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Daniel Main
(1812-1894)
Malinda Horine
(1814-1859)
George Shafer
(1787-1857)
Elizabeth Remsburg
(1792-1868)
Frederick Tobias Main
(1836-1916)
Mary Ann Shafer
(1838-1910)
Lorenzo Shafer Main
(1879-1952)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Bessie L. Castle

Lorenzo Shafer Main 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 10 January 1879, Frederick, MD 1 2 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Bessie L. Castle in 1907 in Frederick, MD 1 2
  • Died: 1952, , Frederick County, MD at age 73
  • Buried: 1952, Middletown, MD 3
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Jefferson, MD on 9 June 1880. 4

1880 US Census
Page 442A, District 87, Dwelling 121, Family 122, Roll 0510
Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland
Lorenzo Main..Son..1..MD
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 14 June 1900. 5

1900 US Census
Sheet 15A, District 10, Dwelling 307, Family 316
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
Lorenjia S. Maiu..Son..Jan 1879..21..MD..Farm Laborer
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 27 April 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 57, Dwelling 191, Family 192, Roll 564
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
Lorenzo S. Main..Son..31..MD..Married 3 years..Farm Laborer, home farm
(Living with wife at the home of his parents.)

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• He was buried in 1952 in the Middletown Lutheran Cemetery in Middletown, MD.


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Lorenzo married Bessie L. Castle in 1907 in Frederick, MD.1 2 (Bessie L. Castle was born on 18 December 1886 in Middletown, MD,1 3 died on 21 January 1958 3 and was buried after 21 January 1958 in , Frederick County, MD 3.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Middletown District, Frederick County, MD on 27 April 1910. 2

1910 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 57, Dwelling 191, Family 192, Roll 564
Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland
Farm owned, no mortgage
F. Tobias Main..Head..74..MD..Farmer, General Farm
Mary A. Main..Wife..71..MD..7/7
Georg D. Main..Son..47..MD..Farm Laborer, home farm
Lorenzo S. Main..Son..31..MD..Married 3 years..Farm Laborer, home farm
Bessie Main..Daughter-in-law..30..MD..0/0
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


1920 US Census
Name Lorenz Main
Residence , Frederick, Maryland
Estimated Birth Year 1879
Age 41
Birthplace Maryland
Relationship to Head of Household Self
Gender Male
Race White Marital
Status Married
Father's Birthplace
Maryland Mother's Birthplace Maryland
Film Number 1820672
Digital Folder Number 4301038
Image Number 00953
Sheet Number 1
Spouse Bessie F Main F 40y
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Sources


1 T. J. C. Williams and Folger McKinsey, History of Frederick County, Maryland, with a Biographical record of Representative Families. (Regional Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1910. Reprinted 2008), page 1481.

2 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 10A, dwelling 191, family 192, Lorenzo S. Main and Bessie L. Castle; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Mar 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 564.

3 Nancy Jacobson, "MARYLAND FAMILIES" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=6105334; Updated: 2008-03-06 04:37:25 UTC (Thu)).

4 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Jefferson District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 87, p. 442A, dwelling 121, family 122, Frederick Tobias Main and Mary Ann Shafer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Dec 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0510.

5 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Middletown District, Frederick County, Maryland, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 15A, dwelling 307, family 316, Frederick Tobias Main and Mary Ann Shafer; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 Mar 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.


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