Jenkins County, Georgia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Jenkins County, Georgia.
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Jenkins County Historical Records
Charles Gordon
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 7392 at Jenkins branch. Recorded birthplace as Jenkins County, former master listed as Spottswood.
Timothy Banks
Freedman's Bank Log (1867)Opened savings account No. 1700 at Jenkins branch. Recorded birthplace as Jenkins County, former master listed as Russell.
Julia Hamilton
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 8688 at Jenkins branch. Recorded birthplace as Jenkins County, former master listed as Abbott.
Thomas Polk
Estate Division Account (1865)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Green. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Tobias Harrison
Estate Division Account (1864)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Butler. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Mahala Randolph
Probate Inventory (1859)Appraised in estate inventory of Page plantation, evaluated at $424. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Leah Allen
Manumission Deed (1858)Deed of emancipation granted by Tazewell. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1858.
Reuben Anderson
Estate Division Account (1855)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Gibson. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Clara Armstrong
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Davis in Jenkins County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 66.
Celia Wythe
Manumission Deed (1849)Deed of emancipation granted by Stewart. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1849.
Cesar Richardson
Probate Inventory (1830)Appraised in estate inventory of Monroe plantation, evaluated at $1356. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
William Scott
Manumission Deed (1826)Deed of emancipation granted by Garland. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1826.
Laura Evans
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1821)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Richardson to Rives for consideration of $1318.