Butler County, Alabama Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Butler County, Alabama.
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Butler County Historical Records
Ada Armstrong
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 6261 at Butler branch. Recorded birthplace as Butler County, former master listed as Perkins.
Ada Howard
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 1160 at Butler branch. Recorded birthplace as Butler County, former master listed as Allen.
Alexander Freeman
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 2965 at Butler branch. Recorded birthplace as Butler County, former master listed as Banks.
Patrick Barbour
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 7599 at Butler branch. Recorded birthplace as Butler County, former master listed as Perkins.
Cyrus Wythe
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 4531 at Butler branch. Recorded birthplace as Butler County, former master listed as Miller.
Phyllis Smith
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Hawkins in Butler County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 64.
Abraham Fisher
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Price in Butler County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 67.
Richard Evans
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1857)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Simmons to Randolph for consideration of $1510.
Cesar Monroe
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Faulkner in Butler County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 21.
Peter Cabell
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Cox in Butler County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 53.
Robert Reed
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1850)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Moore to Foster for consideration of $531.
Hannah Fowler
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Winston in Butler County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 35.
Jeremiah Nicholas
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1843)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Rives to Boyd for consideration of $1237.
Anna Page
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1841)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Mitchell to Goode for consideration of $1077.
Lucas Martin
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1841)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Butler District. Monthly wage stipulated at $21 with rations and lodging provided.
Chloe Shelton
Probate Inventory (1841)Appraised in estate inventory of Logan plantation, evaluated at $1368. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Ruth Clay
Probate Inventory (1839)Appraised in estate inventory of Chamberlayne plantation, evaluated at $517. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Margaret Beverley
Manumission Deed (1833)Deed of emancipation granted by Hawkins. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1833.
Noah Burke
Estate Division Account (1833)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Spottswood. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Peggy Thomas
Estate Division Account (1831)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Mercer. Allotted to lot #3 in final decree.
Stephen Boone
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1827)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Butler District. Monthly wage stipulated at $8 with rations and lodging provided.
Gideon Boone
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1820)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Butler District. Monthly wage stipulated at $25 with rations and lodging provided.