Hardee County, Florida Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Hardee County, Florida.
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Hardee County Historical Records
Daniel Fitzhugh
Freedman's Bank Log (1871)Opened savings account No. 1079 at Hardee branch. Recorded birthplace as Hardee County, former master listed as Gaines.
Sophia Cabell
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 8474 at Hardee branch. Recorded birthplace as Hardee County, former master listed as Gordon.
Lucretia Griffin
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 6179 at Hardee branch. Recorded birthplace as Hardee County, former master listed as Jackson.
Rose Howard
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 6507 at Hardee branch. Recorded birthplace as Hardee County, former master listed as Graham.
Hiram Tazewell
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 6164 at Hardee branch. Recorded birthplace as Hardee County, former master listed as Cox.
James Brooks
Freedman's Bank Log (1869)Opened savings account No. 5516 at Hardee branch. Recorded birthplace as Hardee County, former master listed as Campbell.
Lavinia Bowman
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 7485 at Hardee branch. Recorded birthplace as Hardee County, former master listed as Gaines.
Harriet Carter
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 9819 at Hardee branch. Recorded birthplace as Hardee County, former master listed as Boone.
Sophia Hammond
Estate Division Account (1868)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Howard. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Alexander Davis
Freedman's Bank Log (1867)Opened savings account No. 9420 at Hardee branch. Recorded birthplace as Hardee County, former master listed as Blackwell.
Francis Baker
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1866)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Hardee District. Monthly wage stipulated at $26 with rations and lodging provided.
Moses Cook
Estate Division Account (1866)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Burke. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Eve Allen
Manumission Deed (1862)Deed of emancipation granted by Burke. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1862.
Thomas White
Estate Division Account (1862)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Randolph. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Eve Blackwell
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Price in Hardee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 10.
Mary Peyton
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Mason in Hardee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 25.
Francis Harvey
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Taylor in Hardee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 27.
Philip Mercer
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1858)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Cooper to Boone for consideration of $1126.
Francis Wright
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Matthews in Hardee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 43.
Ezekiel Russell
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Burke in Hardee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 4.
Obadiah Bryan
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Abbott in Hardee County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 58.
Solomon White
Manumission Deed (1848)Deed of emancipation granted by Thompson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1848.
Patrick Bowman
Probate Inventory (1843)Appraised in estate inventory of Anderson plantation, evaluated at $377. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Delilah Green
Manumission Deed (1842)Deed of emancipation granted by Moore. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1842.
Martha Johnson
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1839)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Perkins to Taylor for consideration of $565.
Ebenezer Burke
Manumission Deed (1839)Deed of emancipation granted by Bell. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1839.
Mahala Page
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1837)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Hardee District. Monthly wage stipulated at $25 with rations and lodging provided.
William Hamilton
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1833)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Hardee District. Monthly wage stipulated at $28 with rations and lodging provided.
Hiram Henry
Manumission Deed (1831)Deed of emancipation granted by Abbott. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1831.
Ann Bell
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1830)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Peyton to Miller for consideration of $395.
Amos Ball
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1830)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Mitchell to Tyler for consideration of $492.
Lucretia Fairfax
Manumission Deed (1828)Deed of emancipation granted by Bell. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1828.
Martha Grayson
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1827)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Baker to Shelton for consideration of $1267.
Judith Cox
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1823)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Hardee District. Monthly wage stipulated at $11 with rations and lodging provided.
Harriet Polk
Estate Division Account (1823)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Claiborne. Allotted to lot #3 in final decree.
Cesar Butler
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1821)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Boone to Shelton for consideration of $594.
Hiram Evans
Estate Division Account (1821)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Perkins. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Ada Cary
Manumission Deed (1821)Deed of emancipation granted by Hall. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1821.