His grandfather, William Alexander McCain (b. North Carolina, 1812 – d. 1863), Confederate States Army, owned a 2,000-acre (8.1 km²) plantation in Carroll County, Mississippi and 52 slaves. He was married in 1840 to Mary Louisa McAllister (b. Alabama, 1812 – d. 1882)
[FONT=times, times new roman, serif]William Alexander McCain had owned 52 slaves
[/FONT][FONT=times, times new roman, serif]This documentation includes slave schedules from Sept. 8, 1860, which list as the slave owner, "W.A. McCain." The schedules list the McCain family's slaves in the customary manner of the day -- including their age, gender and "color," labelling each either "black" or "mulatto." The slaves ranged in age from 6 months to 60 years.[/FONT]
[FONT=times, times new roman, serif]William Alexander McCain had owned 52 slaves
[/FONT][FONT=times, times new roman, serif]This documentation includes slave schedules from Sept. 8, 1860, which list as the slave owner, "W.A. McCain." The schedules list the McCain family's slaves in the customary manner of the day -- including their age, gender and "color," labelling each either "black" or "mulatto." The slaves ranged in age from 6 months to 60 years.[/FONT]