Her name is listed on her headstone as Mrs. Mary Tomlinson Krebs, with her stage name of Marjorie Main underneath. Nissen, Axel (2007). Actresses of a Certain Character. [S.l.]: McFarland. ISBN9780786427468
According to author Ray Banta, birth records on file at Franklin, Indiana, indicate that Mary Tomlinson was born in Clark Township, Johnson County, Indiana, on February 28, 1890. See Banta, p. 111. Other sources report that she was born at a home her grandfather owned in Acton. Main also stated in a letter to a fan that she was born in Acton. See: Nelson Price (1997). Indiana Legends: Famous Hoosiers from Johnny Appleseed to David Letterman 3rd ed. [S.l.]: Emmis Books. p. 130. ISBN1-57860-006-5 See also: Sylva C. Henricks (inverno de 2000). «Marjorie Main: 'Good for a Lot of Laughs'». Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society. Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History. 12 (1). 34 páginas. Consultado em 9 de julho de 2018
Henricks, Sylva C. (inverno de 2000). «Marjorie Main: 'Good for a Lot of Laughs'». Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society. Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History. 12 (1): 33–40. Consultado em 9 de julho de 2018 p. 34.