Taylor County, Georgia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Taylor County, Georgia.
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Taylor County Historical Records
Robert Randolph
Estate Division Account (1868)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Roberts. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Clara Rogers
Estate Division Account (1867)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Mitchell. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
Hester Hamilton
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1864)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Taylor District. Monthly wage stipulated at $12 with rations and lodging provided.
Parthenia Gaines
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1862)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Taylor District. Monthly wage stipulated at $30 with rations and lodging provided.
Rose Wright
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Anderson in Taylor County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 43.
Hester Logan
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Wilson in Taylor County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 26.
Moses White
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1854)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Logan to Scott for consideration of $431.
Mary Ross
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Rives in Taylor County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 24.
Jane Freeman
Manumission Deed (1847)Deed of emancipation granted by Washington. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1847.
Lafayette Hamilton
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1824)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Taylor District. Monthly wage stipulated at $24 with rations and lodging provided.