Hardin County, Kentucky Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Hardin County, Kentucky.
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Hardin County Historical Records
James Graham
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1866)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Hardin District. Monthly wage stipulated at $11 with rations and lodging provided.
Hester Banks
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1866)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Hardin District. Monthly wage stipulated at $26 with rations and lodging provided.
Charles Lee
Probate Inventory (1863)Appraised in estate inventory of Jackson plantation, evaluated at $751. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Amos Hammond
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Claiborne in Hardin County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 10.
Charlotte Cox
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1857)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Hamilton to Claiborne for consideration of $611.
Joseph Davis
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1857)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Harrison to White for consideration of $821.
Obadiah Dawson
Manumission Deed (1857)Deed of emancipation granted by White. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1857.
Charles Howard
Estate Division Account (1857)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Williams. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
Andrew Cooper
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1857)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Graham to Gordon for consideration of $520.
Noah Faulkner
Manumission Deed (1857)Deed of emancipation granted by Cook. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1857.
Alexander Carter
Probate Inventory (1853)Appraised in estate inventory of Thomas plantation, evaluated at $647. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Mahala Faulkner
Manumission Deed (1853)Deed of emancipation granted by Hamilton. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1853.
Dinah Fowler
Estate Division Account (1851)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Bell. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Ann Polk
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1851)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Hardin District. Monthly wage stipulated at $22 with rations and lodging provided.
Solomon Wright
Estate Division Account (1834)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Harvey. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
Phyllis Reed
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1830)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Lewis to Faulkner for consideration of $1009.
Harriet Hammond
Probate Inventory (1829)Appraised in estate inventory of Boone plantation, evaluated at $536. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Cyrus Evans
Probate Inventory (1825)Appraised in estate inventory of Hale plantation, evaluated at $1205. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Francis Grayson
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1825)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Perkins to Dawson for consideration of $960.