Taken from the highest point in Gambrill Park, this shot looks west over Middletown Valley which held the three farms owned by Johann George Mehn.

1. JOHANN GEORGE¹ MEHN was born 1722 in Lothringen (Alsace Lorraine), Germany, and died 1773 in Frederick Co., MD. He married ELIZABETHA,  Abt. 1740 in Pennsylvania. She was born Abt. 1728, and died Bef. 1777 on homestead plot, near Big Spring, Frederick Co., MD.

Notes for JOHANN GEORGE MEHN:

from Helen Seubold's book "Mehn is a Main is a Mayne," The Copy Shop. Rockville, MD. 1980:

immigrated from Germany (probably)--Lothringen is German for Alsace-Lorraine region--in 1736, on board windjammer "Harle," Ralph Harle, master; 338 Palatines; George about 16 years old; others on board: Peter Studebaker, Jacob Leatherman, Jonathan Heger;

naturalized during the April 1764 session of Provincial Court of Maryland in Annapolis;

in Fredericks County as early as 1754;

patented 327 acres in Middletown Valley at the base of the Catoctin Mountain;

first record of land purchase 1760 when he purchased 24 acres from Gottfried, Sr., and Elizabeth (Boltz) Leatherman, near Wolfsville;

Main homestead lies along present-day US 40 and I-70, near DanDees Motel & Restaurant, just south of High Knob, between Myersville and Frederick City;

names of farms: Half Bottle, All Bottles Full, 1771; Full Bottle, 1769; Empty Bottle, 1768;

wealth from producing and selling whiskey;

Empty Bottle lay just across Catoctin Mts. along the west slope, overlooking Middletown Valley; farm boundaries shown on present-day map at right;

probably buried in homestead plot/family graveyard which is in a woods across US 40 from the DanDees Motel;

additional info from professional genealogist Leah Spade, Smithsburg, MD;

from Main researcher Glenn Main, 14 Collins Ct., Lutherville/Timonium, MD 21093; gmain14 at bcpl.net;

in "History of Frederick County, Maryland" by Williams as "Main";

More About JOHANN GEORGE MEHN:

Burial: homestead plot, near Big Spring, Frederick Co., MD

Fact 1: picture of 2 descendents;

Fact 2: In the naming tradition of Germans, boys were all named the same first name (John or George, etc.) and called by their different middle name.  Thus George Adam was called "Adam."

Children of JOHANN MEHN and ELIZABETHA are:

Notes for GEORGE ADAM " ADAM" MAIN/MEHN/MAINE:

Revolutionary War patriot, listed as George Mains;

will names wife and four children; left "present dwelling plantation" to his (2nd) wife Margaret until her death; Apollonia predeceased him;

to son Frederick "the land and premises which he has now in possession situated in Frederick County...Pleasant Hill...Resurvey on Timber Ridge Enlargement...";

tombstone still standing and legible, next to 2nd wife's in Middletown Reformed Cemetery, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland;

2nd wife Anna Margaretha Youtsey, their son John George Main;

lived on Empty Bottle farm inherited from father and enlarged farm;

Main information from Helen Winters Seubold's book "Mehn is a Main is a Mayne", copyright 1980;

and Main researcher Glenn Main: gmain14 at bcpi.net;

In Memory of ADAM MAIN Who was born May 15th, 1746. dep. this Life May 17th, 1822. Aged 76 Years ?Mths. 2 Days

More About GEORGE ADAM " ADAM" MAIN/MEHN/MAINE:

Burial: Middletown Reformed Cemetery, Middletown, Frederick Co., MD

Fact 1: Revolutionary War patriot; listed in DAR Patriot Index-Centennial Edition;

Fact 2: listed in "Names in Stone" by Holdcraft;

Fact 3: discussed in Helen Winters Seubold's book "Mehn is a Main is a Mayne";

Fact 4: pictures;

More About APOLLONIA WEIL:

Burial: Middletown Reformed Cemetery, Middletown, Frederick Co., MD

Children of GEORGE MAIN/MEHN/MAINE and APOLLONIA WEIL are:

Children of MAGDALENA MEHN and CHRISTOPH BRAUN are:

Child of JOHANN MAIN/MEHN and CATHARINA is:

Children of JOHANN MAIN/MEHN and MARY MAGDALENA are:

More About JOHANN FRIEDRICH/FREDERICK MAIN/MEHN/MAINS:

Burial: Somerset Cemetery, Somerset, Perry Co., OH

More About SUSANNAH PECKENPAUGH/BECKENBACH:

Burial: Old Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Highland Co., OH

Children of JOHANN MAIN/MEHN/MAINS and SUSANNAH PECKENPAUGH/BECKENBACH are:

Children of JOHANN MEHN and SUSANNA are:

Notes for JOHN FREDERICK "FRED" MAIN, SR.:

Frederick's will bequeathed land called "New Bremen" to his son John Adam, as given to Frederick by his father. John Adam predeceased father who had not changed will, and so property became subject to court case. Land went to Daniel, and Frederick Main bought land; Daniel then bought-out Frederick.

