Russell Mahan

The 1860 Federal Census of Fayetteville Arkansas Russell Mahan

This book is the 1860 federal census of Fayetteville, Arkansas, but enhanced and improved. Every federal census of a town tells two stories. One is the simple listing of names and information, which is interesting as it is stated. The other story is the one told by a detailed analysis of the names and information, when statistics breathe life into a long vanished people and town. This book tells both of those tales from the 1860 census of Fayetteville, Arkansas. For the majority of people, Fayetteville in 1860 was a good place to live and work. That life is told here. Of course, it was not good for people who were slaves. This book tells that story, too. The first chapter of this book describes the people and life of the town. The information is derived from the census records, contemporary newspapers, documents, and the recollections of the people who were there. The book also contains, in two ways, the full 1860 federal census of Fayetteville, Arkansas. First, copies of the actual schedules of free people and of slaves are set forth as written. Second, the census is even improved from its original information by being alphabetized and corrected as to spelling.