Holmes County, Mississippi Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Holmes County, Mississippi.
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Holmes County Historical Records
Hester White
Manumission Deed (1866)Deed of emancipation granted by Cooper. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1866.
Esther Clay
Manumission Deed (1863)Deed of emancipation granted by Stewart. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1863.
Andrew Graham
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Jones in Holmes County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 5.
Susan Wood
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Watson in Holmes County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 47.
Noah Mitchell
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Goode in Holmes County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 62.
Maria Hughes
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1845)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Holmes District. Monthly wage stipulated at $15 with rations and lodging provided.
Cato Wright
Probate Inventory (1837)Appraised in estate inventory of Thornton plantation, evaluated at $579. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Philip Winston
Estate Division Account (1824)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Bradley. Allotted to lot #4 in final decree.
Cyrus Graham
Estate Division Account (1824)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Russell. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Harrison Wilson
Probate Inventory (1823)Appraised in estate inventory of Richardson plantation, evaluated at $846. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.