More About JOHN FREDERICK "FRED" MAIN, SR.:

Burial: Reformed Cemetery, Middletown, Frederick Co., MD

Fact 1: 10 children

Fact 2: married twice;

Fact 3: listed in "Names in Stone" by Holdcraft;

Fact 4: pictures;

More About MARY SUSANNAH STINE/STONE:

Burial: Hi-Knob, near Frederick, Frederick Co., MD

Fact 1: listed in "Names in Stone" by Holdcraft as "Susanna w/o John";

Fact 2: picture from Hi-Knob;

Children of JOHN MAIN and MARY STINE/STONE are:

More About CATHARINE MAIN/MEHN:

Burial: Wolfsville Reformed Church Cemetery, Wolfsville, Frederick Co., MD

More About JACOB WOLFE, SR.:

Burial: Wolfsville Reformed Church Cemetery, Wolfsville, Frederick Co., MD

Fact 1: co-founder of Wolfsville, MD;

Children of CATHARINE MAIN/MEHN and JACOB WOLFE are:

Children of CATHARINE MAIN/MEHN and JACOB DELAUGHTER are:

More About JOHN "ADAM" MAIN:

Burial: Middletown Reformed Cemetery, Frederick Co., MD

Fact 1: death certificate reads "Adam";

Fact 2: 7 children

Fact 3: lived near Middletown, MD;

Fact 4: married twice;

Fact 5: 2nd wife Lydia (Smith) Muck; 4 children; both interred in Middletown Reformed Cemetery;

Fact 6: listed in "Names in Stone" by Holdcraft;

Fact 7: picture;

More About SARAH "SALLIE" LEATHERMAN:

Burial: Middletown Reformed Cemetery, Frederick Co., MD

Fact 1: listed in "Names in Stone" by Holdcraft as "Sarah w/o J.A.";

Fact 2: picture;

***For Leatherman-Recher genealogy, go to the Recher-Leatherman page.***

Children of JOHN MAIN and SARAH LEATHERMAN are:

Notes for WILLIAM HENRY MAIN:

copy of death certificate from Brunswick, MD;

After William Henry's mother Sallie died, he and wife Margaret followed Sallie's sister Aunt Becky Leatherman Summers to the Pendleton, Madison Co., IN, area.

William Henry and Margaret on 1860 census for Green Twp. with son George; Margaret buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery picture below;

Brother George Adam Main came to Pendleton, IN, also. George stayed and is buried at Beech Grove Cemetery, Green Township, IN, with wife Caroline.

More About WILLIAM HENRY MAIN:

Baptism: February 24, 1839

Burial: Park Heights Cemetery, Brunswick, MD

Fact 1: 1860 IN Madison Co., Green Twp. census w/Margaret & son George W. 4 months; occupation: farmer;

Fact 2: 2nd wife Miranda Hewitt;

Fact 3: returned to MD after 1880 when Margaret died;

Fact 4: John Main witnessed death certificate;

Fact 5: buried in Brunswick, Park Heights Cemetery;

Fact 6: is listed in Holdcroft's "Names in Stone";

Fact 7: occupation: carpenter;

Fact 8: pictures; pictured with son Charles at carpenter shop in Maryland;

More About MARGARET ELIZABETH MARTIN:

Burial: Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pendleton, IN

Fact 1: buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Green Twp., IN; pictured above;

The Main section in Park Heights Cemetery, Brunswick, Maryland.

Children of WILLIAM MAIN and MARGARET MARTIN are:

More About GEORGE ADAM MAIN:

Burial: Beech Grove Cemetery, Green Twp., Madison Co., IN

Fact 1: 4 children

Fact 2: 2nd wife Sarah Jane Shaul (in IN?);

More About CAROLINE BISER:

Burial: Beech Grove Cemetery, Green Twp., Madison Co., IN

Fact 1: Listed on husband George's stone; picture;

Children of GEORGE MAIN and CAROLINE BISER are:

Above is the William Edward Main farm on what is now 32nd St., Anderson, Madison Co., IN in the late 1800s.  From L-R, Thamar, William Edward, wife Hannah Kuhn, Russell, Nellie, Dyson, and Pansy.

More About WILLIAM E. MAIN:

Burial: East Maplewood, Anderson, IN

Fact 1: buried in East Maplewood, section 12 with family;

Fact 2: pictures;

Fact 3: Lived in Lowman brick house built in 1876 on 32nd St., Anderson;

More About HANNAH VIRGINIA KUHN:

Burial: East Maplewood, Anderson, IN

Fact 1: buried in East Maplewood, section 12 with family;

Fact 2: parents moved from MD after 1870;

Fact 3: pictures;

***For Kuhn genealogy, go to the Kuhn page.***

***For Pryor genealogy, go to the Pryor(Elliot) page.***

Main family members at East Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Madison Co., IN.

Children of WILLIAM MAIN and HANNAH KUHN are:

More About JOHN WEBSTER MAIN:

Fact 1: worked on railroad

Children of JOHN MAIN and HARRIET CASKEY are:

More About CHARLES MAIN:

Fact 1: pictured with father William Henry in front of Maryland carpenter shop at right;

Children of CHARLES MAIN and LOUISE PHILLIPS are:

More About CHARLES PETER MAIN:

Burial: Reformed Cemetery, Charlesville, Frederick County, MD

Child of CHARLES MAIN and CLARA BISER is:

Child of ADAM MAIN and CARRIE DACTER is:

More About NELLIE RUTH MAIN:

Burial: Bronnenberg Cemetery, Chesterfield, IN

Fact 1: buried in Bronnenberg Cemetery, Chesterfield, IN;

Fact 2: attended Terre Haute Normal College (for teachers);

Fact 3: taught school grades 1-8 at Hughel School on Rangeline Rd., before marrying;

Fact 4: had a faith-healing experience; on Christian radio program because of healing;

Fact 5: one of the first members at South Meridian Church of God;

More About ADDISON LEWIS DILTS:

Burial: Bronnenberg Cemetery, Chesterfield, IN

Fact 1: buried in Bronnenberg Cemetery, Chesterfield, IN;

Fact 2: in Coast Guard artillery for three years before WWI;

Fact 3: "good conduct, faithful" on service record at discharge;

Fact 4: occupation: general foreman at Delco Remey, division of GM;

Fact 5: lived at 3207 Hamilton Place, Anderson, IN;

***For Dilts genealogy, go to the Dilts page.***

Children of NELLIE MAIN and ADDISON DILTS are:

Notes for THAMAR MAIN:

lived to be 101 years of age;

graduated from Anderson High School: pictured on track team;

picture of track team 1918; Thamar, 1st row, second from left;

graduated from Indiana State Normal School;

taught industrial arts for a total of 44 years in Mishawaka, Muncie, and Middletown;

member of Masonic Lodge 433, Delaware County Farm Bureau, Selma Christ United Methodist Church;

Boy Scout Master of Troop 17 and 22;

Children of THAMAR MAIN and DONNA PURSLEY are:

Child of RUSSELL MAIN and MARTHA SAMPSON is:

More About JOHN DYSON MAIN:

Burial: East Maplewood, Anderson, IN

Children of JOHN MAIN and MARY HODGES are:

More About KATHERINE VIRGINIA DILTS:

Fact 1: studied music at Anderson College, nursing at Ball State before marrying;

Fact 2: attended & graduated from Anderson University after she was 60 years old;

Fact 3: she and John have been on European vacations 20+ times & 5 times to Israel;

Fact 4: taught piano in home; homemaker;

Fact 5: pictures;

More About JOHN PHILLIP SUMMERS:

Fact 1: in Army Air Corps during WWII; in African & Italian campaigns;

Fact 2: reconnaissance and tail gunner;

Fact 3: tool maker at Delco Remy for 31 years; learned to fly and owned Cessna;

Fact 4: in retirement, locally famous painter of water colors;

Fact 5: president of Del-Ray Toast Masters, Valley Grove PTA, Highland Band Boasters;

Fact 6: tour host for Educational Opportunities (travel company);

Fact 7: lay-minister at South Meridian Church of God;

Fact 8: pictures;

Children of KATHERINE DILTS and JOHN SUMMERS are:

Child of WILLIS DILTS and CELIA HOPPES is:

More About ALLAN DEAN BRUMFIELD:

Burial: Bronnenberg Cemetery, Chesterfield, Madison Co., IN

Child of JEANNE DILTS and ALLAN BRUMFIELD is:

Children of JACKIE DILTS and PHILLIS SLONE are:

Children of HERBERT MAIN and BETTY are:

Child of CAROL DILTS and RAY ALLRED is: