Pickens County, Georgia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Pickens County, Georgia.
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Pickens County Historical Records
Amos Martin
Freedman's Bank Log (1866)Opened savings account No. 1389 at Pickens branch. Recorded birthplace as Pickens County, former master listed as Henry.
Matthew Perkins
Manumission Deed (1860)Deed of emancipation granted by Hall. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1860.
Zachariah Scott
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1860)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Pickens District. Monthly wage stipulated at $30 with rations and lodging provided.
Henry Walker
Estate Division Account (1860)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Matthews. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Nathan Bell
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Barbour in Pickens County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 8.
Elizabeth Cox
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1848)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Jones to Page for consideration of $1419.
Ebenezer Bradley
Estate Division Account (1843)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Dawson. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Eve Allen
Estate Division Account (1840)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Beverley. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
Alfred Marshall
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1828)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Pickens District. Monthly wage stipulated at $9 with rations and lodging provided.
Hannah Bowman
Estate Division Account (1822)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Johnson. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.