Livingston County, Kentucky Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Livingston County, Kentucky.
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Livingston County Historical Records
Jacob Bell
Manumission Deed (1868)Deed of emancipation granted by Anderson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1868.
Minerva Mercer
Estate Division Account (1868)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Tyler. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Charles Robinson
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Beverley in Livingston County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 58.
Margaret Abbott
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Lee in Livingston County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 6.
Dinah Mason
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Jefferson in Livingston County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 16.
Julius Reed
Manumission Deed (1852)Deed of emancipation granted by Jefferson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1852.
Caroline Beverley
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Bryan in Livingston County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 29.
Eleanor Wright
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Foster in Livingston County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 44.
Ebenezer Davis
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Spottswood in Livingston County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 5.
Priscilla Marshall
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Wythe in Livingston County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 4.
Beatrix Tazewell
Estate Division Account (1847)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Hale. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
Grace Chamberlayne
Manumission Deed (1837)Deed of emancipation granted by Dawson. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1837.
Nancy Reed
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1820)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Livingston District. Monthly wage stipulated at $15 with rations and lodging provided.