Wheeler County, Georgia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Wheeler County, Georgia.
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Wheeler County Historical Records
Milley Cook
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1865)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Wheeler District. Monthly wage stipulated at $19 with rations and lodging provided.
Tabitha Henderson
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1858)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Moore to Boyd for consideration of $1080.
Obadiah Smith
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1855)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Fowler to Lewis for consideration of $1465.
Isaac Blackwell
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Rives in Wheeler County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 40.
Henry Simmons
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Anderson in Wheeler County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 6.
Sophia Taylor
Manumission Deed (1841)Deed of emancipation granted by Morris. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1841.
Catherine Stewart
Probate Inventory (1841)Appraised in estate inventory of Coleman plantation, evaluated at $1344. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Charlotte Boone
Estate Division Account (1835)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Smith. Allotted to lot #3 in final decree.
Gabriel Hale
Probate Inventory (1832)Appraised in estate inventory of Bryan plantation, evaluated at $973. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Grace Cabell
Manumission Deed (1827)Deed of emancipation granted by Rogers. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1827.