Etowah County, Alabama Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Etowah County, Alabama.
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Etowah County Historical Records
Harriet Graham
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 3855 at Etowah branch. Recorded birthplace as Etowah County, former master listed as Perkins.
Cato Howard
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 1944 at Etowah branch. Recorded birthplace as Etowah County, former master listed as Garland.
Charlotte Rives
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 2963 at Etowah branch. Recorded birthplace as Etowah County, former master listed as Green.
Anna Hammond
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 5357 at Etowah branch. Recorded birthplace as Etowah County, former master listed as Ross.
Lavinia White
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 6157 at Etowah branch. Recorded birthplace as Etowah County, former master listed as Butler.
Richard Miller
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 9580 at Etowah branch. Recorded birthplace as Etowah County, former master listed as Scott.
Delilah Barbour
Probate Inventory (1866)Appraised in estate inventory of Spottswood plantation, evaluated at $555. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Gabriel Gibson
Estate Division Account (1864)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of White. Allotted to lot #3 in final decree.
Anna Gibson
Estate Division Account (1862)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Barbour. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Elijah Marshall
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Jackson in Etowah County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 57.
George Preston
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Christian in Etowah County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 46.
Solomon Tazewell
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Matthews in Etowah County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 61.
Obadiah Brown
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1860)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Mason to Williams for consideration of $1004.
Sarah Jackson
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Haynes in Etowah County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 13.
Samuel Grayson
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Coleman in Etowah County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 45.
Eleanor Boyd
Manumission Deed (1857)Deed of emancipation granted by Fisher. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1857.
Cyrus Stewart
Estate Division Account (1853)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Gibson. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Tobias Davis
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Bradley in Etowah County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 53.
Nathan Faulkner
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Fairfax in Etowah County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 31.
Levi King
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Cook in Etowah County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 8.
Abraham Henderson
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Simmons in Etowah County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 68.
Abraham Lee
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Long in Etowah County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 5.
Daniel Roberts
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1846)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Claiborne to Graham for consideration of $1474.
Anna Lewis
Manumission Deed (1842)Deed of emancipation granted by Hughes. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1842.
Lucas Freeman
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1841)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Martin to Perkins for consideration of $904.
Levi Claiborne
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1838)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Grayson to Jefferson for consideration of $471.
Isaiah Polk
Manumission Deed (1836)Deed of emancipation granted by Logan. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1836.
Rose Richardson
Probate Inventory (1835)Appraised in estate inventory of Wright plantation, evaluated at $344. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Leah Mason
Estate Division Account (1826)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Freeman. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.