Banks County, Georgia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Banks County, Georgia.
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Banks County Historical Records
John Bailey
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 9897 at Banks branch. Recorded birthplace as Banks County, former master listed as Graham.
William Nelson
Estate Division Account (1866)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Abbott. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Jacob Spottswood
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Coleman in Banks County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 53.
Timothy Faulkner
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Pendleton in Banks County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 24.
Elijah Chamberlayne
Manumission Deed (1854)Deed of emancipation granted by Anderson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1854.
Julius Graham
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Claiborne in Banks County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 69.
Joseph Graham
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Morgan in Banks County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 6.
Ann Howard
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Preston in Banks County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 15.
Noah Graham
Manumission Deed (1835)Deed of emancipation granted by Thompson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1835.