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D. WEB MAINS, grocer, McKeesport, was born in that city, Feb. 16, 1846, a son of William and Eliza (Brady) Mains. His paternal grandfather was Thomas Mains, whose father was a native of Ireland, and a pioneer of Elizabeth township, this county. Thomas Mains was a farmer, and in later life moved to Illinois, where he died. The maternal grandparents of our subject were Joseph and Barbara (Ream) Brady, natives of Cumberland and Lancaster counties, Pa., respectively, and were among the pioneers of Westmoreland county. The father of D. W. Mains was a native of Elizabeth township, where he was reared and educated, and learned the blacksmith’s trade. He settled in McKeesport about 1838, where, with the exception of four years, he conducted a shop until his death, July 5, 1881. In 1856 he was appointed postmaster by President Buchanan, and held that position four years. He reared a family of five children: D. Web, Flora (Mrs. Josiah Howe), E. King, William B. and Eugene F. D. Web was reared and educated in McKeesport, and learned the blacksmith’s trade in his father’s shop, which he followed five years. For a number of years he was employed in the mills of the city, and for five years was the clerk and bookkeeper for a retail coal firm in McKeesport. In 1886 he embarked in the grocery business, in which he has since been successfully engaged. In 1881 he married Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Jane (Meff) Reed, of Indiana township, this county, and has five children: Minnie I., Matilda E., Charles E., Walter R. and Martha E. Mr. Mains is a member of the M. E. Church, and is a democrat.