Butler County, Kentucky Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Butler County, Kentucky.
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Butler County Historical Records
Cyrus Miller
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 4197 at Butler branch. Recorded birthplace as Butler County, former master listed as Jones.
Hiram Mercer
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1868)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Butler District. Monthly wage stipulated at $27 with rations and lodging provided.
Susan Fairfax
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Robertson in Butler County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 38.
Judith Grayson
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Carter in Butler County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 19.
Ann Pendleton
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Gibson in Butler County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 6.
Abraham Armstrong
Estate Division Account (1850)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Evans. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Mahala Morgan
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Cox in Butler County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 46.
Moses Ball
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Gordon in Butler County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 28.
Gabriel Simmons
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1848)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Butler District. Monthly wage stipulated at $21 with rations and lodging provided.
Solomon Dawson
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1845)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Butler District. Monthly wage stipulated at $9 with rations and lodging provided.
Alfred Garland
Probate Inventory (1840)Appraised in estate inventory of Gordon plantation, evaluated at $848. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Peter Banks
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1836)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Willis to Fleming for consideration of $642.
Milley Hughes
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1830)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Cox to Clark for consideration of $1520.
Ada Foster
Manumission Deed (1826)Deed of emancipation granted by Brown. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1826.
Josiah Hale
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1825)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Tazewell to Cary for consideration of $406.
Julius Harris
Manumission Deed (1823)Deed of emancipation granted by Mitchell. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1823.