The students of the Radical University: David F. Arthur

David Franklin Arthur (b. Abt. 1858; d. 1939)
South Carolina.  White.
Occupation: farmer, sawmill worker.
Father's occupation: farmer.

David F. Arthur was born in South Carolina to John H. and Susanna Arthur.  David grew up on the family farm in Lexington County, South Carolina.  The year before the Civil War started (in 1860), the family farm was comprised of 190 acres of land.

During the Civil War, David's father John served in the Confederate army from August 1863 to February 1864.  He was a private in 2nd South Carolina State Troop, a local defense force created in summer 1863. The father returned to the family farm after the war.

David registered as a student at the University of South Carolina at some point between February 1874 and January 1876.  He was a college student following the modern studies track, but the university closed before he completed his degree.

David returned to the family farm after the university closure.  By 1900, he had moved to Moultrie in Southwest Georgia and was working in a sawmill. By 1930, he was living Lakeland, Florida and living with his son.  David died in Lakeland in 1939.

Sources
1). State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998.

2). 1930; Census Place: Lakeland, Polk, Florida; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0023

3). United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900

4). 1880; Census Place: Platt Springs, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: 1234; Page: 473D

5). 1870; Census Place: Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1502; Page: 435A

6). 1860; Census Place: Vicinity of Beaver Pond, Lexington, South Carolina; Page: 359

7). 1860; Census Place: Beaver Pond, Lexington, South Carolina; Archive Collection Number: AD262; Roll: 4; Page: 59; Line: 6; Schedule Type: Agriculture

8). Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina.  Record Group 109.  Roll: 0169.