West Baton Rouge County, Louisiana Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for West Baton Rouge County, Louisiana.
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West Baton Rouge County Historical Records
Caroline Haynes
Probate Inventory (1867)Appraised in estate inventory of Nelson plantation, evaluated at $553. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Noah Mitchell
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1866)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Harris to Morgan for consideration of $552.
Ann Pendleton
Probate Inventory (1865)Appraised in estate inventory of Long plantation, evaluated at $1054. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
James Anderson
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Brown in West Baton Rouge County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 48.
Jane Ross
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Grayson in West Baton Rouge County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 22.
Zilpha Mitchell
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Gordon in West Baton Rouge County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 65.
Benjamin Burke
Probate Inventory (1859)Appraised in estate inventory of Taylor plantation, evaluated at $594. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Francis Brown
Estate Division Account (1857)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Richardson. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
Caroline Freeman
Probate Inventory (1854)Appraised in estate inventory of Logan plantation, evaluated at $1339. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Gabriel Clark
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Wright in West Baton Rouge County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 46.
Anna Washington
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Miller in West Baton Rouge County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 24.
Phyllis Fowler
Manumission Deed (1841)Deed of emancipation granted by Wood. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1841.
Judith Marshall
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1829)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Christian to Faulkner for consideration of $1366.
Sophia Cary
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1825)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for West Baton Rouge District. Monthly wage stipulated at $14 with rations and lodging provided.
Augustus Tazewell
Estate Division Account (1823)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Hale. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
Martha Cox
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1820)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Hill to Scott for consideration of $1060.
Judith Reed
Estate Division Account (1820)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Harrison. Allotted to lot #2 in final decree.