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Frederick was born December 26, 1830 in Breslau, Germany. He married Rebecca Hollandsworth on January 4, 1861 in Gasconade County, Missouri. Their children were: Pauline, Ida Bertha, Ernest, Lydia Ann, Albert P., and Henry F. He died on February 27, 1918 in Rosebud, Missouri. He is buried in the Hain Familt Cemetery in Rosebud.
After Rebecca's death he married Caroline Hesselmeyer. One day a friend asked Fritz why he didnt get married. He replied that he could only speak German and he didnt know any available German-speaking women. Anyway how would he know when to say "Yah." The friend said that she knew a large family of half-breeds who would probably be glad for him to marry one of their daughters and she would be happy to nudge when it was time to say "I do." His friend arranged the marriage and went with them when they went to get married. That is how he married Rebecca.
Fritz served his country in the Civil War and attained the rank of 1st Lieut. with Dallmeyer's Six Month Battalion, Company F. He also served in the 31st Infantry Home Gaurd Volunteers. Fritz was injured in the Battle of Vicksburg, Miss. He was 5'4" tall and always wished he was taller until the bullet grazed his head. If he had been taller he would have been killed. On April 14, 1865, Fritz Hain was guarding hay near the bridge over the Potomac River at Washington, D.C. He observed two men holding a third man on a horse coming across the bridge, which was not an unusual sight. If a man got drunk, this was how they got him home. A short time later a troop of Cavalry approached across that same bridge. They said,"Lincoln has been shot." He didn't believe them as the Cavalry liked to tease the foot soldiers and then ride off. Fritz told them to ride on and the conversation went back and forth and he told them he would call the corporal of the guard if they didnt leave. One of them said,"Let's go, this damn fool won't believe us." It was on down that road John Wilkes Booth was found hiding in a barn. Fritz's great grandson has the musket he used in the war.
The Hain Family Cemetery is located in Sect. 24 Twp. 42 R 5. Among those buried there are Fritz and Rebecca, their children, and Ida Bertha and Henry, and grand-daughter Ida Rose.
