Clarence O. McCain Biography


	This biography appears on pages 1638 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
	OCRed and edited by Maurice Krueger, mkrueger@iw.net.

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	CLARENCE O. McCAIN is a native of Clarion county, Pennsylvania, 
where he was born on October 20, 1851. He was reared and educated in his 
native county, and after leaving school engaged in farming there, 
remaining until 1874, when he moved to southwestern Iowa, and continued 
his farming operations, also dealing in stock. In the spring of 1880 he 
came to South Dakota and took up his residence at Rapid City, arriving 
in May. He soon afterward located a ranch on Box Elder creek, twelve 
miles from the town, and began to occupy himself in raising cattle and 
horses. He makes his home most of the time on the ranch, but he also has 
a residence in Rapid City, where his family spend their winters. He is a 
progressive and energetic man in the management of his affairs, and is a 
force of influence and inspiration, being one of the leading citizens in 
reference to all matters of the general welfare and public progress. 

	On December 29, 1880, Mr. McCain was married to Miss Jennie 
Castile, a native of Illinois, the marriage occurring in Adams county, 
Iowa. They have three children, Hermann L., William A. and Eva W.