Funeral services for Andrew Main, 65, of Gillespie, who was injured fatally by the March 19 toronado, were held in Gillespie Methodist church.
Mr. Main died early Friday in St. Francis hospital, Litchfield where he had been a patient since the storm which wrecked Bunker Hill, Fosterburg, and many houses in Gillespie. He was crushed under parts of a falling building.
Mr. Main was born in Scotland but had resided in this country most of his life.
He was employed for many years at mines of the Superior Coal Co. in Gillespie vicinity.
He was a brother of Mrs. Harry Marshall, of 700 Fayette Ave., this city.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; one son, Harold, of Chicago; two daughters, Mrs. May Blakely, of Chicago; and Mrs. Jean Smith, of Gillespie; five brothers, Robert, of Chicago; Alex, of Gillespie; Fred and John, of Long Beach, Calif.; and William, of Scotland; four sisters, Mrs. Margaret Skinner, of Long Beach; Mrs. Jean Ellis and Mrs. Christina Wilson, of Scotland; and Mrs. Violet Marshall, city.
Burial was in Gillespie cemetery.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Apr 05, 1948
Springfield, IL
Page: 3
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Andrew Main
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1882
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Draft Board: 2
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Occupation: Coal Miner
Nearest Relative: Mrs. Marion Main
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U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Andrew Main
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1882
Birth Place: West Calder, Scotland
Residence Place: Gillespie, Illinois, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Employer: Superior Coal Co.
Person who will always know your address: Mrs. Marion Main
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Mr. Main died early Friday in St. Francis hospital, Litchfield where he had been a patient since the storm which wrecked Bunker Hill, Fosterburg, and many houses in Gillespie. He was crushed under parts of a falling building.
Mr. Main was born in Scotland but had resided in this country most of his life.
He was employed for many years at mines of the Superior Coal Co. in Gillespie vicinity.
He was a brother of Mrs. Harry Marshall, of 700 Fayette Ave., this city.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; one son, Harold, of Chicago; two daughters, Mrs. May Blakely, of Chicago; and Mrs. Jean Smith, of Gillespie; five brothers, Robert, of Chicago; Alex, of Gillespie; Fred and John, of Long Beach, Calif.; and William, of Scotland; four sisters, Mrs. Margaret Skinner, of Long Beach; Mrs. Jean Ellis and Mrs. Christina Wilson, of Scotland; and Mrs. Violet Marshall, city.
Burial was in Gillespie cemetery.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Apr 05, 1948
Springfield, IL
Page: 3
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U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Andrew Main
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1882
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Draft Board: 2
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Occupation: Coal Miner
Nearest Relative: Mrs. Marion Main
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Andrew Main
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1882
Birth Place: West Calder, Scotland
Residence Place: Gillespie, Illinois, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Employer: Superior Coal Co.
Person who will always know your address: Mrs. Marion Main
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Funeral services for Andrew Main, 65, of Gillespie, who was injured fatally by the March 19 toronado, were held in Gillespie Methodist church.
Mr. Main died early Friday in St. Francis hospital, Litchfield where he had been a patient since the storm which wrecked Bunker Hill, Fosterburg, and many houses in Gillespie. He was crushed under parts of a falling building.
Mr. Main was born in Scotland but had resided in this country most of his life.
He was employed for many years at mines of the Superior Coal Co. in Gillespie vicinity.
He was a brother of Mrs. Harry Marshall, of 700 Fayette Ave., this city.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; one son, Harold, of Chicago; two daughters, Mrs. May Blakely, of Chicago; and Mrs. Jean Smith, of Gillespie; five brothers, Robert, of Chicago; Alex, of Gillespie; Fred and John, of Long Beach, Calif.; and William, of Scotland; four sisters, Mrs. Margaret Skinner, of Long Beach; Mrs. Jean Ellis and Mrs. Christina Wilson, of Scotland; and Mrs. Violet Marshall, city.
Burial was in Gillespie cemetery.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Apr 05, 1948
Springfield, IL
Page: 3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Andrew Main
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1882
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Draft Board: 2
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Occupation: Coal Miner
Nearest Relative: Mrs. Marion Main
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Andrew Main
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1882
Birth Place: West Calder, Scotland
Residence Place: Gillespie, Illinois, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Employer: Superior Coal Co.
Person who will always know your address: Mrs. Marion Main
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mr. Main died early Friday in St. Francis hospital, Litchfield where he had been a patient since the storm which wrecked Bunker Hill, Fosterburg, and many houses in Gillespie. He was crushed under parts of a falling building.
Mr. Main was born in Scotland but had resided in this country most of his life.
He was employed for many years at mines of the Superior Coal Co. in Gillespie vicinity.
He was a brother of Mrs. Harry Marshall, of 700 Fayette Ave., this city.
Surviving are his wife, Mary; one son, Harold, of Chicago; two daughters, Mrs. May Blakely, of Chicago; and Mrs. Jean Smith, of Gillespie; five brothers, Robert, of Chicago; Alex, of Gillespie; Fred and John, of Long Beach, Calif.; and William, of Scotland; four sisters, Mrs. Margaret Skinner, of Long Beach; Mrs. Jean Ellis and Mrs. Christina Wilson, of Scotland; and Mrs. Violet Marshall, city.
Burial was in Gillespie cemetery.
Daily Illinois State Journal
Monday, Apr 05, 1948
Springfield, IL
Page: 3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Andrew Main
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1882
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Draft Board: 2
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Gray
Occupation: Coal Miner
Nearest Relative: Mrs. Marion Main
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Andrew Main
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1882
Birth Place: West Calder, Scotland
Residence Place: Gillespie, Illinois, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Relationship to Draftee: Head
Employer: Superior Coal Co.
Person who will always know your address: Mrs. Marion Main
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