John Simpson Fain served in three wars, the Florida War, Mexican War and Civil War. In the Mexican War he was a 2nd Lieutenant and Captain of Company C. Col J.G. Seymour's Battalion of Georgia Foot Volunteers. He enlisted at Columbus, Georgia July 17, 1847 and was mustered out with the company at Mobile, Alabama on Aug 5, 1848. He was at that time 30 years of age, five feet six inches, dark complexion, dark eyes and black hair and working as a farmer. In the Civil War he served as Lt. Col. and Colonel of Infantry Battalion, Smith's Georgia Legion, 65th Georgia Infantry.

John S Fain was an attorney and served in the House of Representatives from Union County Georgia in 1857-59 and 1875-76. Due to extreme circumstances he left Georgia in 1877 or 78 never to return and lived in Salmon, Idaho; his son Jasper Leonadis Fain was about 14 years old and lived with him. He remained there until just a few months before he died on May 21, 1894. He died at the home of his son, Andrew Young Fain in Tyler, TX and he is buried at Midway Cemetery in Tyler, Smith County, Texas.

John Simpson Fain served in three wars, the Florida War, Mexican War and Civil War. In the Mexican War he was a 2nd Lieutenant and Captain of Company C. Col J.G. Seymour's Battalion of Georgia Foot Volunteers. He enlisted at Columbus, Georgia July 17, 1847 and was mustered out with the company at Mobile, Alabama on Aug 5, 1848. He was at that time 30 years of age, five feet six inches, dark complexion, dark eyes and black hair and working as a farmer. In the Civil War he served as Lt. Col. and Colonel of Infantry Battalion, Smith's Georgia Legion, 65th Georgia Infantry.

John S Fain was an attorney and served in the House of Representatives from Union County Georgia in 1857-59 and 1875-76. Due to extreme circumstances he left Georgia in 1877 or 78 never to return and lived in Salmon, Idaho; his son Jasper Leonadis Fain was about 14 years old and lived with him. He remained there until just a few months before he died on May 21, 1894. He died at the home of his son, Andrew Young Fain in Tyler, TX and he is buried at Midway Cemetery in Tyler, Smith County, Texas.