Cross County, Arkansas Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Cross County, Arkansas.
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Cross County Historical Records
Zachariah Logan
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 5626 at Cross branch. Recorded birthplace as Cross County, former master listed as Spottswood.
Beatrix Allen
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 2808 at Cross branch. Recorded birthplace as Cross County, former master listed as Bowman.
Augustus Randolph
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1866)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Anderson to Reed for consideration of $1412.
Archibald Hammond
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 9463 at Cross branch. Recorded birthplace as Cross County, former master listed as Baker.
David Harrison
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 8668 at Cross branch. Recorded birthplace as Cross County, former master listed as Bowman.
Phyllis Harvey
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1862)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Nicholas to Cox for consideration of $512.
Lucy Fitzhugh
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Clay in Cross County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 36.
Abraham Fitzhugh
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Polk in Cross County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 4.
Ruth Spottswood
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1860)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Washington to Foster for consideration of $780.
Emily Pendleton
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Barnes in Cross County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 47.
Charlotte Bowman
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1858)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Thompson to Abbott for consideration of $1580.
Mahala Richardson
Probate Inventory (1857)Appraised in estate inventory of Gibson plantation, evaluated at $401. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Priscilla Mason
Probate Inventory (1854)Appraised in estate inventory of Hawkins plantation, evaluated at $330. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Robert Griffin
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Powell in Cross County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 33.
Susan Gordon
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Claiborne in Cross County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 5.
Emily Walker
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Wythe in Cross County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 4.
Gabriel Boone
Estate Division Account (1847)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Anderson. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Martha Rives
Estate Division Account (1845)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Ellis. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Victor Hale
Estate Division Account (1833)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Smith. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Rose Tazewell
Manumission Deed (1830)Deed of emancipation granted by Garland. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1830.
Gabriel Harrison
Probate Inventory (1830)Appraised in estate inventory of Matthews plantation, evaluated at $454. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Chloe Ellis
Probate Inventory (1829)Appraised in estate inventory of Long plantation, evaluated at $992. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Nancy Cooper
Manumission Deed (1825)Deed of emancipation granted by Blackwell. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1825.
Lucretia Beverley
Manumission Deed (1823)Deed of emancipation granted by Parker. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1823.
Esther Perkins
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1823)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Dabney to Bradley for consideration of $1542.
Amelia Wright
Estate Division Account (1823)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Green. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Jacob Henry
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1823)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Lewis to Graham for consideration of $679.
Sophia Harrison
Manumission Deed (1822)Deed of emancipation granted by Perkins. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1822.
Samuel Page
Estate Division Account (1821)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Cabell. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.