reservoir, and that project flooded the area where Marlborough Church stood. The current location is very peaceful. And you Stephens descendants have many ancestors buried here. The Main, Stratton, and Worline names are on many tombstones.

Marlborough Church, Delaware County, Ohio (new location)

Tombstone (birth date is 1834)

Delaware Lake Reservoir