Calhoun County AlArchives Biographies.....Bain, C. L. May 24 1819 - living in 1893 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Anderson alabammygrammy@aol.com May 14, 2004, 3:02 pm Author: Brant & Fuller (1893) C. L. BAIN, one of the pioneers of Calhoun county, was born May 24, 1819, a son of Robert and Rachel (Collins) Bain. The father was born and reared in North Carolina, a son of Charles Bain. The mother was also born in North Carolina and a daughter of William Collins, who was of Revolutionary fame. Robert Bain came to Alabama in 1835 and settled among the Indians within six miles of where his son, C. L. Bain, now lives, and opened a farm and lived to be one of Calhoun's worthy citizens. C. L. Bain was raised on the farm and never received any education to speak of, his father being a poor man and having a large family. C. L. Bain first made his start in life on rented land, and was fifty years old before he owned any property, but by hard work, close economy and good management, he has succeeded in life and now owns 300 acres, on which he lives and which is well improved, besides 200 acres more, which is not so well improved. In 1846 he married Sarah Smith, a native of South Carolina and daughter of William and Mary (Hewey) Smith, the result being three children, two of whom are living: William and James R. Mr. Bain has always been a democrat of the most stalwart sort. Additional Comments: from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 584-585 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb