Pike County, Kentucky Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Pike County, Kentucky.
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Pike County Historical Records
Chloe Claiborne
Estate Division Account (1868)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Cox. Allotted to lot #6 in final decree.
Ruth Bailey
Manumission Deed (1867)Deed of emancipation granted by Mason. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1867.
Andrew Graham
Manumission Deed (1864)Deed of emancipation granted by Green. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1864.
Jacob Green
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1860)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Pike District. Monthly wage stipulated at $8 with rations and lodging provided.
Julius Cary
Estate Division Account (1854)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Long. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.
Violet Perkins
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Hughes in Pike County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 52.
Lewis Abbott
Estate Division Account (1843)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Ball. Allotted to lot #8 in final decree.
Patrick Marshall
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1840)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Preston to Richardson for consideration of $1355.
Leah Hall
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1838)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Pike District. Monthly wage stipulated at $25 with rations and lodging provided.
Philip Smith
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1824)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Dawson to Campbell for consideration of $743.