robert lee spain was my great grandfather, my grandmother was ola spain. it is my understanding that david spain (dave) was the son of david t. spain born in north carolina in 1806. david t. was married to elisa also of north carolina and born in 1808. dave spain was the father of robert lee. he and his wife (name unknown) and all of their children except for robert lee and his sister mary died in an epidemic. those two were raised by "old" dr. jim clark (james monroe clark).