Let the Ancestor Speak: Bibb County's Median Income Drop – From $850 in 1860 to $400 in 1870 (Posted March 12, 2026)

 Bibb's median income fell from $850 (1860) to $400 (1870)—war devastation, emancipation shifts.

2010 Wikipedia: $28,366 household—still below state $49,347.

Insight: Drop hit freed people the hardest; echoes in modern poverty.

Thoughts? More tomorrow.

The ancestors are still talking… hard times linger.